Only one flavor?

Now I don't know about you, but this girl is either rude or freaking out that someone will eat her head.
I'm not even tempted to eat pink ice cream, but the cone looks pretty good!

Checkered Giant

Known as the Giant Papillon in the UK.  This is a show rabbit, not for eating.  Eating rabbits?  I'm not as innocent as I once was.  I learning too much!  So I'm glad this guy is not going to be eaten.  They get to be about 11 lbs so I could probably kick his "cottontail" but he might Thump me to death - better to be friends.  I'll be 18 lbs, but he'll have much stronger legs than I ever will, even though I'm still practicing "thumping" anytime I can.  I have sharp teeth too, so maybe this "Papillon" rabbit would just flutter away when I went in for a chomp!

Rare cat!??

Could somebody please explain this cat to me.  I keep feeling as far as I can reach, but I can't feel another head on top of mine.  Is this normal or am I?

Leporidae, post 1

A.K.A. Rabbits!!  I like rabbits even though I don't know any.  I like them because they're cute and my hair is like their hair.  "OH, Hans has bunny hair" - I heard that and got curious like all cats tend to do.  It's good though, because otherwise I'd just be lying around the house sleeping all the time.

So here's the first rabbit I want to share.  He or she - I don't know but I suppose someone could just ask.  For now I'll call this one He and I'll name him Gigantus Peterus Rabbitus.  He's bigger than me and looks much heavier.  I don't know what kind of rabbit he is.  I did find out there isn't just one kind of rabbit.  We have rabbits in a glass cabinet.  They never move, so I'm sure that they aren't real.  If I say Hello, they don't say anything at all.  They don't look like this big guy.  My next post will be about them.  In the meantime I'll try to find this guy's real name and what the heck he eats!  I'm not too worried - they do not eat meat (which means Me and my family).  I'm guessing he eats humongous turnips and cabbages from Uncle Wiggly's farm.  Good luck Peterus - get out before the gate shuts!!

For a comparison:  my head is smaller than that guys' head.

The rare Bowie cat

                                                                      
Spaced Oddity!!

Sokokis and Singapura cats

Sokokis Forest Cats from Kenya - those 3 might be looking for me, but the one right above found me!!


Here's another choice - a beautiful Singapura.      Hooah!! If she gets cold, I will snuggle her.  Poor little girl - no fluff!   Oh, now she's flirting - well gotta go for now.  This Katzenjammer Kid has to make his move now.

I want one!

By Katy Rank Lev

If you thought the world’s fastest animal was a cheetah, you’d be mistaken. If you thought the strongest animal was the elephant, you’d also be wrong. A tiny critter called a copepod is the best jumper and the fastest, strongest multicellular animal known to man. According to an article on Discovery News, the copepod (which measures about 1 millimeter in length) can demonstrate some amazing feats when fleeing its predators.

With an acceleration speed of 500 body-lengths per second, the copepod could make Usain Bolt green with envy as the crustacean zooms away from its underwater attackers. The article reports that, “the tiny leg muscles used to execute such leaps are the most forceful in the world relative to their size.”

The article references a Danish study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, in which lead researcher Thomas Kiørboe studied the two different propulsion systems found on the copepod. Kiørboe and his team threatened the copepods by tapping their aquarium, and then photographed their movements to study the different muscular systems at work. Discovery News reports that, “the researchers think this astounding power is made possible by an optimal design of the swimming legs, copepod musculature and overall body shape.”

The copepod’s efficiency and ability to avoid becoming dinner could be the keys to its abundance — it outnumbers any other multicellular animal on the planet, Kiørboe told Discovery News.

Other scientists are studying the copepod’s jumping mechanisms in hope of replicating the skills in robots for possible space exploration, according to the article, though these researchers would be hard-pressed to duplicate the speed and force of such a streamlined creature. Science Daily reports that the copepod is anywhere from 10 to 30 times more powerful than any animal or machine currently in existence.

The trick behind the speed and strength is in those two separate and differently geared “propulsion mechanisms,” according to Kiørboe and Science Daily. Copepods have vibrating limbs in addition to swimming or jumping legs. These legs are only used occasionally and, thus, avoid fatigue. Kiørboe and his team from the National Institute of Aquatic Resources at the Technical University of Denmark intend to study the propulsion mechanisms and their nerve transmissions to fully understand the most powerful creature alive.

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