tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63721705538553909402024-03-19T18:47:08.917+13:00ZooTrophy Animal-a-Day DatabaseLemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.comBlogger905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-73593463143521211502020-03-25T20:06:00.002+13:002020-03-25T20:06:12.137+13:00Avian Alphabet to colourAs Covid-19 sweeps the planet, NZ has declared it a national emergency and we enter into our lockdown period from midnight tonight.<br />
Now is the time to finally write that book you've always said you'd write - if only you had the time! - it's the chance to take up painting (provided you got the supplies before the stores closed), or make a mark on your "to read" pile, or play board games with family or flatmates or whomever you happen to be staying with on midnight 25th March.<br />
I've decided to share some of my old lineart to educate and entertain. Every few days I'll update my blog with some lineart images that you can print off and colour in. I'll also upload my tutorial on "how to draw a kea" and if you want me to do a tutorial on something else, let me know in the comments below!<br />
These images today come from an unfinished project of mine: a bird alphabet where each page featured a family of birds that began with that letter. Alas, I ran out of motivation (and possibly bird species) because I've only done half the alphabet, but here they are for your colouring pleasure!<br />
Your challenge - should you choose to accept it - is to look up each species (the names are on them in teeny tiny print) and colour them accurately. OR, if you prefer, go wild! Colour them however you want.<br />
And if you do colour them in and want to share your finished image, please comment below!<br />
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<br />LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-67903121524296812142016-08-12T09:07:00.002+12:002016-08-12T09:07:53.718+12:00#886: Tanager are colorful passerines of the tropics.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first drew a Tanager for T, I drew a Western Tanager. Some research determined that Western Tanager were not, in fact, actually Tanager at all, but more closely related to cardinals. Therefore, it has taken a bit of time to get to draw an actual Tanager - in this case the Green-headed Tanager. Yes, I know his head is actually blue...<br />
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Tanagers are small passerine birds of the New World, with most species found in the tropics of South America. Flocks are smaller, generally consisting of pairs or up to five individuals, although they may flock together with other species. He follows a predominantly insectivorous diet, with different species using different hunting techniques including hawking and gleaning. Most nests are cup-shaped, although some are almost globular. The female incubates the eggs, tended to by her mate. Several species have been show to utilise helpers in raising the chicks; these are possibly offspring from a previous brood.<br />
<br />LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-31007868013853957842016-07-24T20:45:00.004+12:002016-07-24T20:45:57.680+12:00#885: The Treeshrew has the highest brain:body ratio of any mammal.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Treeshrews are not actually a shrew at all. Currently, she is considered to be more closely related to the colugo and primate Families. There are 20 species, spread across Southeast Asia. Her brain to body ratio is the highest of any other mammal, including humans, although this is in part due to her small size. She favours an omnivorous diet, feeding on insects, small vertebrates, nuts and seeds. Her maternal skills are relatively weak - her young are born weak and hairless, into a nest of dried leaves, and she suckles them only for a few minutes each day. They grow fast, and will leave the nest within a month and become sexually mature at about four months old. <br /><br />LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-79473820913677521042016-05-26T08:08:00.000+12:002016-05-26T08:08:59.631+12:00Ecosystem: The Ocean covers 2/3s of the Earth's surface.<br />
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Ocean covers two-thirds of Earth's surface and contains a variety of ecosystems with greater diversity than those found on land, from the frozen polar reaches, to the warm coral reefs of the tropics and down into the deep and lightless trenchs. There are three main oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian, through which great ocean currents swirl, some carrying warm water, others cool. These influence the world's weather systems.<br />
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Life in the oceans ranges from microscopic plankton to the massive blue whale, it is populated with terrifying hunters, deepsea creatures that look to have crawled from your nightmares and other life forms so strange that it is hard to believe they are real. The ocean floor is referred to as the benthic habitat whilst the water itself is the pelagic, both supporting a plethora of life. It is the coral reef, however, that is perhaps the richest in diversity.<br />
