Black Rhino Eating at Rivers Edge--Thursday, 1/11/18
Yes, I'm continuing to wear all shades of grey together with complete abandon. I should write a book about it, called Five Shades of Grey or something. Or maybe the whole concept is just too provocative.
Outfit cost per wear (OCPW): $29.47
Mama black rhino Kati Rain and (the back half of) her calf Moyo (Swahili for "heart"), who was born on May 17, 2017. He weighed 130 pounds at one week old! Zoo babies are the best--it was fun watching these two together.
I thought it was odd that this species is called the "black" rhino given that it looks grey (in the case of these rhinos, a very dusty grey), but apparently the name is a distinction from the white rhino (itself a probably a misinterpretation of the Afrikaans word "wyd" meaning wide) and/or from the dark-colored mud it gets covered in when it wallows.
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| St Louis Zoo |
Humphead Cichlid--Friday, 1/12/18
Something about wearing a silk scarf on Friday feels instantly classy, even when it's with jeans and a knit blazer. The pattern mixing of the striped shirt and paisley scarf was subtle but awesome.
OCPW: $28.59
I love how this fish has a "nobody fucks with me" look in the photo. I had never heard of the Humphead Cichlid, but apparently it's a very popular aquarium fish from Africa.
Here's a bit about its background: "Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika were first collected by German hobbyists during the 1930's. However, it was during the 1970s and 80s that the cichlids from lakes Tanganyika and Malawi began to become popular aquarium fishes. This trend continues to the present unabated."
So what's a cichlid? It's a family of freshwater fish with over 1,650 species scientifically described (overall estimates of 2,000 - 3,000 species), one of the largest vertebrate families. Africa alone probably has 1,600 species! The thing all cichlids have in common is "the fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure."
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| Newport Aquarium |
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