Archive for the ‘Assorted’ Category
[CAT] Seven #caturday links: Lil Bub, Pallas cats, Smudge, adoptions, expressions
- This Wired obituary for Lil Bub, arguing that the time for the Internet to be a place fo whimsy is over, does make me sad.
- Norwegian forest cats look amazing! The Dockyards has photos.
- The Pallas cats newly in the Calgary Zoo are, rightfully, becoming big hits. Cottage Life has more.
- Ottawa cat Smudge, already a meme hit, has become a celebrity. CBC Ottawa has more.
- Unsurprisingly, cats bond with their owners in the same sort of way as dogs and even human infants. More here.
- Happily, record numbers of cats are being adopted from shelters, given new homes. Global News reports.
- Some few people are apparently good are deciphering the expressions of cats, 15% of the total in one study sample. VICE reports.
[NEWS] Six cetacean links
- Apparently upwards of 95% of dolphins are right-handed. Global News reports.
- A dead sperm whale has been found in Scotland, choked on a hundred kilograms of plastic waste. CBC reports.
- Tracking the heart rate of a blue whale is something that we can do. CBC reports.
- Nearly a hundred cetaceans held in a Russian facility seem to be doing well after being released to their ocean home. CBC reports.
- The policies of Elizabeth Warren could, if she was elected, impact the seafood industry of Atlantic Canada. (As, I think, they should.) CBC reports.
- Whale populations can, if we treat them well, help save the climate from catastrophe. VICE makes the case.