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Darren Naish is a science writer, technical editor and palaeozoologist (affiliated with the University of Portsmouth, UK) who mostly works on Cretaceous dinosaurs and pterosaurs. He also studies such things as the swimming abilities of giraffes and fossil marine reptiles. An avid interest in modern wildlife and conservation has resulted in many adventures in lizard-chasing, bird-watching and litter-collecting. I've been blogging since 2006 and a compilation of early Tet Zoo articles is now available in book form as Tetrapod Zoology Book One. Additional recent books include The Great Dinosaur Discoveries and Dinosaurs Life Size. For more biographical info go here. I can be contacted intermittently at eotyrannus (at) gmail dot com. PLEASE NOTE: I am now completely unable to keep up with email correspondence. I do my best to respond to all queries and requests, but please don't be offended if I fail to reply. I blog from and about conferences - please contact me for more info. Follow me on twitter: @TetZoo.
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Category: frivolous nonsense • mammalogy
Posted on: March 13, 2010 6:34 AM, by Darren Naish
It turns out that Martinus van Tee of Caricature a day (and of martinus van tee illustration) is a big fan of Tet Zoo, and obviously of babirusas too. Yes, here's me, Flintstone-style, riding a familiar artiodactyl. Have I written about babirusas on Tet Zoo? - - I can't remember.
Thanks indeed Martinus, truly I am honoured. In real life, remember that babirusas need help: they are threatened by illegal hunting and habitat destruction on Sulawesi (visit Babirusa.Org for more).
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Comments
Caveman outfits are coming back in style; nice touch!
Posted by: John H | March 13, 2010 7:11 AM
Watch out for those tusks! They could do you a mischief if your steed stopped suddenly.
Posted by: Tristram Brelstaff | March 13, 2010 7:42 AM
Very cute.
Posted by: Kevin Schreck | March 13, 2010 8:53 AM
Much better than PZ.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/08/see_what_you_missed.php
Posted by: Lassi Hippeläinen | March 13, 2010 9:02 AM
Oh man, this is just too awesome!
Posted by: John Conway | March 13, 2010 10:17 AM
This needs to go in all of your future dustjackets!
Posted by: Cameron | March 13, 2010 11:52 AM
Splendid!
Are you crossing a remarkably spherical hill, or have you grown so great one can actually see the curvature of the planet?
Posted by: Andreas Johansson | March 13, 2010 2:43 PM
For some reason this reminds me of a homage to that picture of a caricature of Darwin riding that giant beetle...or that Megatherium.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 13, 2010 9:15 PM
Brilliant!
Posted by: Steve P | March 13, 2010 10:05 PM
Outstanding.
Posted by: Art | March 14, 2010 2:48 AM
Very green - though I can imagine the Police giving you a few odd looks as you rode your Babirusa down Charing Cross Road...
Posted by: Robert | March 14, 2010 4:52 AM
I knew someone would do this eventually :D
Posted by: Tim Morris | March 14, 2010 5:40 AM
I love your huge smile, and that's one mean looking babirusa.
Posted by: Monika | March 14, 2010 3:30 PM
hehhehheh! very neat.
Posted by: Graham Peter King | March 14, 2010 7:38 PM
Pure awesome!
Anonymous:
There's a caricature of Charles Darwin riding a beetle all right, but AFAIK not of him riding a Megatherium; are you perhaps thinking of this 1873 caricature of Richard Owen?
(However, a live babirusa is a much cooler steed than a ground sloth skeleton, IMO. Probably more comfortable to ride, too.)
Posted by: Dartian | March 15, 2010 3:01 AM
It's an honour to have my drawing up on your blog!
Posted by: Martinus | March 16, 2010 5:23 AM
:D Cool :D
Posted by: cuervoscuro | March 16, 2010 6:07 PM