Idiota Idiot as a word derived from the Greek ἰδιώτης, idiōtēs ("person lacking professional skill", "a private citizen", "individual"), from ἴδιος, idios ("private", "one's own").[1] In Latin the word idiota ("ordinary person, layman") preceded the Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person".[2] Its modern meaning and form dates back to Middle English around the year 1300, from the Old French idiote ("uneducated or ignorant person"). The related word idiocy dates to 1487 and may have been analogously modeled on the words prophet[3] and prophecy.[4][5] The word has cognates in many other languages. An idiot in Athenian democracy was someone who was characterized by self-centeredness and concerned almost exclusively with private—as opposed to public—affairs.[6] Idiocy was the natural state of ignorance into which all persons were born and its opposite, citizenship, was effected through formalized education.[6] In Athenian democracy, idiots were born and citizens were made through education (although citizenship was also largely hereditary). "Idiot" originally referred to "layman, person lacking professional skill", "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning". Declining to take part in public life, such as democratic government of the polis (city state), was considered dishonorable. "Idiots" were seen as having bad judgment in public and political matters. Over time, the term "idiot" shifted away from its original connotation of selfishness and came to refer to individuals with overall bad judgment–individuals who are "stupid". According to the Bauer-Danker Lexicon, the noun ίδιωτής in ancient Greek meant "civilian" (ref Josephus Bell 2 178), "private citizen" (ref sb 3924 9 25), "private soldier as opposed to officer," (Polybius 1.69), "relatively unskilled, not clever," (Herodotus 2,81 and 7 199).[7] The military connotation in Bauer's definition stems from the fact that ancient Greek armies in the time of total war mobilized all male citizens (to the age of 50) to fight, and many of these citizens tended to fight poorly and ignorantly. In modern English usage, the terms "idiot" and "idiocy" describe an extreme folly or stupidity, and its symptoms (foolish or stupid utterance or deed). In psychology, it is a historical term for the state or condition now called profound intellectual disability. ------------------- too many possibilities for a pic...... interesting read.
To satisfy the requirements of the present topic being binomial nomenclature, I bring another 'I' subject, that being Iguana iguana, which is very simply the docile lizard of the same name. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Jabiru mycteria - the black-necked Jabiru Stork Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from a Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck" n.b. Jabiru mycteria ranks in the upper 40 percentile of the iguana iguana-raqueliia welchis pure animal beauty scale. (Having trouble finding Latin binomials? try this http://www.theonlinezoo.com/pages/animals_scientific.html)
(Busy doing yard work and working with horses now that warm weather has finally arrived.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! ) Kobus ellipsiprymnus, or Waterbuck. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbuck Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Lama glama Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! as Lady Gaga was known as before her name change and extensive cosmetic surgery.
Mephitis mephitis, more commonly called skunk. We do not have any skunks in the Yukon. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Ah yes, skunkus malunkus in the old and wildly unpopular Arneian classification system. You get the bonus points for a double, but what are you trying to pull with a photo of four of them!? Same bonus. It's based on whimsical lyricism, not quantity. Norops biporcatus Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Giant Green Anole Due to their ability to change color, anolis (anole) lizards are frequently referred to as American chameleons. Also, because they can run up walls, they are sometimes confused with geckos. They are not closely related to either of those groups and, in fact, are more closely related to iguana iguana.
Pica Pica or Magpie, is a very attractive bird that is seen in a number of locations throughout the Yukon. They have a very interesting dipsy-doodle method of flight and they frequently like to follow the Gray Jays as they are making their rounds. The Gray Jays are not amused. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Quinnsongia quinnsongius Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! No! I mean Quelea quelea - the Common Grackle Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! The Red-billed Quelea is the world's most abundant wild bird species, with an estimated adult breeding population of 1.5 billion pairs. Some estimates of the overall population have been as large as 10 billion. The entire population is found in sub-Saharan Africa and is generally absent from deeply forested regions and the southern reaches of South Africa. It is of the weaver family Ploceidae. These birds live and breed in huge flocks which can take up to 5 hours to fly past.They live mostly in steppe and savanna regions, but do not avoid human settlements. While foraging for food they may fly large distances each day without tiring. Their life expectancy is two to three years. Being such a considerable part of the savanna biomass, their flocks and colonies attract huge numbers and diverse types of predators and scavengers. Birds known to live extensively off of these birds include herons, storks, raptors, owls, hornbills, rollers, kingfishers, shrikes and corvids. Additionally, snakes, lizards and several types of mammals, especially rodents and small carnivores, are regular predators. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image