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There are many threats the ocean and its inhabitants must face, including over-fishing, bottom trawling and pollution. 80% of litter in the water comes from land: anything that ends up in our waterways eventually ends up at sea. Plastic bags, bottles and other non-biodegradable litter has been carried by the currents to form a massive patch of rubbish, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This plastic disintegrates into smaller and smaller pieces, being consumed by creatures and eventually killing them.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-53486029787866756012016-05-09T08:24:00.000+12:002016-05-09T08:24:07.376+12:00Ecosystem: Grasslands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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True to their name, grasslands are areas dominated by a variety of grasses, sedge and rush. They occur on every continent excluding Antarctica. They grow in areas with an annual rainfall between 500 and 1,500mm, where the soil is too low in nutrients for woodland or frequently disturbed by fire or grazing. The roots of the grass form a dense mat, protecting the soil from wind and rain erosion. In many countries (such as Madagascar) degradation of forest habitat by humans has lead to the growth of grassland. Others, like the savannah of Africa and the pampas grasslands of South America, are a natural adaptation to the climate and resources. They provide a variety of habitat, especially for ruminants such as antelopes and their predators.<br />
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In countries not historically dominated by grasslands - such as Madagascar and New Zealand - native animals are few, but some - especially hawks - flourish with this more open hunting ground.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-59255684805508972662016-05-05T08:49:00.000+12:002016-05-05T08:49:47.968+12:00#884: Yuhina forage in mixed-species flocks, feeding on insects.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Surprise! You thought I was finished, didn't you?<br />
Well, we recently unpacked my "Birds: The Definitive Visual Guide" book, turned to the index and found ... a bird that starts with Y and isn't "Yellow-something". So, how could I resist?<br />
He will replace the Yellowhammer in my XYZ Animal Encyclopedia.<br />
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The Yuhina are a genus of Asiatic zosterops, inhabiting tropical and subtropical rainforests. All of the eleven species are crested. He is a sociable bird, occasionally gathering in mixed-species flocks with other Yuhina species. Here he forages on insects, gleaning them from tree branches, or nectar and fruit. <br />
<br />LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-7455355883553654852016-05-02T08:16:00.000+12:002016-05-02T08:16:00.153+12:00Ecosystem: The Waterways are the lifeblood of the Earth.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Waterways such as rivers, ponds, lakes and streams, are an important part of the ecosystem. Not only do they provide habitat for fish, aquatic mammals and many invertebrates, but they are also play an important role in the lifecycle of many insects and amphibians. Rivers begin at a source - or several sources - and flow towards the sea, entering it at a mouth. The longest river is the Nile in Africa, 6, 650 kms long and the Amazon is the widest - up to 40 kms wide in the rainy season.<br />
<br />Unfortunately, humans have had a powerful influence on many rivers - draining them or building dams, polluting them with both organic and inorganic effluence, and cluttering them with traffic. All of this has an impact on the wildlife that make their homes here. Many aquatic species face extinction - the axolotl's lake habitat has been drained and the extinction of the baiji dolphin resulted from pollution and river traffic.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-16875606155145274982016-04-25T08:02:00.003+12:002016-04-25T08:03:08.967+12:00Ecosystem: The Rainforest is like a living pharmacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tropical rainforests are among the most bio-diverse habitats on the planet. They are located around the equator - Brazil, central Africa and Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Northern Queensland and numerous islands. They are characterised by their warm temperature and high humidity. Whilst tropical rainforests cover less than 6% of the planet, they account for more than 50% of the world's terrestrial plant and animal species, and there are more that have yet to been discovered (mainly in the form of invertebrates).<br />
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There are four layers to the rainforest: the forest floor, where little light penetrates and leaves and dropped fruit decay very fast; the understory, which mostly consists of large leafed plants, trying to capture what light filters through; the canopy, which forms a roof above the forest, and is abundant with life and epiphytes and the emergent layer, where the tallest trees stick out. Considered the "lungs of the planet", rainforests are not responsible for as much oxygen as was originally thought, but they are sort of like a living pharmacy. Some of the most popular foods and flavours originate from the rainforest: chocolate, coffee, vanilla, as well as fruit, like bananas.<br />
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Rainforests are a highly threatened environment. Deforestation - where trees are cleared for mining, farming or for fuel, charcoal or paper - removes large portions of forest that will never fully recover. Madagascar, for example, has lost 90% of its original forest and contains hundreds of animals found nowhere else in the world.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-6419864158885518282016-04-24T09:30:00.000+12:002016-04-25T08:03:34.878+12:00#883: Zosterops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zosterops are tiny passerines, with species spread throughout Africa, Southeast Asia and Australasia. Many are characterised by the white rings around their eyes. He follows an insectivorous diet, favouring fruit and nectar during the warmer months, and consuming more insect prey in the colder months. This fellow is the critically endangered Mauritius olive white-eye. He feeds on nectar and insects, with a special preference for rare endemic flowers, which have been largely overtaken by introduced plants. His nests are also destroyed by introduced pests like rats and macaques.<br />
