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kazard: residentfeline: 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.
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kazard:

residentfeline:

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.

(Source: caturday)

archiemcphee: “Henry is not yet a teenager but likes to hang around the older crowd to feel a little bit cooler. He is wearing his favorite pajama onesie.” Artist Heather Mattoon has created Cat in Clothes, a delightful series of cat paintings where each cat gets a name and a personality to fit its unique outfit. Fine art giclée prints of the portraits are available at her Etsy shop, HeatherMattoonArt. Currently, they are also available to purchase at Fab. She does custom painted portraits of pets as well. [via Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee: “Henry is not yet a teenager but likes to hang around the older crowd to feel a little bit cooler. He is wearing his favorite pajama onesie.” Artist Heather Mattoon has created Cat in Clothes, a delightful series of cat paintings where each cat gets a name and a personality to fit its unique outfit. Fine art giclée prints of the portraits are available at her Etsy shop, HeatherMattoonArt. Currently, they are also available to purchase at Fab. She does custom painted portraits of pets as well. [via Laughing Squid]
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archiemcphee:

“Henry is not yet a teenager but likes to hang around the older crowd to feel a little bit cooler. He is wearing his favorite pajama onesie.”

Artist Heather Mattoon has created Cat in Clothes, a delightful series of cat paintings where each cat gets a name and a personality to fit its unique outfit. Fine art giclée prints of the portraits are available at her Etsy shop, HeatherMattoonArt. Currently, they are also available to purchase at Fab. She does custom painted portraits of pets as well.

[via Laughing Squid]

Desiderata

Camina plácido entre el ruido y la prisa, y recuerda la paz que se puede encontrar en el silencio.

En cuanto sea posible y sin rendirte, mantén buenas relaciones con todas las personas. Enuncia tu verdad de una manera serena y clara y escucha a los demás, incluso al torpe e ignorante, también ellos tienen su propia historia.

Esquiva a las personas ruidosas y agresivas, ya que son un fastidio para el espíritu. Si te comparas con los demás, te volverás vanidoso o amargado, pues siempre habrá personas más grandes y más pequeñas que tú.

Disfruta de tus éxitos lo mismo que de tus planes. Mantén el interés en tu propia carrera por humilde que sea, ella es un verdadero tesoro en el fortuito cambiar de los tiempos.

Sé cauto en tus negocios pues el mundo está lleno de engaños, mas no dejes que esto te vuelva ciego para la virtud que existe: hay muchas personas que se esfuerzan por alcanzar nobles ideales, y por doquier, la vida está llena de heroísmo.

Sé auténtico, y en especial, no finjas el afecto. Tampoco seas cínico en el amor, pues en medio de todas las arideces y desengaños, (éste) es tan perenne como la hierba.

Acata dócilmente el consejo de los años abandonando con donaire las cosas de la juventud. Cultiva la firmeza de espíritu, para que te proteja en las adversidades repentinas. Pero no te agites con pensamientos oscuros: muchos temores nacen de la fatiga y la soledad.

Más allá de una sana disciplina, sé benigno contigo mismo.

Tú eres una criatura del universo. No menos que los árboles y las estrellas, tienes derecho a existir. Y sea que te resulte claro o no, indudablemente el universo marcha como debiera.

Por eso debes estar en paz con Dios cualquiera que sea tu idea de Él. Y sean cualesquiera tus trabajos y aspiraciones, conserva la paz con tu alma en la bulliciosa confusión de la vida. Aún con toda su farsa, penalidades y sueños fallidos, el mundo es todavía hermoso.

Sé alegre, y esfuérzate por ser feliz!

Max Ehrmann

Mentiras Piadosas

Yo le quería decir que el azar se parece al deseo,
que un beso es sólo un asalto y la cama es ring de boxeo,
que las caricias que mojan la piel y la sangre amotinan
se marchitan cuando las toca la sucia rutina.

Yo le quería decir la verdad por amarga que fuera,
contarle que el universo era más alto que sus caderas,
le dibujaba un mundo real no uno color de rosa,
pero ella prefería escuchar mentiras piadosas.
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