Huh.Follow

I have a browser bookmark folder called "Little Happy Things". It has several webcomics, the lolcats etc page, Overheard in New York and IMMD amongst others. There are funny ha ha things everywhere, but this one struck me as interesting to any amateur student of biology:



So, perhaps this is a dog immitating pet feeding/food sharing behaviour. Which is pretty cool.

But I also got a visual of this being a nifty way to lure out prey.

I was also reminded of those birds that haul up fishing lines left alone dropped into holes in the ice in the Arctic, to steal the fish that get hooked.

I've seen dogs suckle the babes of other bitches. Whether feeding or baiting this sounds pretty coincidental.

I heard this am, a study shows cat-owners tend to be more educated than dog-owners.

So like an Early Warning System for birds? Interesting theory...

The only "answer" I found online was that cats like to "make sure there really is a barrier between them and the outside". Yeah, right, my cat is not that retarded you cnuts.

I see. Well, if your theory is accurate, I'll make sure he gets some private tuition cos he's clearly **** at it.

I blame the lack of extreme heat in desert environments.

The emerald city is made of tritium.

Fulgerites are amorphous strings of glass made when lightning finds a path through sand.

The sand cats are cool. I'd never heard of them.