Golden Paws~Senior Cats

1/21 – The most snow ever recorded from a
single storm in North America was 189
inches. The Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in
Northern California received 189 inches of
snow, or 15.75 feet of snow, from February 13
to the 19 in 1959.

Just sitting here quietly and thinking about Jake’s mom. Has anycat heard anything yet?

Dogs, cats, a ferret, and a tiger are known to have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. I don’t believe the tiger survived. 😷

1/21 The fur in a deer’s winter coat is hollow, which allows air to be trapped. The trapped air makes it easier for the deer to retain its body heat, according to the National Wildlife Federation. This design is similar to that of multi-pane windows and building insulation, keeping warmth in and cold out.

A 2400 year old giant honey mushroom in Oregon covers 2200 acres-it is the largest living organism on the planet.

1/21
Spaying and neutering can extend a cat’s life. The Banfield Pet Hospital study found that neutered males live an average of 62 percent longer than unneutered cats and spayed females live an average of 39 percent longer than unspayed cats.

We are all still over the moon that the pawrents are healthy!! The only less than wonderful thing is the weather. It is STOOPID cold here. At 8:23am the temp is 19F BRRRR! Wind chill is 9F. NINE!! The high is going all the way up to 28F I hate cold!!! Actually I’m typing this on my trusty iCatpad, from UNDER THE ELEKTRIL BLANKIE,! Can c…[Read more]

rabbits are altricial, born hairless and blind, and require lots of care from their Mothers.

According to Georgia Veterinary Associates, cats spend 1/3 of their lives sleeping and 1/3 of their lives grooming.

OK here…..our snow yesterday never happened! My favorite kind of snow….haha. Next chance of snow now is next Tuesday. Meanwhile today\’s high (yes I said high) will be TWENTY-ONE DEGREES. Yipes!

Factoid 1/21: Ever heard of the sensitive plant? Fascinating plants – my Mom has had these as houseplants before. Native to the tropics of Central and South America, Mimosa pudica is a species of creeping herb or shrub that is commonly called the sensitive plant for its intriguing leaf movement when touched. Tiny hairs line the leaves of a…[Read more]

Jan 20-Cats have over 100 vocal sounds while dogs only have 10.

Tulips! (Tulipa) are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs) The tulip is a member of the lily family, There are about 75 species, and these are divided among four subgenera. The name “tulip” is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban, which it may have been thought to…[Read more]

1/20 Raccoons communicate with each other using over 200 different sounds and 12 -15 different calls.

Black Footed Cat: The skin of these cats are different from other wild cats because their skin is pink.

1/20-The moose or elk is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family.

Think before you speak.

#2 – Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver, the other is gold. By Sue Lynch

What is a Yooper stone? A gem and mineral dealer in the U.P. has made a glowing discovery. Erik Rintamaki discovered a rock that glows under an ultraviolet light made of a mineral never seen before in Michigan.
Rintamaki self-named the rocks “Yooperlites” in honor of the endearing nickname “Yooper” for people who live in Michigan’s Upper…[Read more]

Hummingbirds have no sense of smell.

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

Heer\’s my makeup faktoid: In France, sum farmers feed cows 2 bottuls of wine a day becuz happy cows prodoose better meet. One fancy french chef sed it has a “very special texture, beautiful, marbled and tender, which caramelizes while cooking.” Cows are big, so 2 bottuls probly gives em a nice buzz but it\’s not enuf for them to reely tie one on.

On the Kerribeeyun illund of St. Kitts, boozing monkeys rome the beeches waiting for fokes on Vaykay to leeve their drinks. Yes, you red that rite, thare is a hole illand of drunk munkeys!

Theez munkeys rade the local bars and beeches in serch of their next kocktale.

I don’t reely feel like doing much more typing cuz I’m late fer lunch at the…[Read more]

1/20 What do whales eat?
Blue whales eat krill – tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth’s oceans. The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day.
Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill with their mouths open, taking in more food in one mouthful than any other animal on Earth. Krill make up the vast majority…[Read more]

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Adult cats have 30 teeth, while kittens have 26.

We have a kitty in the Wolverines named Chimera. She is Socks sister. She, however, is not a true Chimera cat. The Chimera cat is one cat that started out as two. Chimera cats have two sets of DNA because a pair of embryos fused together early in the mother’s womb. So, chimera kittens are born with their own individual DNA, plus the DNA from a…[Read more]

1/20 – Snowflakes aren’t the only form of snow. Snow can also precipitate as snow pellets or sleet. Snow pellets are opaque ice particles that form in the atmosphere as ice crystals fall through freezing cloud droplets meaning cloud particles that are colder than the freezing point of water but remain liquid. The cloud droplets group together to…[Read more]

Jaguars can run up to 50 miles per hour

1/20- Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve stainless steel.