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And thus concludes the last in my animal alphabet, but not truly the end, for I have a few animals to fill in the gaps from previous and will be taking requests, preferably around 17 to bring me up to the #900. If you wish to request an animal that has not already been included, comment here or email me: lemurkat@gmail.com, subject: ZooTrophy.</div>
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And I will, at some point in the not TOO distant future, be undertaking a similar, but smaller, project on prehistoric animals.</div>
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The Zorro are six species of South American canids, sometimes known as the South American foxes, although they are a different Genus from the "true" foxes. This fellow is Darwin's Zorro. His range is very restricted; he is found only on ChiloƩ Island and in an isolated patch of Chile. There are considered to be less than 400 individuals in the wild. He lives in dense forest, hunting small vertebrates and eating fruit, and occasionally carrion.<br />
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Only one day to go and I've finished the Z's!LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-79384299436414532172016-04-22T17:18:00.001+12:002016-04-23T17:59:36.010+12:00#881: Zorilla<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zorilla, a striped polecat, bears both a physical and behavioural resemblance to the skunk. If threatened, he arches his back, raises his tail, and sprays the predator with a foul musk from his anal glands. This both burns the predator's skin and can temporarily blind them. He leads a solitary existence, foraging at night for insects, invertebrates and small vertebrates, which he digs up with his clawed paws. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-72614938090054596872016-04-21T10:29:00.001+12:002016-04-25T08:16:01.525+12:00#880: Zono<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zono, or Zona, is the name given to various species of small, colourful rainbowfish, endemic to Madagascar. Several species are popular in the pet industry, and are capable of hybridisation. Inhabiting fast-flowing streams, he favours the calmer, shaded areas and feeds on insects that fall into the water. Eggs are attached to vegetation and left unguarded. Juvenile larvae remain near the banks, whilst adults occupy the deeper waters. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-86154869460783958072016-04-21T00:44:00.002+12:002016-04-21T00:45:41.217+12:00#879: Zokor damages plants & soil as he excavates and forages.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zokors are six species of burrowing rodent, living in Asia, and bearing a superficial resemblance to the mole. He is characterised by his powerful front claws, adept for digging. Solitary in nature, his preferred diet is plant roots and shoots. He can have a powerful ecological effect on a region, causing damage to plants and soil. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-81031132315659661912016-04-20T08:16:00.000+12:002016-05-05T09:34:04.358+12:00#878: Zigzag Heron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zigzag Bittern is a small member of the heron Family. She inhabits subtropical and tropical swamps in the Amazon basin. She is elusive and well camouflaged, making her rarely seen and little studied. Her diet is thought to consist of fish and flying insects, and she has been observed foraging through leaf litter. As further tracts of the Amazon are being cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, she is now considered Near Threatened with extinction. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-32632510684756685032016-04-18T20:59:00.002+12:002016-04-18T20:59:47.923+12:00#877: Zebra Spider males dance to impress the females.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebra Spider is a small and common jumping spider widespread across Europe, North America and the United Kingdom. Like all jumping spiders, he uses his large eyes to locate prey - anything his size or smaller that tastes good (ie: not ants) - before stalking it in a manner not unlike a feline. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-34364249163422812302016-04-17T20:55:00.001+12:002016-05-05T09:18:25.296+12:00#876: Zebra Loach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebra Loach is endangered in the wild, but readily available in the pet trade. He is a freshwater loach, native to the Western Ghats of India. A bottom-feeder, he hunts for invertebrates in the substrate, and has a particular fondness of snails, which make him popular with aquarists. If kept singly or in pairs, he can become reclusive and stressed; it is recommended to keep at least five. As with many popular pet species, poaching is a problem and Zebra Loach
do not readily breed in the captivity. Commercial aquarists breed them
