Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)

Suddenly realized that, because light is made of photons and photons have energy, and almost no substances approach 100% reflectivity, that when light shines on something, it gets just a little bit bigger.

This means that contrary to literature, shadows are not extremely thin. Instead, shadows bore very shallow holes into everything they touch.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)

I used to think that the reason I never saw any vampire otters was because zoos are only open during the day.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)

Wikipedia says “Both sexes are born with white beards, but become obviously dimorphic at about six weeks of age when the males develop red beards and red cheeks.” which means I will forever be getting mongoose lemurs mixed up with dwarf lemurs.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.