So, Mac posted up an entry about finding an opossum in her backyard earlier tonight.  Somehow the trainwreck that is my thought process got into the idea of animals I’d like to see but never have.  The first is this:

A marmot.  When I was preparing to travel to Eugene from Fargo my friend Adam (who I miss greatly) recommended that my dad and I stop in Couer d’Alene, Idaho to see the marmots.  We didn’t get a chance to do this, but TheBoy says that he thinks they’re cute so maybe he’ll take me to find one a some point.
The other animal that I’d like to see is one of these:

Nutria.  TheBoy says they’re ugly, mean and rodent-y but I still think they look cute here.  The third and final random animal of the night:

Elephant shrews.  I want to have one and love it and keep it in my pocket, soft and fuzzy and safe.  That is all.  Weird animals TheBon is intrigued by was brought to you by the letters Q, X, and the number Pi.