Learning to Sing

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What I See

Some facts and figures about cat vision.

G'night

Wamp-uh...

Landing

Cats Coughing Up Hairballs to Some Dope Beats

Chubbs Becomes A Hoth Wampa For Halloween

Chubbs!

Duck-pocalypse

The horror... the horror!

Zooborn

The Sand Cat, native to hot, dry areas, even too extreme for the African Wildcat, has become almost extinct in many areas in which it was once common.  Recently, due to the efforts of the Zookeepers at Israel's Safari Zoo, a new Sand Cat has been bred in captivity.



Hullo, I'm endangered. (of being too cute!, but seriously, there aren't many of us left)



Boxing A Bear

Before WWE or WCW the only entertainment in fighting was bear boxing.  At the time, few knew the fights were fixed and semi-choreographed.  Here's an example from a fight between boxer Gus Waldorf and Mr. Bear.  In this fight, it's Mr. Bear's turn to win:

"Alright let me get my balance here. Wait, hey don't start yet."

"Alright, I'm up on two legs, check it out Gus.  Ow! Careful,
you're going to crack my sternum dude. Cripes!"

"Oof, take your time, sit down and catch your breath. 
I'm sweating my balls off over here."

"Why are you hitting yourself!? Ha, psych! Just messin'
with you.  We're cool bro."

"Okay, here I come with the finishing blow. Make it look real." 

"Crap, Dude, are you okay? Sorry."

A Perfect Fit

It's Hot As Shih-Tzu's In Salem

Though dogs do have sweat glands, they don't sweat much.  Thermoregulation takes place by panting when saliva evaporates from the tongue cooling the blood.  When that doesn't do the job, they do this:

Via Buzzfeed.

A Job Well Done

SLOTHS!

Meet the sloths from Lucy Cooke on Vimeo.

Killer Kitties

Everyone knows the Sopranos and the Corleones, but did you know there are cat mafia families too?  The cosa nostra of the feline world is run by a close knit team of confident cats that will not take no for an answer. They have no problem letting you sleep with the fishes.  Though, more often than not, they would rather be the ones sleeping next to fish.

The Felingo Family: Run by Fernando Felingo, the capifamiglia, Fernando and family
have been controlling the catnip smuggling trade in the Northeast for the last 20 years.

Ox: Sniffer; he tests the goods and secures overseas shipments.

Skinny Joe: Veteran member and "Disposal" Expert

Smart Guy Dom - Dominick Weiss: Family lawyer and consigliere.

Crazy Eyes Pete: Instigator and message sender.

Anthony "Tony Tunacans" Gigante: Underboss

Red Salerno and the Prosciutto Boys before the 1999 Floating Feather Massacre.

Vinny Two Eyes: Monitors "situations."

Paulie

Freddie "Fancy Feast" Furino: Known for never leaving a crumb of evidence.

Greasy Nose - Jake Basciano: Local hooligan in the know.  Provides
the family with useful information for a couple of bones.


Thanks to Dark Roasted Blend for the pictures.

Sad Looking Marsupial

This is a Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat.  Despite their despondent appearance they are known as highly social wombats, residing in groups of 6 to 10 in a single burrow system.  The burrow system is critical to their survival.  According to wikipedia:

"To avoid predators, it runs into its burrow.  If followed, it can crush the predator against the tunnel wall using its backside."

Sounds awesome.

Mmmm, native grasses. 

That's what I eat.

Word!



Hullo! We're being social!

My Cousins

The Natural World: Year of the Cat - Boston Globe

Slow Death

Backside Dog Fakie Into An Ollie Pooch Stand

Dogboarding from DANIELS on Vimeo.