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i want an owl now
tumblr describes them as cats with wings and every gif proves it accurate
THERES ONLY 116 SAND CATS LEFT ON EARTH
THERES
ONLY
116
SAND
CATS
LEFT
ON
EARTH
less humans more sand cats
Seconded
Tell em to mate and reproduce
Save the fucking samd cats
Les humans, more sand cats, sounds good to me
HELP THEM
i keep seeing this and FYI the gif of Hillary Clinton is her being surprised by the balloons, the gif of Donald Trump is literally him mocking a disabled person
bolding for emphasis
i keep seeing this and FYI the gif of Hillary Clinton is her being
surprised by the balloons, the gif of Donald Trump is literally him
mocking a disabled person
Ladies and gentlemen: ableism vs misogyny.
Trump actively mocking a disabled person, and Hillary being mocked for having the audacity to actively enjoy one of the high points of her entire life.
And they’re being shown as equal.
Ugh.
reblogging for the comments.
It has really been bothering me how often people have been sharing “derp” pictures of Hillary as “proof” that she is unqualified for president, like, wow, step back. Just. No. We have a man who is literally unfit for candidacy and a women who makes weird faces sometimes? (yes I know that’s not the only argument people have against hillary, but when they share a poorly timed photo of her as the “proof” of how awful a candidate she is? it’s so blatantly sexist.)
ok but look at this
this is the cutest thing on the planet
if this is what heaven looks like then I’ll start being good
This is first of all, a fucking amazing way to get shelter cats socialized and give them some walking space so they’re not cramped and sad, and second of all, super amazing and cute. MORE PLACES NEED TO DO THIS
cats-on-books I’m regretting tagging you because. You will like have all the cats.
Chelsea wouldn’t let me go, I bet…
daniellelikesmusic !!!!!!!!!!!!
how do cats even work
Cats:
- A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.
- The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”
- The ability of a cat to find its way home is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think cats either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way or that cats have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.
- One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.
- A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.
- A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.
- If they have ample water, cats can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.
- A cat’s heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.
- Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.
- The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.
- Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10.
- Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs by vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.
- A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. Cats typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.
- A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.
- Some cats have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in space so the cat can land on its feet. Even cats without a tail have this ability.
- A cat can travel at a top speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.
- A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.
- A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.
And that’s how cats work.
I learned more about cats in this post than I did in my freshamn biology class in college
Trainability in cats is a funny thing.
My cats understand and will obey a number of verbal commands, one of which is “go away”. I don’t use it often, but if they’re bugging me and I’m trying to work or doing something that could be dangerous for cats, I can tell them to go away, and off they go - they’ll only keep pestering me if there’s a serious problem they need me to look at.
That said, their idea of a serious problem that requires my attention is somewhat eccentric. Previous instances have included:
- There was an unfamiliar car parked across the street
- Their water bowl was four inches to the left of its usual position
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One of them had puked on the stairs and they didn’t want to walk past it
- It was raining
- One of them saw a weird bug
These are all very important things that required your attention. They’re doing a good job.
Dogs really aren’t much better. I teach all my dogs the command “show me”. How it works is if the dog needs something but I’m having trouble understanding what exactly they’re trying to tell me, I say “show me” and they lead me to whatever the problem is. Usually they lead me to a real problem (like a toy that got stuck under the couch, their water bowl is empty, etc). But sometimes they want me to fix things like this-
- They pulled the covers off my bed and now they want me to put the covers back
- They put their ball on top of the ottoman but the ottoman won’t throw it for them
- The cat is sleeping and won’t chase them
- A flower fell off the potted plant
- The cat is sitting in a box and they don’t like it
- One of them lost their bandana
- The cat won’t take the toy they’re trying to give her
- The cat DID take the toy they gave her and now they want it back
re: that article, i mean “we’re used to giving love to those who don’t love us” might be a halfway decent theory except that 1) cats definitely do love you back also the audacity of expecting every cat to have the same personality and 2) if it weren’t just such an attempt to couch your irrational hatred of cats in queer politics. just say you hate cats. it’s ok. you can say it. there’s plenty of gay people who prefer dogs.
let’s bring back the term “cats” when referring to a group of people (i.e. “see you cats later”)
pros:
- it’s gender neutral
- you get the chance to look like a cool jazz musician
- you can compare all your friends to cats (always good)
cons:
- ????
it makes sense since, from what i’m aware, everybody wants to be a cat, because, apparently, a cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at
it’s so true, everybody’s picking up on that feline beat.
and why not. everything else is obsolete.
Norwegian forest cats are the best.
They look like little snow lions.
MORE REASONS WHY NORWEGIAN FOREST CATS ARE THE BEST:
The colloquial term for them is “skogkatten”.
They’re also called “fairy cats” in Norway, because they’re so pretty.
They run down trees headfirst.
They’re fricking gigantic and they purr really loud.
They literally walk over snow like motherloving Legolas.
In Norse mythology, skogkatts pull the goddess Freya’s carriage.
Who doesn’t want a carriage pulled by cats?
Viking cats. End of story.
Oh what a terrible thing it appears that I haven’t reblogged these glorious beasts this year yet