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Large Indian Civets (Viverra zibetha): Ringtails of Northern India, Southeast Asia, Southern China

The fourth subspecies, Viverra zibetha pruinosa, concludes the three-name, the three-word scientific classification with the Latin adjective pruīnōsa ("frosted, frosty"; from the noun pruīna ["hoarfrost, rime"] and the suffix -ōsus ["-ful, -ing, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 9 minutes ago

Large Indian Civets (Viverra zibetha): Ringtails of Northern India, Southeast Asia, Southern China

The third subspecies, Viverra zibetha picta, follows the first, genus and the second, species names with the third, subspecies name picta, from the Latin for "colored, decorated, embellished, painted, portrayed."

DerdriuMarriner, 21 minutes ago

Large Indian Civets (Viverra zibetha): Ringtails of Northern India, Southeast Asia, Southern China

The second subspecies, Viverra zibetha ashtoni, honors Sir William Ashton (Thu., Apr 27, 1865-Fri., Apr 12, 1940). Sir William Ashton merited that honor even as he managed professional reputations as British mammalogist, naturalist and ...

DerdriuMarriner, 43 minutes ago

Banded Palm Civets (Hemigalus derbyanus): Ringtails of Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

The third subspecies, Hemigalus derbyanus minor, dwells in Indonesia on the Mentawai Islands and South Pagai. The subspecies name minor is from the Latin adjective minor (Anglicized as "cheaper, inferior, less, lesser, smaller, younger").

DerdriuMarriner, 1 hour ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

It depends how many people you are serving. They will freeze too if you have left overs.

Veronica, 1 hour ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

It would work very well.. Irish food always goes down a treat . I am glad your guests like it.

Veronica, 1 hour ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

Your recipes above count among their desserts apple upsidedown cake, castleconnel cake, irish whiskey cake, kerry apple cake and mayo apple cake. There's a nice apple price this week even as I therefore might make apple upsidedown, kerry apple ...

DerdriuMarriner, 2 hours ago

Great Party Idea: UFO Party

Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous observation and question. Yes, it's more cleaning- and clearing-friendly to integrate paper napkins than their cloth equivalents. (Living in the country means burning trash instead of ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Balnamoon Skink ; Irish food

Thank you for the serving suggestions. This is the first time making the Guinness soda-bread recipe so perhaps a soda-bread side to a soup or stew dish makes the most sense. Your recipes above offer ancient Irish oatmeal and leek soup, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 3 hours ago

Film Review of Curly Top: Shirley Temple in 1935 Musical

For those asking about Shirley Temple as speaking languages other than English, yes, she did! Shirley Temple learned Mandarin Chinese from Canton Mandarin-speaking expert Paul Fong and from Shanhainese teacher Bessie Nyi. The disciplined ...

DerdriuMarriner, 23 hours ago

Film Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespearean Play Filmed by Director Kenneth Branagh

The computer crashed afore I communicated another component of my comment below. In my little book of acting, casting, directing, producing, there are Kenneth Branagh and M. Night Shyamalan!

DerdriuMarriner, 23 hours ago

Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner: The Agriculture Course of 1924 and Biodynamic Agriculture

Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, as organic-seed company of wide-ranging organic and open-pollinated vegetable, herb, flower seeds, realized French representation at Demeter-International Stand 411 in BIOFACH-2026 Hall 7.

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago

Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner: The Agriculture Course of 1924 and Biodynamic Agriculture

The organic-produce company NEABIO, as supplier of wide-ranging fruits and vegetables, meant French representation at Demeter International's Stand 411 in BIOFACH-2026 Hall 7.

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago

Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner: The Agriculture Course of 1924 and Biodynamic Agriculture

Hampstead Tea, as organic- and biodynamic-tea producer sourcing from regenerative gardens, heralded a United Kingdom-based representation to Demeter International's Stand 411 in BIOFACH 2026's Hall 7.

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago

Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner: The Agriculture Course of 1924 and Biodynamic Agriculture

Biohof Fam. Mayer, as organic and biodynamic farm of Demeter-certified and organic foods, gave another Austrian participation to the Demeter-International Stand 411 in BIOFACH 2026's Hall 7.

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago