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Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor) - photo by Zak Pohlen
I feel like the reason certain dog-lovers insist cats are evil is because they read their body language as if they were dogs. So here’s a very basic guide to common “mean” things cats do that actually aren’t mean at all if you know what they’re thinking.
Rolling and exposing belly- attacks you when touched Does not mean: Give belly rubs! - haha I tricked you! Actually means: I’m playful! If you reach for my belly I’ll grab your arm and bite it because I think we’re playfighting!
Lazily exposing belly - still attacks when touched Does not mean: tricked you again! Actually means: I’m showing you my belly because I trust you. Please don’t break that trust by invading my personal space. I might accept a belly rub if I’m not ticklish and I know you well. Snapping at you while being pet Does not mean: I suddenly decided I dislike you! Actually means: You’re petting me in a way that gives me too much restless energy. Please focus on petting my head and shoulders instead of stroking the full length of my back next time.
Is in the same room but makes no attempt to interact Does not mean: I’m ignoring you Actually means: We’re hanging out! I’m being respectful by giving you space while still enjoying your company. Slapping/scratching your hand when you try to pet them Does not mean: I hate you! Actually means: You’ve failed to establish that we’re not playing, or the way you’re approaching me scares me. Be calmer, speak more gently, make eye-contact and blink slowly at me before you try again.
Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) - photo by Jeff Dyck
Enter the void
Pokémon movies: Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
“I see now that the circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.” Mewtwo
Saw-whet Peep by Leah Ballin on Flickr.
Cute
Tufted Titmouse by trombh on Flickr.
Red Kite misjudges dive on a scrap of fallen meat only to be ambushed by a Canada Goose.
(photos by Craig Sluman)
pronunciation | fi-ni-‘fU-gal
Xiao Liwu at the San Diego Zoo, California, on January 13, 2013.
© Ricky Brigante.
BUT THEIR EYES
SO CONFUSED
AND ADORABLE
“WHY ARE WE HERE”
“WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS”
“SO MUCH LIGHT - WHY”
“OH FUCK WHAT THE HELL IS THAT”
Amaterasu by ~basugasubakuhatsu
One of my favorite birds
Kingfisher
this crimson rosella thanks you for your milkshake
(photo by yewenyi)