Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
If you really loved me, you'd pony up the bucks for Callicebus apostromonkey.
The animal, a variety of titi monkey of the genus Callicebus, was first spotted in 2000 in Madidi National Park in Bolivia. Observations made since then convinced the discoverers - Dr. Robert Wallace of the conservation society; Humberto Gomez, a Bolivian biologist; and two Conservation Society volunteers, Annika and Adam Felton - that the monkey was a new species. Their paper describing the animal has been accepted by taxonomic authorities.
Ordinarily, the person who discovers a species has the right to name it, and species have often been named for people who supported research or financed an expedition. In this case, Dr. Wallace said in a telephone interview from Bolivia, the discoverers decided to seek a benefactor after the fact, in an online auction that would both raise interest in Madidi park and funds to help manage it.
"We have no idea how much money this can generate," he said of the auction, which begins Feb. 24 at www.charityfolks.com. "We're looking for someone who wants to make a lasting contribution to one of the most important protected areas of the world."
Yeah, well maybe that's what they are looking for, but I'm looking for somebody who will name a monkey after me. Come on, I don't put ads on this blog or anything. Buy me a monkey. Unfortunately, I suspect that when all is said and done, it will probably end up being called Microsoft Monkey XP.
TrackBackYou've already had the chance to name two monkeys (in consultation with the mothers, presumably, but still). Now you want a whole species?
Posted by: Mitch Mills at February 11, 2005 03:56 PMY'know, Mitch, technically they're apes, not monkeys. I want a real monkey.
Posted by: apostropher at February 11, 2005 04:00 PMHeh heh m heh, titi.
That said, I would give $5 to a pool to name it after the apostropher. Then you and Monkey Time could have a fight to see who's the better NC blog monkey. :)
Posted by: Robust McManlyPants at February 11, 2005 04:42 PMIf the DNC has any sense at all, they'll run a funraiser and that monkey will wind up named "Callicebus Dubya" or something similar.
Posted by: Rob at February 11, 2005 04:50 PMY'know, Mitch, technically they're apes, not monkeys. I want a real monkey.
Well then why have you been mating with Homo Sapiens? What did you expect you'd end up with??
Posted by: Mitch Mills at February 12, 2005 08:31 PMHarder to catch a monkey than you might think. And catching them is the easy part.
Posted by: apostropher at February 12, 2005 08:39 PMI think it looks too intelligent to be named after our feckless leader.
Posted by: Ru at February 13, 2005 01:56 AMi looked up titi and it came up w/ "sexy local singles"
Posted by: dante at February 21, 2005 10:38 AMSorry, apostropher, but I now think the new monkey should definitely be called dante.
Also, have you seen this site?
http://home.earthlink.net/~misaak/taxonomy.html
Posted by: Mitch Mills at February 21, 2005 11:27 AMWell, it's the month of March and obviously this beautiful titi monkey raised $650,000!
To get a name. Why not? From an online auction, with the funds going to protect the Bolivian habitat where the species lives. We should do this for all endangered animals. Name each one that is endangered.
hay hay hahahah who eva thought of that name the titi monkey ur a solid cunt lol well dat me over and out
Actually, the Titi monkey is not an ape, it's a New World Monkey. That means it has a prehensile tail. Humans are not monkeys without tails, we're apes. Apes don't have tails. Monkeys do. Old world monkeys' tails are not prehensile, while new world monkeys' tails are. That means that they are usable as supports for climbing and such. Go lick a chicken, nubcakes.
Posted by: Emanon at October 4, 2005 08:50 AM