All creatures great and small
Carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), by Calimecita
To continue our Featured User blog posts, we’re delighted this week to highlight an amazing member of our community, Cecilia, aka Calimecita.
Cecilia/Calimecita was born in Argentina, and although she’s always lived there, her Welsh and Scottish ancestors triggered her interest in the English language she learned as a child. Yahoo! Answers has been a great place to practice her English skills.
Ready to enter Cali-world?
Mar del Plata, by Calimecita
“The small town where I live–City Bell–is near La Plata, one of the major Argentine cities. City Bell is a peaceful suburban place, with detached houses and large gardens, where everyone keeps pets and people still greet their neighbors when they pass each other on the street.
“I work at the Natural History Museum of La Plata, a neoclassical building with impressive collections, especially those of fossils, archaeological materials, and mammals.
Sea Lion by Calimecita
“I’m a biologist. Specifically I’m a mammalogist, so I study mammals. I’m currently in the last stages of my doctoral thesis thanks to a scholarship from the local university, so hopefully next year I’ll be Doctor Cali!
“I study the digging specializations of the tuco-tucos, a family of subterranean rodents that are native to
“Basically, what I do is compare them with other species to gather data about their morphological similarities and differences. This, together with other sources of information including fossils, helps to understand their evolutionary history.
“There’s no fixed routine at work; sometimes I’m reading and writing, analyzing the data, etc. To obtain my data, I examine and measure their bones and muscles, which are quite different from ours. Tuco-tucos are specialized diggers, and they have very strong forelimbs with long claws and powerful muscles. If we had arms like that, we’d all look like super-super-heroes and we’d be able to dig our own homes!
- What is a zoologist?
- Do you think science will ever bring back the Woolly Mammoth from extinction?
- Do elephants have toenails?
- What is the difference between a moth and butterfly?
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Now the world knows the secret of our wonderful Cali.
What you dont know is that she has also written a tutorial that is a must read for a new member to navigate the Y!Answers site. Her mind is fresh, her patience is endless, and he willingness to help fellow Yamsters is without equal. Kudos to Yahoo for featuring her. She deserves it.:O)
Many, many, many thanks for featuring one of my most favorite contacts, if not my favorite. Well done, Calimecita!!!
No doubt Calimecita is a knowledgeable person in various aspects. I have already told her how much I respect her, so let me cut this message short.
Once again, Calimecita. Congrats for being featured, and it made my day
I can’t believe my eyes are in tears. How sweet.
Lots of respect from Dad.
Dad
Cali, glad to see you getting some recognition. You fully deserve it. It’s interesting finding out some personal “stuff” about you. You’ve helped me, and I know a lot of others, an awful lot. You’re a valuable resource to Y!A, that’s for sure!!! Thanks for you!
Congrats Cali. You sincerely deserve this honor. You have helped so many in the forum and elsewhere. Your tutorial for Y!A shows exactly how much time and effort you put in to the things you care about. I’m glad to see you honored in this way.
Congrats Cali!
OH MY!
What a pleasant surprise to see a familiar face featured at the Team Blog!
Cali is one of my very favorite Y!A network “Circle of Friends”.
Every time I open Y!A I am greeted by ‘alerts’ to my networks Q&A and *starred* questions. I am always dazzled by her brilliance!
Cali is so fun & always brightens the place when she walks into the room too (chat room)..LOL
She is always kind & graceful as she touches our lives from across the globe.
Now the rest of the Yammies get a glimpse of her as well!
How very cool!
{{{HUGS!}}}
Cali WOOT
Truly deserves being featured, Congrats Cali!
So this is the infamous lady who has the unofficial tutorial everyone in the Forum mentions. Well Congrats anyway Cali, bless your heart you finally got a little more notoriety.
If ya ever want to know about catfish, look me up, I have a website too… giggles.
Thanks so much, everyone
This was a very nice surprise (seeing myself in the US blog, I mean), but the best part of all is to read the thoughts and opinions of these fellow users that I respect and appreciate so much. You’re the reason that keeps me here!