with the use of hormones.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-14906960065376598882016-04-16T19:51:00.001+12:002016-04-18T21:00:03.253+12:00#875: Zebrafish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebrafish is a small minnow, native to the Himalaya regions. He has also found some popularity in the pet trade. He was the first vertebrate to be cloned, and has amazing regenerative properties. He is used in heart research and has also been genetically modified to be fluorescent, branded as a GloFish.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-64578015292136512592016-04-15T20:18:00.000+12:002016-05-05T09:10:17.466+12:00#874: Zebra Finch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebra Finch is an Australian finch, well represented in the pet industry. In the wild, he inhabits the interior of Australia, gathering in flocks in the outback. He dines mostly on seeds, dehusking them with his sturdy beak, however he will also take fresh food such as plant matter and fruit when it is available. Breeding occurs after heavy rain, regardless of the season, and nests will be constructed in any crevice or crack available: termite mounds, rabbit burrows, buildings, as well as trees and shrubs. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-46381798394595626882016-04-14T20:16:00.000+12:002016-05-05T09:04:04.382+12:00#873: Zebra Duiker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebra Duiker is a small antelope. His natural habitat are the closed-canopy rainforests of West Africa, centered around Liberia. He is shy and reclusive, rarely seen except on camera traps. He is greatly affected by logging, and is Vulnerable to extinction. Although his diet consists predominantly of fruits, seeds and sometimes leaves, he has been observed eating rodents and frogs. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-73832317779326303982016-04-13T21:59:00.000+12:002016-04-15T19:52:17.836+12:00#872: Zebra Dove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Zebra Dove is a ground dwelling pigeon, found in Southeast Asia. She forages in short or barren ground, in pairs or alone, feeding on grass seeds, insects and other small invertebrates. Her plumage offers her some camouflage against the barren ground. Whilst widespread and common, in some areas she has become scarce, as specimens are captured for the pet trade.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-20559876488960263522016-04-12T20:03:00.001+12:002016-04-15T20:00:51.861+12:00#871: Zebra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are several species of Zebra, striped equines found in Africa. Like other equines, Zebra are social creatures and live in herds, mostly consisting of females and their foals and lead by a single stallion. Male Zebras live in small bachelor groups, or alone, until they are strong enough to challenge the breeding stallions.Although Zebra have been long considered to be white with black stripes, evidence indicates that they are, in fact, black with white stripes. These stripes break up their outline, making it hard for predators to single one Zebra from another in a herd and helping to confuse predators.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-48005571580183201252016-04-11T20:00:00.000+12:002016-05-05T08:57:55.793+12:00#870: Zacatuche<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zacatuche, the volcano rabbit, is a tiny bunny, found only in the
mountains of Mexico, more specifically, four volcanoes south of Mexico
City. She lives in small groups of 2-5 rabbits, digging burrows and
creating runways through the low tussock grass. She lives at high
altitude, and is greatly affected by human disturbance. This disturbance
has also fragmented the population, pushing her close to the brink of
extinction. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-39476555146458013982016-04-10T05:56:00.000+12:002016-05-05T09:10:39.826+12:00#869: Yucatan Jay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(This is a juvenile, still retaining his yellow bill but having his adult plumage.)<br />
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The Yucatan Jay is a Central America corvid, native to the Yucatan Peninsula. He inhabits tropical forest and subtropical dry forests, as well as colonising heavily degraded areas. Fledglings are white feathered. As they mature, they moult into their blue and black adult plumage, but retain their yellow beak, feet and eye rings for up to four years. Breeding is cooperative, with the juveniles helping raise their younger siblings. LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-20417566448367172152016-04-09T20:31:00.001+12:002020-03-25T20:11:57.374+13:00#868: Yonahlossee Salamander<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Yonahlossee Salamander is a large species of woodland salamander. He inhabits the southern Appalachian Mountains of North America. Here he favours deciduous woodland, and can be found at relatively high altitudes. During the day he takes cover in damp, shaded areas, becoming most active on humid or rainy nights, when he forages for insects and other invertebrates. As the weather grows colder, he migrates underground.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372170553855390940.post-11756548709535876012016-04-08T23:35:00.001+12:002016-04-09T12:23:00.573+12:00#867: Yeti Crab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This "furry lobster", the Yeti Crab, was only discovered in 2005. His appendages are covered in a fur-like setae, which contains filamentous bacteria. It is thought this may detoxify poisonous minerals from his environment, given he is often found near hypothermic vents.LemurKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969260265572410497noreply@blogger.com0