Day: May 9, 2020

Day 54: Whistlepigs

Apropos of absolutely nothing, do you know what a whistlepig is? I looked it up with Elana last night. What about weenusk, moonack, and monax? [Boy, my spell-check went nuts with that sentence.] Hint: they’re all the same thing. Another hint: Within its geographical range, it’s the largest member of the family Sciuridae, same as my friend the squirrel. Final hint: It’s a kind of marmot and its young are called… chucklings.  You got it! […]

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