For the non-North Americans in the crowd, these varmints are just crazy-enough looking that you would be forgiven for thinking they must come from Australia. But they don't.
It comes as no surprise that we have moles. They work hard to dig up our lawn every year, so we've had plenty of evidence. But you don't get to see one of these bad-boys up close and personal every day, so of course I gave it a good once-over before laying it to rest.
And then, of course, I looked up a bit of information on them. Because you don't grow something like that on the end of your face for no reason. And I'd tell you all about the amazing powers of their amazing snouts, but I've run out of time.
Bwahahaha.
Fascinating!
ReplyDeleteYes, fascinating! I'm a North American, but I've never seen one. My cats present me with less fascinating moles.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about these but have never seen one.
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck indeed... that's so totally weird looking I had to look it up to make sure you weren't messing with our minds. And I came across this on Wikipedia: "With the help of its Eimer's organs, it may be perfectly poised to detect seismic wave vibrations." Maybe we should send a breeding pair to Mali?
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the nose is more shocking, or the fingers and nails are.
ReplyDeleteThat is way weirder than anything in Australia! And I had to do what Helen did, because I want quite sure you weren't pulling our legs.
ReplyDeleteOk that is something.
ReplyDeleteMy cats never brought me anything except mice.