My cat looking for some fun in the house
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Cats and other animals in general have gotten a bad rap as being aloof, unapproachable and unfriendly.
This couldn’t be further from the truth! The 10 cat breeds listed here seem to have made
it their mission to debunk these myths, showing genuine affection for their owners — and visitors —
every chance they get. Don’t see your favorite breed listed here? Don’t worry! Virtually every breed of cat
develops a strong and lasting bond with its owner and displays great manners when guests visit.
Luckily, I had one on hand recently when my senior cat Simon took a fancy to my new area rug.
Most of my living room is linoleum tile and cleans easily. I bought the rug to give the room some color and
a few days later, there was a urine stain right in the middle of it. It seems the easy-to-clean tile wasn’t quite
good enough for Simon, who had a guilty look because he sometimes misses the litterbox. Of course,
I forgave him and managed to clean up the stain.
if you will, living your entire life in a dirty pen through summer, through winter, through fall,
through spring. You have little knowledge of the human race other than sometimes, they might throw over
a bite of food for you, but most of the time, they don't bother
The Amazon rain forest is so thick with biodiversity that a new species is discovered there roughly every
other day. But destruction and degradation of rainforests drive extinction and threaten the plants and animals
that live there.
Rather than naming the snakes themselves, the research team chose to auction the names to spread
the word about these new species and make people more understanding of the threats they face.