Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Zorro!

Today, Ivor is a small-eared zorro, also known as the small-eared fox and the small-eared dog. He lives in the rainforests of South America, including the Amazon basin, is nocturnal, and is on the Brazilian endangered species list.

He is very special. Ivor’s long, black bushy tail, called a “sweep”, helps him change direction quickly on the mean D.C. streets and keeps his feet and nose warm when he curls up to sleep in the air-conditioned office. He has short, thick dark grey to black fur, with a dark band running along the back and tail, and his belly is reddish-brown (we colored it over the summer to lighten up his look) mixed with white. He also has sharp, curved claws and sharp teeth.

One of Ivor's small-eared zorro friends Ivor, lying down

2 comments:

Alison said...

He does kind of look like a zorro, now that you mention it...but he's so much furrier and more fun to play with...and he would probably be afraid of a zorro if he met one...

Will somebody please give Ivor a nice little belly rub for me? I miss him so!

Jonathan Simeone said...

Alison, I wanted to let you know that I have just finished scratching Ivor's side and letting him know you miss him.