18 Responses:

1. baconmonkey says:

   17 years ago at 2:34 am

   

2. ex_sonjaaa says:

   17 years ago at 3:05 am

   And the Star Trek equivalent is http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/index.php/Main_Page

3. kfringe says:

   17 years ago at 3:26 am

   I take it that you're not a fan.

   • sherbooke says:

     17 years ago at 3:36 am

     for that blog alone, the Chewbacca defense should be illegal. As for the inter-species sex thing - a topic untouched by Star Wars I note - well...

     • jesus_x says:

       17 years ago at 11:31 pm

       Does your kind Rishathra?

       • sherbooke says:

         17 years ago at 7:12 am

         This units compatibility and social functions are currently undergoing debugging and field trials. This is after a lengthy and ongoing re-fit which seeks to rectify basic structural issues with large portions of its functionality. This unit is actively seeking volunteers to beta-test its new software. Voight-Kampf results are required.

   • snitrocket says:

     17 years ago at 5:23 am

     Oh, good lord. Now I have to throw away my eyes.

4. cabrius says:

   17 years ago at 6:13 am

   "Where is the tuna, Solo?"

5. g_na says:

   17 years ago at 7:17 am

   I'm guessing that's just a (well-done) replica. Afaik, there are no full-grown male elephant seals in captivity, and if there were, walking in front of a rearing one is a way to win a Darwin award.

   • zwol says:

     17 years ago at 10:20 am

     That looks like a female to me. I admit I've only ever seen live elephant seals once, but I remember the males being considerably bigger than that.

     • g_na says:

       17 years ago at 12:41 am

       That's definitely a male elephant seal. There is a great amount of sexual dimorphism in ellies, and while the females are large at 8-10' long, the males are 12-15'. According to that photo, the front half of the seal extends 6 to 7 feet above the ground, and the rear probably an equal amount. The mass, girth, and rearing behaviour of this individual is consistent with that of other males; females are more "sausage-like".

       http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mirounga_angustirostris.html
       http://www.pagophilus.org/selephant.html (good drawing showing the extreme dimorphism)

       • adaptively says:

         17 years ago at 12:10 am

         Male elephant seals have that freaky thing that hangs over their noses, though...hence the name.

   • treptoplax says:

     17 years ago at 11:44 am

     The picture sure looks like he just tossed a fish into its mouth, though... yikes.

6. mister_borogove says:

   17 years ago at 7:29 am

   Also, I am horrified to learn that A) there is a Wookieepedia

   It seems to me a very reasonable solution to the problem of 'too much Star Wars specific stuff in the wikipedia database', but whatever.

7. elegantelbow says:

   17 years ago at 8:25 am

   Is that picture from the Baltimore National Aquarium? They have some huge elephant seals and also adorable little harbor seals (like the one in the lower right of the full-sized pic).

8. bonniegrrl says:

   17 years ago at 11:46 am

   most impressive!

9. ammonoid says:

   17 years ago at 10:57 am

   I love that picture. I think it is actually a stellers sea lion from a place in Washington state.

   • qacdefeej says:

     17 years ago at 12:52 pm

     I assumed it was Photoshopped because the eyes look all wrong...