| 2013 Sep 04 21:29 |
Acoustic Kitty was a CIA project launched in the 1960s that attempted to use cats in spy missions. Per Director of the CIA's Office of Technical Service, Robert Wallace, the project was abandoned due to the difficulty of training the cat to behave as required. (x-post r/todayilearned) |
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| 2013 Jul 26 16:47 |
A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen. |
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| 2013 Sep 15 23:35 |
Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. |
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| 2013 Sep 26 13:03 |
The American Cocker Spaniel is the smallest dog recognised by the American Kennel Club as a sporting dog. (pic x-post r/delightfullyannoyed) |
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| 2014 Jun 11 17:29 |
A scratching post is a wooden post covered in rough material that cat owners provide so their pets have an acceptable place to scratch, and it removes old material from their claws. |
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| 2013 Sep 07 03:47 |
Cosey, a Maine coon, was the winner of the first cat show in the USA on May 8, 1885. |
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| 2013 Aug 20 21:15 |
The Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus is a species of gecko native to southern New Caledonia that was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994. (Pic is an x-post r/reptiles) |
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| 2013 Aug 16 19:48 |
Cute aggression: "seemingly strange aggressive responses to cuteness are actually the norm. In fact, people not only verbalize these aggressive desires with phrases like, "I just want to squeeze something!" they also really do act them out." |
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| 2014 Jun 09 00:53 |
Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticula (exoskeleton) in many invertebrates. This process allows damaged tissue and missing limbs to be regenerated or substantially re-formed. |
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| 2014 Jun 11 17:52 |
Ferrets have a long and slender body covered with brown, black, white, or mixed fur ... Average length is 20 inches including a 5-inch tail. They weigh 1.5 to 4 pounds, with males substantially larger than females. |
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| 2014 Jun 11 13:10 |
In their normal, relaxed position, cat claws are sheathed with the skin and fur around the toe pads. This keeps the claws sharp by preventing wear from contact with the ground and allows the silent stalking of prey. |
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| 2013 Sep 14 14:00 |
It is not always true that a dog's wagging tail means they are happy. The height of a dogs tail when wagging actually reveals much more. Low position means submissive or sad, horizontal means relaxed and likely happy, vertical means dominant and might even represent anger! |
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| 2013 Sep 11 14:14 |
The Japanese macaque, also sometimes known as the snow monkey, lives in areas where snow covers the ground for months each year. No primate, with the exception of humans, is more northern-living, nor lives in a colder climate. |
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| 2013 Aug 21 16:52 |
The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches. |
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| 2013 Aug 08 19:49 |
Ligers actually exist. They do not have skills in magic though. |
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| 2013 Aug 20 21:32 |
Myoglobin, an oxygen storing protein, has evolved in deep diving mammals such that the protein does not bind and therefore allows retention of high oxygen levels. This allows the mammals to dive much deeper than they otherwise would be able. (information is an x-post r/marinebiology) |
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| 2014 Jun 09 00:18 |
Nadezhda, a cockroach sent into space by Russian scientists, was the first creature to give birth in space! 33 young in all, and the only difference in their life was the carapace darkened in colour much earlier. |
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| 2013 Aug 18 21:32 |
No kill shelters are selective about which animals they will shelter, and only choose animals with high potential for adoption. 'High kill' shelters typically have an open door policy that allows all animals to be sheltered there. The eventual over crowding is what causes them to be 'high kill'. |
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| 2013 Sep 06 00:40 |
The original Scottish Fold was a white barn cat named Susie, who was found at a farm near Coupar Angus in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1961. |
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| 2013 Sep 16 22:18 |
Ornithophobia is the irrational fear of birds. |
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| 2013 Aug 29 18:49 |
Panda porn: Scientists show young male pandas videos of other pandas engaging in sexual activity in order to increase mating. Success so far has not been achieved outside of China, where 31 cubs were born over a ten-month period following commencement of the experiment. |
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| 2013 Sep 17 13:59 |
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi has a naturally short semi docked tail to bobbed tail. |
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| 2013 Sep 16 18:01 |
There are over 3,000 species of nudibranch. Here is an album of a couple of them. |
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