Much love,
Cali
PS. Dear Yamsters
Just wanted to note that there are 2 mistaken captions up here.
(1) The photograph of the coastal town is Mar del Plata (the most popular summer spot in Argentina), not La Plata. La Plata is indeed near the coast, but the nearby beaches belong to the Río de La Plata river, not the ocean.
(2) The skeleton in the pic is a sea lion, not a dorado (which is a fish).
@Cali: sorry about the captions – I’ve made the changes. Thanks for all you do on Answers!
Mitzi – Yahoo! Answers Team
congratulations
Great feature. Congratulations on learning English.
Congrats Cali!
I thought I’m the secret admirer of Cali (lol), but now that Y!A Team recognized her and we can see so many happy faces appreciating her we can feel some ‘connection’ going on here having Cali as our centerpiece!
Well done friend.
Btw, though this is out of the topics, please be it known that we in Bangladesh are great fan of football and your past legendary hero Maradona was the first ‘famous’ Argentinean who made your country proud back in World Cup Football held in Italy and we saw live here. We are still divided in terms of loyalty between Brazil and Argentina (lol).
Hafiz
This is an interesting idea! I’ve not seen Cali’s answers before, but will look for them now. I applaude yahoo on humanizing Yahoo answers. Its great to see real, intelligent people behind the answers – keep on doing these features and we may get more knowledge stars on here!
Awesome to see Cali featured — totally deserved! (hi Cali!)
Also, props to the Yahoo! Answers blog team — this is an awesome featured user post! Keep it up guys!
mario
This answerer wowed me and deserves to be celebrated as next Featured User on the Answers Blog.
hi! how are you??
it’s a really great job!
I wish be a vet
or a biologist . =)
Could you add my msn, please?
Congrats Cali!
This blog is a long overdue tribute to one of Y!A’s shiniest stars.
Best Wishes!
Well I am very happy to hear of you, I feel like y’m so stupoid cmpared to you, I rreally enjoy this answers page, I’m blind but nobody knows when I answer questions, It’s great everbody can answer questions and you never know how smart or where they come from. I’m really glad to meet you and will see your name on answers again. April
Cali, just stopped to say congratulations to you!! And what a life you lead!!
Congratulations on finally setting up your site. I am sure the website will become a internet legend
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It is very interesting . I lived in City Bell also and graduated from medical school in universidad de La Plata .Completed my residence at La Plata Children’s Hospital . I live now in California and my youngest daughter ,now 16 is thinking about becoming a zoologist ,so I will have her read Cali’s blog . Best wishes !
I dont even remember how i reached your site but it doesnt matter, cause i’m so happy i found it, it really made me think, keep up the good work
How did I miss this?
Forgive me Ceci. This was a long time coming and you certainly deserve it.
I’m months late with this too, but I’m glad I can give a shout-out to Calimecita! She is wonderful contributor to Yahoo and what this site is all about!
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Cali–CONGRATULATIONS !!!!! EXCELLENT JOB !!!!
The previous Feature of Spellbound, had me fascinated.
Your Feature however, has left me SPELLBOUND !!!
Thank you so much for sharing your love for all creatures with us. I too have a deep rooted love for animals brought on by my Daddy. (R.I.P.) He would had loved you!
I will definitely be adding your feature to my Favorites.
I am honored to be one of the people you not only share your passion for animals, but I believe you are the Cali, that educates me about Yahoo, too. Am i Correct?
In my opinion, Yahoo is lucky to have you as one of it’s community members, but even more so, WE ALL are LUCKY to have you as a community member. We benefit most. I can just feel that you are in it for the desire of it, and not the points. Another thing we have in common!!
EXCELLENT CHOICE YAHOO !!
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EXCELLENT JOB CALI !!!!
You are to be admired !
Best of Luck & health to you.
Sincerely, JMB*
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Cali how on earth I missed this feature is beyond me. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge with so many of us here on Answers and SB.
Love your tutorial too. It has helped me in so many ways.
Warm greetings! Thanks for all the information, a very nice and well done site! Cheers.