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olstyn
at Mon Nov 17 06:41:58 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by olstyn ]
>>My adult Jungle Carpets were out climbing on things in the cage much more than the IJs. The Jungle Carpets were also much more likely to pay attention and follow human movement in the snake room. The IJs were more secretive and sedentary.
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I guess that's not hugely surprising, given the obvious differences in the animals. JCP coloration is sort of the opposite of camouflage, so why bother hiding, whereas an IJ is a lot closer to camouflaged in most circumstances. The fact that JCPs are a bit larger than IJs might also give them a bit more confidence in terms of being closer to being an apex predator - the bigger you are, the less other stuff there is out there that wants to eat you...
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RE: Carpets are cool! - olstyn, Mon Nov 17 06:41:58 2008