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==General== | ==General== | ||
*The tretretretre is a ledgendary half man/half lemur on the island of Madagascar | *The tretretretre is a ledgendary half man/half lemur on the island of Madagascar. It was also said to be a dog/human/monkey-faced lemur with monkey paws, and was the size of a 2 year old calf. | ||
*It is often believed that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy Malagasy] legends of the tretretretre refer to the Megaladapis (an extinct giant lemur), but the details of these tales, notably the "human-like" face of the animal, match the related [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeopropithecus_ingens Palaeopropithecus] (extinct) much better | |||
*It is often believed that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy Malagasy] legends of the tretretretre refer to Megaladapis, but the details of these tales, notably the "human-like" face of the animal, match the related [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeopropithecus_ingens Palaeopropithecus] much better | *Perplex City has tretretretres in their zoo | ||
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*Family: Lemuridae (Lemurs) | *Family: Lemuridae (Lemurs) | ||
*Species: Megaladapis edwardsi | *Species: Megaladapis edwardsi | ||
**Megaladapis is the genus of three extinct species of primates that once inhabited the island of Madagascar | **Megaladapis is the genus of three extinct species of primates that once inhabited the island of Madagascar ([http://www.primates.com/primate/megaladapidae.html link]) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Perplex City Map | |||
**boo | |||
*[[Oisten Meade]]'s survey | |||
**[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=233320&sid=8f80b88d3baa5920c19c597ac3b1cce8#233320 link] | |||
*[http://story.perplexcity.com/archives/2006/03/the_great_polic.html Perplex City Police incident report] | |||
[http://story.perplexcity.com/archives/2006/03/the_great_polic.html link] | |||
Revision as of 15:13, 15 May 2006
General
- The tretretretre is a ledgendary half man/half lemur on the island of Madagascar. It was also said to be a dog/human/monkey-faced lemur with monkey paws, and was the size of a 2 year old calf.
- It is often believed that Malagasy legends of the tretretretre refer to the Megaladapis (an extinct giant lemur), but the details of these tales, notably the "human-like" face of the animal, match the related Palaeopropithecus (extinct) much better
- Perplex City has tretretretres in their zoo
Encyclopaedic entry
- Sub-class: Placentalia
- Order: Primates
- Family: Lemuridae (Lemurs)
- Species: Megaladapis edwardsi
- Megaladapis is the genus of three extinct species of primates that once inhabited the island of Madagascar (link)
References
- Perplex City Map
- boo
- Oisten Meade's survey
- Perplex City Police incident report
