squealing about this boop function. I literally made a sound akin to a squeaky toy. it brings me much joy. the cat paws. the animation. oh. oh. joy. i've never felt such joy in my life. in the same vein,
cat fun facts! (cat pics at the end)
Cat whiskers are immensely sensitive, about as sensitive as human fingertips! Cats use their whiskers to feel things around them and their face. Cats can actually get a type of information overload, called whisker fatigue, from their whiskers touching too many things/being touched too often, which is why it is recommended to use wide, flatter feeding + water dishes for your cats, and to avoid touching their whiskers unnecessarily.
Cat Paws have 3 types of Beans (paw pads)! Digital, Metacarpal and Carpal pads. The metacarpal pad is located in the center of the paw, the digital pads are located upon their main four toes, and the carpal pad is located on the staff of the cat's paws/legs (often referred to as their thumbs!) They also have what is called a "dew claw", located on the inner side of the front paws (which is more like a thumb if you ask me.) Cats also usually have 18 toes, but many cats have more than just 18. (usually when dew claws are present on the back paws)
Cat Paw Pads are also absorbent of shock and sound, and can feel texture, pressure and temperature! It's important to make sure your fluffy friend's paw pads aren't overgrown with fur, as this can affect their grip and effectiveness. (Most cats can do this themselves via grooming, but some cats can't!)
Cat's Ears have 36 muscles in the outer ear! (while we humans only have 6). They can rotate up to a full 180 degrees, helping cats pinpoint the location of sounds. Cats can amplify sound waves between 2,000 and 6,000 hertz, and can hear sounds up to 62 kHz, which is 1.6 octaves above humans, and 1 octave above that of a dog.
Cats are wonderful creatures! We're very lucky to have them as our companions. If you have a fluffy friend, give 'em a lil pat for me, for being such an amazing creature.
And, as a treat, here are some of my fluffy friends.
(1 and 2) The late Ms. Mojo Catface, (grey cat in 3,4,5,6) Mr. Spyro Needlepaw and (black cat in 3,5,7) Kitka Meowski, The Russian Queen of Day Drinking Vodka.
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There is a tradition in Italy. The day after Easter, called "Pasquetta" you have to grill!! 😂 So to all Italians listening good barbecue! 🔥 For everyone else, here's a Severus Snape grappling with the barbecue!
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Winifred Nicholson (1893 - 1981) - Easter Monday c.1950. Oil on panel.
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#OTD in 1916 – Approximately 1,000 copies of The Proclamation of the Irish Republic are printed in Liberty Hall in a print office set up by James Connolly.
The proclamation would be read by Pádraig Pearse outside the General Post Office on Sackville Street (now called O’Connell Street) on Monday 24th April.
The proclamation was printed secretly on an old and poorly maintained Wharfedale Stop Cylinder Press in the printing office that had been set up by James Connolly in the basement in the original Liberty Hall in Beresford Place, Dublin.
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Happy late Easter oh after all it's Easter Monday, so... Easter rabbits drawn for my little cousin who had challenged me !
Featuring her own Miffy drawing (she also did the whiskers in the first pic)
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, marauders' era - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hope Lupin & Lyall Lupin & Remus Lupin, Sirius Black & Remus Lupin & Peter Pettigrew & James Potter, Remus Lupin & Lily Evans Potter, Remus Lupin & Poppy Pomfrey, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, background Jegulus and dorlene
Characters: Remus Lupin, Hope Lupin, Lyall Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, James Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Marlene McKinnon, Mary Macdonald (Harry Potter), Dorcas Meadowes, Regulus Black, Barty Crouch Jr., Pandora Lovegood, Evan Rosier, Poppy Pomfrey
Additional Tags: Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Alternate Universe - No Voldemort, Wet Monday, Easter Monday, Polish Tradition, half-polish half-welsh Remus Lupin, because I'm polish and I said so, love language - splashing people with water, 4+1 thing, Sirius Black Loves Remus Lupin, Remus Lupin Loves Sirius Black, Poppy is Remus second mom, platonic moonflower my beloved, they all alive and happy, my first language is not english, no beta read, śmigus-dingus
Summary:
Śmigus-dingus - central and easter european tradition, mostly associated with Poland. Originally on Easter Monday boys would splash girl they had a crush on with water or threw her to a lake or river. however today it is simple a day during which people splash themselves with water as a prank - definition by me.
Four times Remus splashed someone he loves with water and one time he got splashed himself
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In the spirit of Polish cultural Easter Monday tradition may you all consider yourselves splashed with water 💦💦💦
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