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Night 5
In the wee hours of the morning, Sir David found himself sleepily rubbing his eyes. He'd been out the entire night with the camera searching for a particularly elusive lemur. Although he hadn't found a trace of the unusual looking lemur, he didn't feel quite as disheartened; this lemur was particularly difficult to locate, to the point that it was thought to be extinct for many years. Some small colonies had been discovered relatively recently, but seeing them in the wild was notoriously challenging. He was disappointed, but vowed to continue the search at some point in the trip. In the meantime, he was going to record the voiceover about the lemur for when he did find it.
"Everything about this lemur is unusual, from her method of finding food to her appearance. She has 6 digits on her front paws, one being extraordinarily long, and one as a pseudothumb that she uses to grip trees. She uses her long finger to tap on trees and help locate grubs to eat, although she'll also eat honey and fruit.
In Malagasy culture, it was once thought that these lemurs were harbingers of evil, and they were killed on sight. Attitudes have changed and these lemurs are now a protected species."
Sir David pressed the record button to stop, and turned the camera off with a shake of his head. It was time for him to catch a few hours of sleep before he resumed his activities in Madagascar. Climbing in the mountains every day was taking a toll on him.
Meanwhile, the animals were feeling relieved after catching another of their hunters the night before. They felt like they had a fighting chance to turn things around and stop the nighttime disappearances. When they reached their morning meeting spot, they noticed that one of their members, who was often there first, was nowhere to be seen. She was nocturnal, so it wasn't a case of oversleeping and running late. They'd seen her just the day before - in fact, she'd led the push against the mouse lemur for days. Her disappearance was unnerving, and the remaining animals knew they were going to need to band together and fight hard to find the remaining perpetrators.
Vanished is @WildZoo, the aye-aye and a vanillager.
6 players remain.
5. samac --> @Cyndia
6. @Viscernable
10. @BobLoblaw78
14. @vetmedhead
15. mayo --> @Crayola227
16. genny --> @cubsrule4e
Set adrift/vanished:
3. @alleycat03, ring-tailed vontsira, vanillager
11. @Aprilthearab, Verreaux's sifaka, vanillager
12. @Zenge142, nano-chameleon, vanillager
4. @Lawpy, Indri, vanillager
2. @Stroganoff, lowland streaked tenrec, VANILLA WOLF
9. @differentiating, giant leaf-tailed gecko, vanillager
13. @mkg323, Lac Alaotra gentle lemur, vanillager
1. @Animal Midwife, diademed sifaka, vanillager
8. @PippyPony, pygmy mouse lemur, VANILLA WOLF
7. @WildZoo, aye-aye, vanillager
It is now Day 6. Vote will close at 9pm EDT (~12 hours).
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In the wee hours of the morning, Sir David found himself sleepily rubbing his eyes. He'd been out the entire night with the camera searching for a particularly elusive lemur. Although he hadn't found a trace of the unusual looking lemur, he didn't feel quite as disheartened; this lemur was particularly difficult to locate, to the point that it was thought to be extinct for many years. Some small colonies had been discovered relatively recently, but seeing them in the wild was notoriously challenging. He was disappointed, but vowed to continue the search at some point in the trip. In the meantime, he was going to record the voiceover about the lemur for when he did find it.
"Everything about this lemur is unusual, from her method of finding food to her appearance. She has 6 digits on her front paws, one being extraordinarily long, and one as a pseudothumb that she uses to grip trees. She uses her long finger to tap on trees and help locate grubs to eat, although she'll also eat honey and fruit.
In Malagasy culture, it was once thought that these lemurs were harbingers of evil, and they were killed on sight. Attitudes have changed and these lemurs are now a protected species."
Sir David pressed the record button to stop, and turned the camera off with a shake of his head. It was time for him to catch a few hours of sleep before he resumed his activities in Madagascar. Climbing in the mountains every day was taking a toll on him.
Meanwhile, the animals were feeling relieved after catching another of their hunters the night before. They felt like they had a fighting chance to turn things around and stop the nighttime disappearances. When they reached their morning meeting spot, they noticed that one of their members, who was often there first, was nowhere to be seen. She was nocturnal, so it wasn't a case of oversleeping and running late. They'd seen her just the day before - in fact, she'd led the push against the mouse lemur for days. Her disappearance was unnerving, and the remaining animals knew they were going to need to band together and fight hard to find the remaining perpetrators.
Vanished is @WildZoo, the aye-aye and a vanillager.
6 players remain.
5. samac --> @Cyndia
6. @Viscernable
10. @BobLoblaw78
14. @vetmedhead
15. mayo --> @Crayola227
16. genny --> @cubsrule4e
Set adrift/vanished:
3. @alleycat03, ring-tailed vontsira, vanillager
11. @Aprilthearab, Verreaux's sifaka, vanillager
12. @Zenge142, nano-chameleon, vanillager
4. @Lawpy, Indri, vanillager
2. @Stroganoff, lowland streaked tenrec, VANILLA WOLF
9. @differentiating, giant leaf-tailed gecko, vanillager
13. @mkg323, Lac Alaotra gentle lemur, vanillager
1. @Animal Midwife, diademed sifaka, vanillager
8. @PippyPony, pygmy mouse lemur, VANILLA WOLF
7. @WildZoo, aye-aye, vanillager
It is now Day 6. Vote will close at 9pm EDT (~12 hours).
Reminder that if you wish to abstain from voting, you must post a correctly formatted no vote vote.