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"Dozer" has been begging for food all evening, though he just at a few days ago. Finally broke down and fed him, but he's still excited. He's a Black throat monitor lizard (Varanus albigularis albigularis). His kind are native to sub-Sahara Africa. Check the "Dozer" tag for more pictures and his story. Photo by Frank
The new little addition to the family! Doze the Westie! So far has lived up to his name and spent the last two days Dozin'!
Our Daily Challenge 12-18 June : Dreamy.
Ralph is feeling much better and managed the walk today, but nearly dozed off during his paddle!
Dozer, a Pacific Walrus, is visiting Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on a breeding loan as part of AZA's Species Survival Plan program and the Walrus Conservation Consortium. He weighs 3,650 lb and has 17 inch tusks. He is one of only 19 Pacific Walruses in North America.
dear old Max likes to have a doze after our rather energetic walk. He looks so cute here with his dog chew/bone in his mouth
Kile Duggan in 'Bulldozer.' Duggan, a mediocre driver in a poor handling machine, gained a bad reputation when he first burst on the scene due to his perceived aggressive style. The truth was much simpler- the 'Dozer' was a beast to drive, essentially a Kataspyder G75 Bulldozer with a pair of rockets and wings tacked on. It was big, bulky, tough to drive, and dangerous. As such, it came as little surprise when Duggan was banned from IATTAR for two seasons after crushing Graz Grazillani's spine during the Rowaran Cross City Trek.
Looking for the next race, Duggan turned to the highly dangerous Outer World races. Racing in the Outer Worlds was a precarious affair. OWTTER (Outer World Track & Thrust Extreme Racing), a league created to rival the wildly popular IATTAR league, was doomed from the start, primarily due to lack of financial support, but also in large part to the fact neither drivers nor racers lasted long. The allowed weapons and special modifications that separated OWTTER from IATTAR cost it many of the best and bravest drivers, and the poorer Outer World racing teams couldn't continue to rebuild the expensive racers.
The short-lived league was therefore replaced by an ever deadlier handful of races with little to no rules. Drivers, called Outers (an homage to the now defunct league), were often only able to race in the one race each season on their homeworld in shoddy home-built machines. It was into this world that Kile Duggan found himself- a racer with more skills and money than most, and one helluva tough machine. A truly nice guy, he added only the G75's front blade to the 'Bulldozer' which he used as a ramming device. He quickly began winning races and became an Outer World celebrity. After serving his suspension, he returned to IATTAR, now a better driver with a lot better control of his unwieldy craft, and did quite well, and was well-respected by the other drivers. When he retired, he wrote a successful autobiography of his time as an "Outer" called, 'Inside on the Outside.'