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“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Abraham Lincoln

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

Dementors exist in nature
Well, sort of. In 2015, scientists in Thailand discovered a new species of wasp with a horrifying method of killing their prey.

The wasps inject venom into cockroaches to paralyze them, so that they can drag the roach back to their lair and begin to feast while the roach is still alive. To find a name for this wasp, the scientists looked to the Harry Potter universe, in which dementors punish their victims by sucking the souls out of their still-living bodies. And thus, the dementor wasp was born.

There is nothing impossible to those who will try

1/27 – THE EARTH IS CLOSEST TO THE
SUN DURING THE WINTER.
Every January (the start of the winter
season in the northern hemisphere) the
Earth reaches the point in its orbit
that’s nearest to the Sun. Despite some
common misconceptions, the seasonal
drop in temperature has nothing to do
with the distance of our planet to the
Sun. It instead has everything to do
with which direction the Earth’s axis is
tilting, which is why the two
hemispheres experience winter at
different times of the year.

If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try try again!

1/27: Scientists have performed brain surgery on cockroaches. (I have no idea why.)

Mom and Ken are going to a friends house today for a bit!!

Hooray I did get my Badge!!

Oh Camofire Bacon sounds wonderfuls! Thanks! I just did get 100% on my Monkey Quiz and I did figure out how to get my Badge!! Yes!!

We are okay! It’s another cold day, (low forties) and raining. A good day for napping!

1/27
Bats save us billions of dollars a year.
Bats tend to get a bad rap. The truth is, they gobble up lots of troublesome insects. In fact, they’re so good at keeping pests away from our food crops that they save U.S. farmers alone at least $3.7 billion on pesticides every year. So bats are actually a significant factor in our agricultural economy.

1/27- The only letter not used in the periodic table is J.

Any news from Jake about his mom and Cashew?

Monkeys really do learn by watching and imitating what they have seen. Yesterday\’s class taught us that.

Perito Moreno Glacier is an icy behemoth that advances across Argentino Lake a little more every year. You read that right—Perito Moreno is one of the few glaciers that are actually advancing, not retreating. Scientists aren\’t sure why this glacier grows while most others around the globe are shrinking

Factoid for 1/27: The world record for the longest tail for a domestic cat is 17.58”.
The record belongs to a Maine Coon named Cygnus and might not seem very impressive until you remember that the average cat’s tail is only 12”. While Cygnus’ owners are very proud of him and his tail, they admit that the tail can be somewhat cumbersome as Cygnus has a habit of dipping his tail into things accidentally and leaving a trail around the house.

Today will be sunny and cold then snow coming – we will only get a few inches though. Looks like north of us will get \”hammered\” by snow though. Sure enjoyed class yesterday – the monkeys we studied were fascinating (and cute!).

All was well here Wednesday. We were both crazy busy today. I was restless and not too interested in food, but I just had a mammoth meal at midnight! Mom and I really love it here, so that\’s all that matters. Bummer missing class today, but I will catch up!

Today when mom left the house, her landlords were sitting in the yard in their parkas, and just catching some sun, enjoying their view and watching their chickens wandering around. It was 10 degrees out, but they were having so much fun just admiring their little world. They invited mom to join them, but she had to fly. They are such nice happy peeps with happy cats and chix!

Jan 26-Rabbits clean themselves by licking their paws just like cats do.

Thinking about beauty today…Venus! The second planet from the Sun, it is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus can cast shadows and is visible to the naked eye in broad daylight.
Venus is one of the four terrestrial planets in the Solar System, meaning that it is a rocky body like Earth. It is similar to Earth in size and mass, and is often described as Earth’s “sister.”

Just breathe, the universe is taking care of everything else.

We had a sunny day so i charged about the yard and now I can hardly keep my eyes open. Whew….one very long sentence.

Chipmunks are small squirrels with stripes.

Jan. 26 Squirrels are born blind.

Super cold in Indiana. -3 at Camp Abbott. Things did warm up but still cold

I finished watching the video and took the test! I passed!! Phew

If you’re joining us late, here’s the link to the video and quiz. Work must be completed by Jan 31 to get your merit badge.

Merit Badge: Monkey See, Monkey Do – Cat Scouts Members

http://members.catscouts.com/groups/merit-badge-monkey-see-monkey-do/

Merit Badge: Monkey See, Monkey Do – Cat Scouts Members

January 26: here is a really fun fact!! In movies, Dogs often have their tails replaces using CGI, because they aren’t really great actors and wag their tails too much, and at the wrong times!!