Comments on: Gemsbok, Kalahari https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:21:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519537 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:21:39 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519537 Oh and for those just tuning in, the “g” in “gemsbok” is neither soft nor hard. It is more like a “h” with a sore throat.

]]> By: Ben Breuer https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519536 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:35:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519536 One of the odder linguistic confusions is the Afrikaans vs. German/Bavarian/Austrian use of “Gems.” In Afrikaans it’s of course the Oryx, but in German-speaking Europe “Gemse” or (Bavarian/Austrian) “Gams” is [let’s see whether italics work] Rupicabra rupicabra. (No, not Chupicabra chupacapra!) There isn’t much similarity between them either, really.

Weirdest situation I saw a “Gemse” at: going down the Jura mountains towards Yverdon, at a bend of the road in otherwise regular deciduous forest. I had previously only known them from the high Alps, so that was a shock!

OK, back to the woodwork and my glass of wine.

]]> By: NewEnglandBob https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519535 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:18:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/04/gemsbok-kalahari/#comment-519535

They will also fight for shade.

With the weather predictions for this week here being mid to upper 90s, I will also fight for shade.

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