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Eira barbara barbara
Today, I was resting in a deactivated train station, in the middle of the Atlantic Forest, when I saw something moving nearby. I had time just for a couple photos before it went into the woods again. The brazilian common name (papa-mel) reflects this animal's passion for honey.
Spotted on Jul 10, 2013
Submitted on Jul 11, 2013
31 Comments (1–25)
What a great spotting ! thanks Sergio.
Nice! We have them in Trinidad too :) They are so cute! We call them 'wild night dogs' here hahahaha
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Great spotting! I have occasionally caught a glimpse of one of these here in Costa Rica - I have never managed to get a photo though...
In Costa Rica, we call those Tolomucos. So beautiful!
Wonderful!
Demais!
Wow, neat! I've never seen one of these before!
No problem, Joshua. I learned something, which is always good. And welcome. :-)
And thank you!
Lol. Sorry about that. I'm glad some people cleared it up for you.
Or when bad was good...
Awesome capture Sergio!
Thanks for clearing it, Karen. It is hard to keep up with young's lingo... I remember when "cool" was "hot"... :-)
Sergio, "sick" is kidspeak for cool or awesome or... I have a 24 year old son. And yes, by his standards, it is "sick." By mine - amazing!
Yes, Alice. It is a very agile climber, skills that it uses to get one of its favorite foods, papaya. It is omnivorous, and also eats frogs, birds, small lizards and insects, when it finds them.
New animal to me! Must be good at climbing trees?
JoelWiesner, Gordon, Cindy, vipin.baliga, Stian, Adarsha and Mark, thank you. Joshua, I didn't understand your comment, why is it sick? Iraras are not felines like Jaguarundi. They are the only terrestrial mustelids in South America. They ARE related to weasels, don't just look like them.
Fantastic. New one to me too. You got the double barbara.
Marvelous spotting :)
Great spotting Sergio!
An unknown mammal to me. Such a fascinating creature. :-)
Alright that is so sick! Is that a jaguarundi? their small-medium wild cats that look like weasels.
Well said, Gordon! Sergio, awesome spotting :)
Luck is often a matter of being prepared when the unexpected happens. Great shot!