Who says Canadians don't have a sense of humor?
On the official British Columbia Canada website, they have a list of "Mammals and Birds of British Columbia". We can't say we were surprised when we saw this animal on the list:
See #29 on the list:
- Badger - Taxidea taxus
- Bats - Order Chiroptera
- Bear : Black Bear - Ursus americanus
- Bear : Grizzly Bear - Ursus arctos horribilis
- Bobcat - Lynx rufus
- Caribou - Rangifer tarandus
- Cougar - Felis concolor
- Coyote - Canis latrans
- Deer : Black-tailed Deer - Odocoileus hemionus
- Elk : North American Elk - Cervus elaphus
- Fisher - Martes pennanti
- Fox : Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
- Hare : Snowshoe Hare - Lepus americanus
- Lynx : Canada Lynx - Lynx canadensis
- Marmot : Hoary Marmot - Marmota caligata
- Marmot: Vancouver Island Marmot - Marmota vancouverensis
- Marten - Martes americana
- Mink - Mustela vison
- Moose - Alces alces
- Pika - Ochotona princeps
- Porcupine - Erethizon dorsatum
- Raccoon - Procyon lotor
- Sheep : Bighorn Sheep - Ovus canadensis
- Sheep : Thinhorn Sheep - Ovus dalli
- Sheep : Mountain Sheep - Oreamnos americanus
- Squirrels - Genus Sciurus
- Wolf : Gray Wolf - Canis lupus
- Wolverine - Gulo gulo
- Sasquatch - Bigfoot hidingfromus (hiding-from-us, get it?)
We love our squatch up here!
ReplyDeleteAlso, just wacthed "bigfoot reflections" on the documentry channel the other nite. It was great show, and great insight into the local BC saquatch research community. A lot of specifics about the research around Harrison Lake. Recommend to anyone.
Paul