Animal Planet: Iraq, Episode 1 Evil Bunny

Lindsay has insisted that I find a camel spider while here in Iraq.  I am going to get to go to a few different parts of the country, and if I find one, you can be sure I'll take a picture.  In the meantime, to appease her need for Iraqi animals (and mystical creatures) I've hunted (read: stumbled upon): a dead baby snake, 2 jackrabbits, 1 jackal, 1 rat, sparrows, and man-eating (or anything for that matter) "saddam" bass, which you can see on youtube if you feel like it.  I convinced some friends to go feed them with me when the weather cools, so expect that within the next month.  


I've only had my camera on me and charged since a few days ago, but tonight was a real breakthrough.  I was riding my bike toward my CHU and saw a jackrabbit on the side of the road.  Exhibit A:

Hey little fella.  I wish I had carrots at this point, but he was pretty suspicious and probably knew better than to eat carrots from the chow hall.  I was amazed he let me fumble through my bag, making all sorts of noise and twisting the bike around to get a the camera and take not one but multiple pics.

                                




I realize this discovery isn't a HUGE deal, but like seeing shit underwater, everything is a little neater when you're like, on Saddam's former Presidential complex or whatevs.  With what I've seen so far I can predict that I *might* photograph at least one deadly animal (with venom or perhaps rabies as its weapon) and a few other cool ones.  At the very least, we'll feed a bunch of cool stuff from the chow hall to the fishes.