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Last night I worked hard on more kinds of mammals of the Metazoic. And when I say I worked hard, I mean I worked H.A.R.D.!!! Even this run in I had with a pompous troll on YouTube did not sway me from my work. What trolls have to say never matters to me anyways. But I managed to create more than 60 more species last night! It was actually quite fun! I completed again the sub-family of Metazoic bushbabies. So there are 2 more genera of them. Though I am trying to stay away from creating too many more pentadactyls (or primates whichever you call them), but in the Metazoic, they are known as "pentadactyls". I even created a genus of bushbabies endemic to Lemuria. I figured I needed more there. I also made some more changes to the line-up. For example, Thalassogenetta is now Haliophonia. I need to figure a good name for this creature, and settle on it!! The name now means "ocean terror". I still classify it as a Viverrid.

Also among the animals I've added this past week, a large, bear-like descendant of the marmot, a giant bushbaby (actually the size of a medium dog), "mouse-wallabies" which are very small kangaroos that live in underground burrows, and a few more species of bats, named for some new Facebook friends I got over the past month or so. I will be putting up the new checklist when the new site is posted. Would anyone like to contribute to the new site? I'd really appreciate your help. I need to raise $650 to complete the construction of the new site. If everyone could just give one or two dollars a piece, it'd help out a lot! Or whatever amount you'd like to give is most helpful. If you'd like to contribute to this fund, please click the picture link above to donate. The finished site will be worth it, believe me! And those who contribute, I'll see that you get either free or discounted membership!

I've been thinking over the membership portion of the site, it's going to be fun! I'll have videos of these animals in action, video games, members can even rate and comment on each of the animals posted. Oh yes! Remember to check out this week's Family of the Week! It's the true shrews.

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