A twitter exchange with my former student
Catherine Bray about the
Echidna or Spiny Anteater (one of only two species of monotremes) made me think of my Animal Encyclopedia. Since we're away from home at present, it's hard for me to track down the particular edition I have in mind: I was given it as a child and it has seen active service with my own two children recently. Everyone should have one.
Anyhoo, when I was about eight, I was obsessed with
Bush Babies (the Echidna was a close second favourite), hence today's drawing:
(Oh, okay - I was twenty-eight.) I'm not sure what he's thinking - it's may be one of two extremes: 'Bright lights! Bright lights!' or 'What you lookin' at m*********?', or perhaps he's just hoping no will notice he's humping a tree ....
