Animals that look related but aren't.

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

The leopard cat of Asia and the margay, Geoffroy's cat and oncilla of the Neotropics.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Humans and Bigfoot...

The chupacabra and a coyote with a bad case of mange or a Xoloitzcuintle dog.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Humans and Bigfoot...

The Orang Pendek and a Müller's gibbon seen by a villager or a field biologist who has been drinking way too much palm wine.

 

[RatioTile]

The Orang Pendek and a Müller's gibbon seen by a villager or a field biologist who has been drinking way too much palm wine.

Speaking of the word “Orang,” I always found it funny how those of us who don’t speak Bahasa Melayu or Indonesia tend to automatically associate that word with nonhuman primates more than humans. We also butcher the word’s pronunciation.

And if one didn’t know any better, they’d think “Orang” came from “orange” referring to the ape’s color.

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Speaking of the word “Orang,” I always found it funny how those of us who don’t speak Bahasa Melayu or Indonesia tend to automatically associate that word with nonhuman primates more than humans. We also butcher the word’s pronunciation.

I thought that this was the general concept of the Orang pendek, right ? Isn't it supposedly described as a simian / nonhuman primate?

 

[RatioTile]

I thought that this was the general concept of the Orang pendek, right ? Isn't it supposedly described as a simian / nonhuman primate?

“Pendek” means “short,” so you could theoretically call a vertically challenged person an “Orang Pendek.”

@Nandito is this correct?

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

“Pendek” means “short,” so you could theoretically call a vertically challenged person an “Orang Pendek.”

@Nandito is this correct?

Right, but the mythology / folklore is of a hairy bipedal simian / non-human primate ?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Tenrecs and hedgehogs.

Some tenrecs look like moles or like shrews.

Hedgehogs and tenrecs!

Most tenrecs are shrew-like in appearance, it just so happens that the five species kept in captivity in recent times have all been the only hedgehog-mimic species

The Asian golden cat and African golden cat at first glance at least and superficially sort of resemble eachother in their physical build and the colouration and some of the markings of their fur.

The grisons and the ratel look very similar to me with their slow slung builds and colouration of fur.

The tayra sort of resembles some of the Eurasian martens.

Well, they are all felids or mustelids so it's not a huge stretch that some will look similar to others I feel.

~Thylo

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Well, they are all felids or mustelids so it's not a huge stretch that some will look similar to others I feel.

~Thylo

Yes, true, plus similar physical sizes and predatory ecological niches and probable countershading.

 

[Salt Merchant]

“Pendek” means “short,” so you could theoretically call a vertically challenged person an “Orang Pendek.”

@Nandito is this correct?

Yes

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Yes

So it could technically also be used in every day speech as something like an insult ?

 

[Dassie rat]

The chupacabra and a coyote with a bad case of mange or a Xoloitzcuintle dog.

A Queensland tiger cat and a marsupial lion?

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

A Queensland tiger cat and a marsupial lion?

Hmmmm, I'm a little skeptical of that

 

[Salt Merchant]

So it could also be used in every day speech as something like an insult ?

Yes. For example "Woy pendek, sini lu" which mean "Hey short guy/girl, get over here".

Other insult for short people in Indonesia are "bocil", which is a short for "bocah kecil" that means "little kid". For example "Eh, ngapain ada bocil di kampus?" which means "huh, why are there a kid on a campus?"

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

Yes. For example "Woy pendek, sini lu" which mean "Hey short guy/girl, get over here".

Other insult for short people on Indonesia are "bocil", which is a short for bocah kecil that means "little kid". For example "Eh, ngapain ada bocil di kampus?" which means "huh, why are there a kid on a campus"

These are brilliant , haha , thanks for sharing !

 

[Dassie rat]

If there were breeding goats on the campus, there may be some little kids.

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Speaking of the word “Orang,” I always found it funny how those of us who don’t speak Bahasa Melayu or Indonesia tend to automatically associate that word with nonhuman primates more than humans. We also butcher the word’s pronunciation.

And if one didn’t know any better, they’d think “Orang” came from “orange” referring to the ape’s color.

With regard to the colour confusion, I remain disappointed that the book “A field guide to the gingers of Borneo” is sadly botanical!

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

With regard to the colour confusion, I remain disappointed that the book “A field guide to the gingers of Borneo” is sadly botanical!

Great comment !

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

I also enjoy it when the spine of a book combines surname and title in an unfortunate way; my two favourites are the textbook “Slaughter Living Things” and the avifauna “Sick Birds of Brazil”, presumably concentrating on parrots!

 

[BerdNerd]

Toucans and hornbills also look almost the same but aren't related.



Sorry, I couldn't resist