Season 5 ~ Episode #100 - - - 10 Things You Didn't Know Were Named After People

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo V2.0 on May 27, 2014 at 11:18am

Happy 100th episode of GMM Season 5!

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo V2.0 on May 27, 2014 at 12:15pm

NAME  THE  FOX:

Doing a bit of googlization research this morning . . .

There are really only 12 "true Fox" species listed under the genus of Canis Vulpes

1. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
2. Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis)
3. Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana)
4. Cape fox (Vulpes chama)
5. Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)
6. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
7. Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis)
8. Pale fox (Vulpes pallida)
9. Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii)
10. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) ~ includes melanistic form commonly known as the Silver Fox
11. Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
12. Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata)

Based on the color and size/shape of ears, I believe the fox pic hanging on the studio wall to be either a Rüppell's fox or Fennec fox, both of which inhabit the desert regions of North Africa and the Middle East.

 

Which one do you think he is?

What would you name him if given the chance?

K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on June 5, 2014 at 10:15pm

Neither Rüpell's nor Fennec. Google Image search, using the upload feature, brings up a blog post that features the exact image framed on R&L's studio wall. The photo is from a LIFE: Nature Library book about desert species.

http://milkteeths.blogspot.com/2011/11/scans-life-nature-library-de...

It's a Kit fox. The angle of the photo is probably making the ears look larger than they appear in the Wikipedia photo.

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on June 6, 2014 at 12:24am

Right you are . . . GOOD GOOGLING!!!

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo V2.0 on May 27, 2014 at 12:19pm

Not even going to try and guess the name for guy in today's "Spin the Wheel" outro on the Season 5 poster . . . just going to call him the Seemingly Drunk Dude from Tulsa, OK

Permalink Reply by Nolan (Jedi~Squirrel) on May 27, 2014 at 1:04pm

He did seem a little off!

Happy 100th season 5!

I wonder how long they're going to let this season last.

K-ModPermalink Reply by Kevin (UniSeal) on May 27, 2014 at 8:56pm

I'm guessing we'll see the typical summer GMM break here in a few weeks, maybe even next one.

Also, the alternate title for today's episode should definitely be "Are You Familiar?".

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on May 28, 2014 at 12:44pm

Re-thinking the episode title here . . . shouldn't this one be named 7 Things You Didn't Know Were Named After People since threee (3) of these things were completely FALSE definitions taken straight from Link's imagination? hmmmmm?

 

BRAIN -- False

SAXOPHONE - - True

SHRAPNEL - - True

MACADAMIA NUT - - True

MESMERIZE - - True

WHEEL - - False

CHAUVINISM - -  True

SIDEBURNS - - True

DEVET - - False

BOYCOTT - -  True