You know, Im not sure. I couldn't find any reference Patrica wright, they did have some mix ups with the name until it was corrected but no mention of her as far as I can see.
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Thank you, CheeseChameleon2007.
I looked up Wright's sportive lemur on the internet and couldn't find a link to Patricia Wright. She has done a lot for lemur conservation. Some of her work led to the formation of the Ranomofana Reserve. I mentioned the reserve at a work session where we were asked where we'd like to go if we could go anywhere for the day. Another person said Ethiopia, where his family lives. Other people said, "My back garden", "a swimming pool", "Hackney" and "Dalston".
I looked up Wright's sportive lemur on the internet and couldn't find a link to Patricia Wright. She has done a lot for lemur conservation. Some of her work led to the formation of the Ranomofana Reserve. I mentioned the reserve at a work session where we were asked where we'd like to go if we could go anywhere for the day. Another person said Ethiopia, where his family lives. Other people said, "My back garden", "a swimming pool", "Hackney" and "Dalston".
Very nice. I am looking forward to this wonderful zoo chat community.
Yes, Wright's sportive lemur is named after Patricia C. Wright.
The book The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals (Beolins, Watkins & Grayson) is a useful reference work for answering such questions
Thanks for the info! I dont have that book unfortunately. I couldn't find it anywhere online so thanks for the help. You rock!
Thanks, Tim
I'm surprised I couldn't find that on the internet. It seemed like such an obvious question.
I'm surprised I couldn't find that on the internet. It seemed like such an obvious question.
That's not English
~Thylo
See, I went for the "factual accuracy" route of debunking the claim, and you went for the much simpler linguistic route
I was waiting for someone to say this.That's not English
~Thylo
With that logic neither is lammergeier or binturong.
I was waiting for someone to say this.
Well neither is duiker, Pekan, or 'cobe a croissant' but no one said they were English names, just common names
~Thylo
I think trying to argue that "Yellow-backed Duiker" isn't English is a bit silly.Well neither is duiker, Pekan, or 'cobe a croissant' but no one said they were English names, just common names
~Thylo
Who use the name "Pekan"? It's not even common name!Well neither is duiker, Pekan, or 'cobe a croissant' but no one said they were English names, just common names
~Thylo
It actually is being used increasingly often as the common name for the North American Fisher - and interestingly this is a return to the original Anglophone common name rather than a new innovation, as the species was described under this name before "Fisher" gained popularity.
Same here! It probably is, but I would have to do some deep diving.
With that logic, Association Européenne pour l'Etude et la Conservation des Lémuriens' Sportive Lemur must also be an English common name.I never said it wasn't, I said duiker isn't
~Thylo
I think someone's opened a can of Vermes
I don’t think it’s very hard to understand that “Yellow-Backed” is English, while the word Duiker isn’t.
I have worked with a couple of individuals in captivity, only briefly though. They were quite fantastic to observe and I particularly enjoyed the times where they got filled with energy and would bounce from the ground to the trees to the ropes etc.
I think its that, that makes them my favourite lemur!
Sportive Lemur is English.I don’t think it’s very hard to understand that “Yellow-Backed” is English, while the word Duiker isn’t.