Activity

Really cold today. Mommy’s sinuses acting up again. She called in to work and took some meds and she feels better. We got a surprise box today from Blue Buffalo. A month or so ago mommy bought me some of their canned food and I hated it. She e-mailed the company and they said they would send some treats for me. Mommy expected 1 small package of treats, boy was she wrong, 5 full size packages of treats arrived today! Mommy opened one of the packages and gave me some and I love them!

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 of a blue whale’s diet.
The blue whale is a filter-feeder. Its throat has an expandable, pleated structure to engulf a volume of water and prey that is greater than the animal’s own body weight. The water it takes in at the same time as its food is pushed out of the mouth by its enormous tongue, through strainer-like baleen plates which hang down from the upper jaw.

1/20
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 second embryo. (Some like to say that a chimera is its own identical twin.) Chimera cats will have a split face…half orange and half black and will often have two different color eyes. There are several popular Chimera cats on Instagram.

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 form a soft, lumpy mass. Sleet, on the other hand, consists of drops of rain that freeze into small, translucent balls of ice as they fall from the sky.

Jaguars can run up to 50 miles per hour

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

Good morning!! What a surprise to wake up to! We were told 1-3” of snows. We actually had…none, zip, zero, nada!! Not one flake! Okey dokey with me!! Mom snd Dad are still feeling great! We all just hope they get their test results soon and that they are negative!! The church decided to continue the no live stuff until February. So mam has no choir rehearsal, no bell rehearsal. No live on person services. Mom is sad, but thinks it’s a good thing. Several church members have become infected. Most at asymptomatic, or very nearly that!!
Pleeze stay safe, and warm! We are hoping to hear some good news from Jake about his mom. 🧡🐾🐈

January 20: A Chinchilla\’s fur is so thick and soft that fleas will suffocate if they try to live there. Wouldn’t that be nice!?!

1/20- There\’s a fungus that bleeds.
Hydnellum ferrugineum, or Rusty Bleeding Tooth Fungus, with red liquid droplets, growing among pine branches and needles
Found all across the United States, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, the mushroom Hydnellum peckii has a pretty unmistakable appearance, particularly when it\’s young.

This fungus exudes a thick, dark red sap across a white cap, earning it numerous nicknames, from \”strawberries and cream,\” to \”devil\’s tooth,\” to \”bleeding tooth fungus.\” Fortunately, neither the fungus nor the sap are poisonous, but they\’re both said to be inedibly bitter.

Cats use their whiskers to determine which spaces they can fit into.

Cats, wild dogs, foxes, birds of prey, snakes and even certain kinds of arthropods have been known to prey heavily upon mice. Despite this, mice populations remain plentiful. Due to its remarkable adaptability to almost any environment, the mouse is one of the most successful mammalian genera living on Earth today.

Factoid for 1/20: Groundhogs have a real knack for architectural design – they can build underground burrows up to 66 feet long. These underground tunnels are complete with sleeping areas, bathrooms, and even multiple exits. Some groundhogs even have more than one burrow that they call home.

Jan 19-Pandas must eat 25-90 pounds of bamboo each day to meet their energy needs.

Churchill: \”Never ever ever ever give up.\”

Can we use something other than puzzle pieces? We like \”found\” objects when possible, or stuff lying around that we can re-purpose.

Sorry to have missed you all. We were on the road from 12 to 12!

Jan. 19: Jasmine. Jasminum is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the fragrance of their flowers. Only one of the 200 species is native to Europe.
Jasmine can be either deciduous (leaves falling in autumn) or evergreen (green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines.
Jasmine petals are infused with black, green or white tea to make a healthy drink in China, Japan and Korea. It has several amazing health benefits!

Jan. 18 makeup (I was traveling). More flowers: Today’s is the carnation: Dianthus caryophyllus, commonly known as the carnation or clove pink. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region, but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.
Carnations were mentioned in Greek literature 2,000 years ago, and the term dianthus was coined by Greek botanist Theophrastus, and is derived from the Ancient Greek words for divine (“dios”) and flower (“anthos.”

[The petals are sometimes used for medical purposes, such as for upset stomach and fever.

The flower with the world\’s largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem.

1/19 – Goats have accents.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London found that though goats don\’t have their own language, they do seem able to pick up accents from one another. You can listen to some of them here.

1/19 Raccoons have five toes on their front and back paws. Their forepaws are particularly dexterous and actually look and work like slender human hands. They use their nimble finger-like toes to hold and manipulate food, as well as a range of objects, including latches, lids, jars, boxes, and doorknobs. That’s why they seem to be able to get into pretty much anywhere and are easily able to lift the tops off garbage cans and open all sorts of containers.

1/19-45% of dogs sleep in their owners bed.

1/19 Worms Will Become Paralyzed if Exposed to Light for Too Long. .

1/19 Worms Breath Through Their Skin and Have No Lungs.

January 19: elephants are the only animals with FOUR knees! Who knew?!

1/19 – Yodeling will not cause an avalanche. A sudden deluge of snow, an increase in wind speed or even the overzealous footstep of a skier can trigger a sudden cascade. A loud burst of yodeling cannot trigger does not have that much of an effect.

Mom once long ago tried helping a very young human keep his Seeval! It as a wild animal got out! And Mom thinks this exact Seeval went into a Zoo

Here are two photos of Servals! They weigh 25 to 40 pounds!

My fact of the day is about the African Serval! Servals have long ears and they can jump very high and they communicate with their pee! Sonewahat like male house cats !

The black-footed cat is perhaps the smallest species of wild cat in Africa, black-footed cats average only 2.4 lb. to 4.2 lb. when fully grown

The Iberian ribbed newt uses its own bones as weapons.
The Iberian ribbed newt or Spanish ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl) Iberian ribbed newts protect themselves by pushing their own bones through their skin. The newt\’s abdomen contains special tubercles that allow its ribs to poke out through its skin when the newt is frightened. As an added bonus, its skin secretes a toxic chemical, turning this unassuming little creature into a killer of anything that tries to bite it. Basically, this little guy is real-life Wolverine.