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Archive of Animal Photography Reveals 18,000 Species and Counting

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My buddy is on a quest to be the first to photograph all forty species of wild cats. He's at 38 of 40 (I'm at 7, so I don't think I've got any chance of winning.) He's trying to finish up within the next six months or so, and is currently down in Chile trying to get a güiña. He recently told me, though, that his victory may be short lived, as a group of scientists reviewing cat species are likely about to break some…

That is simultaneously so heartwarming and so silly. Please sit him down and have a long, serious talk about cladistics!

The kids are learning about it earlier and earlier these days, you know — it’s better that he heard that species don’t exist from you.

Re: Archive of Animal Photography Reveals 18,000 Species and Counting

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My buddy is on a quest to be the first to photograph all forty species of wild cats. He's at 38 of 40 (I'm at 7, so I don't think I've got any chance of winning.) He's trying to finish up within the next six months or so, and is currently down in Chile trying to get a güiña. He recently told me, though, that his victory may be short lived, as a group of scientists reviewing cat species are likely about to break some…

That is simultaneously so heartwarming and so silly. Please sit him down and have a long, serious talk about cladistics! The kids are learning about it earlier and earlier these days, you know — it’s better that he heard that species don’t exist from you.

Oh, trust me, he knows its meaningless in the end. It's really an excuse to spend his life engaged with and promoting conservation of the wild cats he loves.
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