My favorite study of the year.
I know this cat is unhappy, and I know it was probably really really upset, and I know I shouldn’t laugh at this.
But I did. A lot.
This is a great example of audio pareidolia; hearing (instead of seeing, as it’s usually done) some recognizable pattern in a completely unrelated series of noises.
Finally, scientists are studying the emotional benefits of pet ownership for children. Although most people would agree that pet ownership is good for kids, there are very few studies that lend evidence to this claim, and some people freak out about allergies, bites, and infection. Growing up in a household with all kinds of pets, I think these people are weird.
One such experiment: Rebecca Johnson, director of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri, has begun a randomized clinical trial of children undergoing forensic interviews for child abuse; some are given a service dog during their interviews, and physiological indicators of stress are measured.
More here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00175.x/abstract
Techniques & tactics in the removal of space cats from Hubble Telescope imagery.
Love.
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Laser-eye cat hunting in space!
Through a wormhole!
An oldie but goodie.
42 outdoor cats, including this stray one, were fitted with radio collars that tracked their every move for two years. Overall, they had HUGE territories, with one having a home range of 1,351 acres. Read about the study here: http://www.livescience.com/14352-secret-lives-outdoor-cats-revealed.html
Fum the black cat and Gebra the barn owl are friends.
I love this.
“In a short time he had no more trouble with the rats and mice.”
From Stokes’ wonder book of fairy tales. Illustrated by Florence Choate & Elizabeth Curtis, 1917
The New York Times published a video of a hummingbird drinking. You can find that interesting article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/science/03obhummingbird.html?ref=science
They have forked tongues that are lined with hairlike fibers called lamellae. I thought it was cool, but not as cool as this cat drinking in slow motion!
Mocking!
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A boat at sea.
