I had to share my office today. But, to give my new officemate credit, she was quiet with an admirable attention to personal hygiene.
Photo: Siobhan Motherway Source: Museum Victoria
Meet Percival, the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus, or Mbwa mwitu in Swahili!). Dubbed "Percival" by workmate Bad Jojoasaurus (less quiet, but also good on the personal hygiene front), she was brought from the depths of the Mammalogy collection for the use of a visiting artist, Bronnie. We've had visiting artists before, sketching and photographing all sorts of things from swans to wombats. We do enjoy these visits, and we particularly like seeing the resulting artworks!
Artwork: Bronnie Photo: Siobhan Motherway Source: Museum Victoria
A lovely sketch, don't you think? Certainly restores some of the life to the old girl. Apparently these animals have the highest bite force (in relation to their body mass) of any Carnivora mammal... I think I'm glad Percival is a particularly quiet specimen.
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