What Would Durkheim Do?

Well one of these internet viruses seems to have found me. I've been tagged! It is courtesy of The Ghost of Violet, who was tagged by Hottie McNaturepants. You just knew that guy was trouble.

Here goes:
an interesting animal I had
I have to say my cat, Miss Blinky. I have to answer in this way as a matter of self-justification, as I have taken thousands of pictures of her, and if she isn't the most interesting animal I've had, then I must be an idiot.

an interesting animal I ate
That's easy, I don't eat animals.

an interesting thing I did with or to an animal
On a trip to Banff National Park, our car was surrounded by North American elk demanding tribute in the form of food. I believe that we were stuck for about 20 minutes, despite constant horn-blowing, until several other cars came along, and the elk decided that enough of these metal bugs might be able to kick their asses.

(They might have been caribou. It was a long time ago.)

an interesting animal in the museum
That would have to be the Frogs exhibit at AMNH. It just closed, but I saw it a couple of times. The poison frog species were amazing.

an interesting animal in its natural habitat
I guess this would be while hiking in the Cascades near Leavenworth, WA, we encountered a Big Horn sheep. We were ascending a winding, narrow path, and as we turned a sharp corner to the right, there he was. He was as surprised to see us as we him. Happily, he decided to take off down the cliff. If he had charged, I wouldn't be writing this.

As far as tagging others, well, that is a bit of a problem. See, no one reads this blog. Not wanting to be a party pooper, I'll see what I can do. Perusing the referrers, I see mostly spam, but there is Gordo and Vlorbik. Sorry guys.

More cat pix after the fold.