Collector:

G. K. Creighton  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Ecological remarks by collector(s): yes  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Indian Ocean  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Remarks:

"Are you sure this is where he fell in?"

A man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes upon a

A man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes upon a

asks the drunk, "Brother have you found Jesus?"

begins kicking his arms and legs he pulls him up. The preacher again asks the

By this time the preacher is at his wits' end and dunks the drunk in the

drunk, "For the love of God have you found Jesus?"

found Jesus my brother?"

little longer. He again pulls him out of the water and asks again, "Have you

overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon he asks the drunk, "Are you

overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon he asks the drunk, "Are you

preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and

preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds to walk into the water and

ready to find Jesus?"

ready to find Jesus?"

So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in the water. He pulls him up and

subsequently bumps into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost

subsequently bumps into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost

The drunk again answers, "No, I haven't found Jesus."

The drunk answers, "Yes, I am."

The drunk answers, "Yes, I am."

The drunk replies, "No, I haven't found Jesus."

The drunk wipes his eyes and catches his breath and says to the preacher,

The preacher shocked at the answer, dunks him into the water again for a

water again --- but this time holds him down for about 30 seconds and when he

Sex:

Female

Place:

Marasohy Forest, 16 Km WNW Ranomafana; Fiv. De Tolagnaro (=Tolanaro) [Taolanaro], Taolanaro, Toliara, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Collection Date:

28 Nov 1989

Record Last Modified:

11 Feb 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Afrosoricida, Tenrecomorpha, Tenrecidae, Oryzorictinae

Published Name:

Microgale principula

Accession Number:

388633

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : GKC 3176

USNM Number:

578754

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30321743b-e80d-494b-946a-44d944729ada

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7075172