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RE: Day Four ~ Seven Day B&W Challenge ~ Original Photography ~
Abraham Lincoln loved cats. He had four of them while he lived in the White House.
Abraham Lincoln loved cats. He had four of them while he lived in the White House.
"And all cats love Abraham Lincoln" -Stinky the Cat
(In reference to the Gettysburg address, and little-known history...where the long-lost first draft was first unveiled, and goes something like this:
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers (the Pilgrims) brought forth on this continent, a new animal, the cat, conceived in self reliance, and bred with the conviction of never being coerced to act, or told to do one darn thing they didn't want to do in the first place..." It goes on from there.
Original copy was destroyed by Lincolns dog 'Speckles', and a new one written out, with the cat parts left out, because Lincoln was tired when he proof-read draft number two. Cats have been fighting for their rights ever since. Though 1987 was a pretty good year in Catville.)
Cat bites are more likely to become infected than dog bites.
Where does that leave us? Quite sure Stinky is some sort of Egyptian Fell Dog. Is that sort of bite 1/2 as bad, or 27 times worse? Maybe we are OK, as she is missing a few front teeth anyway.
Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.
Stinky the Cat says..."no, it's not genetics...we just value our pancreas."
In just seven years, a single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.
In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that color change in Siamese kittens depend on their body temperature. Siamese cats carry albino genes that work only when the body temperature is above 98° F. If these kittens are left in a very warm room, their points won’t darken and they will stay a creamy white.
If we leave Stinky the Cat in a too-warm room, she doesn't change colors, she just sweats like the proverbial brush pig. And then smells like a perspiring Rottweiler for the next 16 days.
A kitten will typically weigh about 3 ounces at birth. The typical male housecat will weigh between 7 and 9 pounds, slightly less for female housecats.