Puzzle picture - can you identify this image?

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:01 pm

"The collective noun romp is used to refer to a group of otters." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter]

I have no idea what a "warm" might be, but I eagerly anticipate having a good groan.

--Rik

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:23 pm

Congratulations Rik, the 10 points and the gold star are yours

- and I applaud some very clever detective work earlier on too

When you figured "maybe badger but smaller" you were very close indeed. However, I knew it was always gonna be necessary for me to give a clue or two at some point...

..."and WARM too" = HOTTER = OTTER

. Note: Dropping the leading "h" in everyday speech is fairly common in many areas of England.

Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and had a go - very much appreciated!

Bruce

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:58 pm

Bruce Williams wrote:..."and WARM too" = HOTTER = OTTER

Aarrgghh!!

A very good groan indeed!

--Rik

Biologyben · Post by **Biologyben** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:07 pm

agh....i was about to post that i thought it looked like an otter skull until I noticed there was a second page of posts!

Here's a whole view of a nose of an otter for comparison:

Day late and a dollar short. Just my luck!

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:16 am

What a chase for the answer, and a dazzling display by our viewers here. Even some good punmanship on Bruce's part. I otter whack you one, Bruce! So you'd better Beaver-y careful!

Pssst, Ben--Tell your otter he needs to blow his nose!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:56 pm

That was fun actually. Great job Rik

(otter was going to be my next guess)

Thank you bruce

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:45 pm

Ben - Thanks for posting your otter pic. It shows a lot more age and character than mine does (I'll be posting 3 images shortly). I obtained my skull from a dealer in the UK (via eBay) and it is a very young specimen (still has some milk teeth) with nowhere near the bone weight and density that is evident in your photo. ...and tough luck on being pipped at the "post" by Rik

Mike - Thanks for the support and for your humour

. ...Stoat fellow!

Doug - Glad you enjoyed the fun ...oh and re. your earlier posting, my dog walking buddy has lent me (what I think is) a small Nile crocodile skull to have a go at photographing. I believe these come from croc farms in South Africa. So I'm now trying to figure how to pose it to best advantage.

Bruce