I love that momkitty just doesn't care anymore. Kids stress me out, so when I'm around the little ones I'm always jumpy and "is she thinking about running into the street? What's that she's picking up? Is she putting that in her mouth?" But that cat's got the "it's fine, they're underneath me" vibe that good parents have.
"Estimates for lynx speed range from around 20-30 mph (30-50 km/h), with some claims of even 50 mph (80 km/h) for the Iberian Lynx, but these claims haven't been scientifically confirmed. "
Can a species survive long-term with a population bottleneck that small? 94 in the wild, plus some zoo population? Wouldnβt they be too closely inbred?
From an estimated population of half a million before European arrival, the tule elk, a subspecies found only in California, was thought to have been extirpated from habitat loss and unrestricted hunting by 1870; five years later a single breeding pair, which has since been confirmed by DNA analysis, was discovered on private land in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Thanks to a ban on hunting and conservation efforts in the 1970s, the current population in the state numbers somewhere over 4000 in 22 herds.
Is a sufficient genetic diversity change so that the population would not crash in the event of a disaster?
They share a similar story with the cheetah. The numbers are good, but they are so close that transplants can be carried out between animals without antirejection medication. https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/108/6/671/3836924
"Lil Marco Rubio got into it on Xitter with the German foreign ministry, which has labelled the holocaust-minimizing immigrant-hating AfD as a βconfirmed rightwing extremist group,β squealing, βGermany should reverse course.β The German foreign ministry Xitted back, βThis is democracy. This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law. It is independent courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped.β"
Can't wait for WW3: Revenge of the Germans, as they remember exactly WHO Hitler imported his ideas from.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!π€π»Dishwasher issues aren't a joke, esp if you have mobility issues that impede your ability to clean dishes like I do.
We have a small countertop one that we have to hide at times, because our apartment doesn't have dishwashers & doesn't want tenants using portable/freestanding ones. It's almost 5 years old & has been finicky lately, so I'm praying it's not on the fritz because it'll cost about $500 to replace it π¬
Iberian lynx hed gif! Some news about these lovely kitties here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/iberian-lynx-playtime
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/0c2ed3ab-6ab6-45f7-be0c-6b0e4c49b2b2
I love that momkitty just doesn't care anymore. Kids stress me out, so when I'm around the little ones I'm always jumpy and "is she thinking about running into the street? What's that she's picking up? Is she putting that in her mouth?" But that cat's got the "it's fine, they're underneath me" vibe that good parents have.
I love lynxes! Thanks.
Thanks for the links!
They look like they could run very fast.
Da Google sez
"Estimates for lynx speed range from around 20-30 mph (30-50 km/h), with some claims of even 50 mph (80 km/h) for the Iberian Lynx, but these claims haven't been scientifically confirmed. "
Zoomies!
Tough on the carpet, those 30mph zooms...
I owned an old Lynx back in the eighties. It was a pretty good little cat...uh car, this example
notwithstanding.
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F1980s-mercury-lynx-rs-v0-kh71ke5zai7c1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D20c4c617e09213e9d7823c72a2640e4e2dee8309
Listing a bit, but with some TLC, who knows?
I'm sure a bit of polish will take those, um, blemishes right out.
A little good ole American elbow grease.
Might need most of the barrel.
I thought Iberian Lynx was a golf course in the suburbs of Madrid
Ok sorry
Can a species survive long-term with a population bottleneck that small? 94 in the wild, plus some zoo population? Wouldnβt they be too closely inbred?
From an estimated population of half a million before European arrival, the tule elk, a subspecies found only in California, was thought to have been extirpated from habitat loss and unrestricted hunting by 1870; five years later a single breeding pair, which has since been confirmed by DNA analysis, was discovered on private land in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Thanks to a ban on hunting and conservation efforts in the 1970s, the current population in the state numbers somewhere over 4000 in 22 herds.
Is a sufficient genetic diversity change so that the population would not crash in the event of a disaster?
They share a similar story with the cheetah. The numbers are good, but they are so close that transplants can be carried out between animals without antirejection medication. https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/108/6/671/3836924
I dunno enough about it. Presumably they are closely watching breeding lines.
βBut mama, I love him! Iβve always loved him!β
βHeβs your brother. And youβre in heat. Go play with your catnip rabbit.β
Hyperlynx!
Do Iberian Lynx speak Castilian Cat? Do they ππ their πes?
Good looking enough that they could get away with it...
Kitteh butts!!
Lynx links hi-jinks!
Kitteh tabs are the best Tabs!
Hijinks lynx!
Beautiful kitties.
Wild Stub Tailed Kittehs!
My favorite Prince story was from Salon.
The guy who shared it lived in Minneapolis when Prince was still going door to door witnessing for his church.
His neighbors were home when the doorbell rang. Wife was in the kitchen, husband was in the den.
Husband: Get the door!
Wife: You get it!
Husband: I'm watching the game!
Wife: BUT IT'S PRINCE!
`
A moment of stunned silence, then...
Husband: So? Let him in.
"βI don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls."
`
If only it were 30 dolls, rather than eating 30 days out of the month.
"βI don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls."
`
^ Perhaps she needs a father and uncles who know how to handle gross convicted rapists who say creepy things like this.
I didn't get around to posting this yesterday, but it's still relevant, or relevant again, or always relevant.
Note the precisely chosen sliding descriptor in verse 3: "They said the students scared THE GUARDS, though THE TROOPS wore battle dress."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gX_KAXT_60&ab_channel=TheBeachBoys-Topic
"This really happened: the official White House account Xitted an AI picture of Trump as pope."
Who would then encounter J.D. Vance...
"Lil Marco Rubio got into it on Xitter with the German foreign ministry, which has labelled the holocaust-minimizing immigrant-hating AfD as a βconfirmed rightwing extremist group,β squealing, βGermany should reverse course.β The German foreign ministry Xitted back, βThis is democracy. This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law. It is independent courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped.β"
Can't wait for WW3: Revenge of the Germans, as they remember exactly WHO Hitler imported his ideas from.
Red lightsabers are used by the Sith, the bad guys, and not the Jedi, the good guys. Trump is telling the world that he is one of the bad guys.
May the Force be with you.
Jason Forbes just killed me. Tom Lehrer stood and saluted. Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhYqeGp_Do
For those not as far gone in fandom; red lightsaber = Sith = Empire.
Hegseth is just plain folk. Extreme Right religious wacko plain drunk.
Onion will sue ICE when they do this next week.
Donβt only bad guys use red light sabers in the Star Wars Universe?
"the official White House account Xitted an AI picture of Trump as pope."
Stupid auto-correct: It's spelled "poop".
Lynx are such stunning animals.
I didn't need a spoiler for the young pope, thank you Mr Forbes.
WHOOP WHOOP!
The dishwasher part is here! Cue hours of swearing, but I hope this fucking works because it'll save $1400 on buying a new fucking dishwasher.
Watch Garden State to see what a bad door latch can doβ¦
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!π€π»Dishwasher issues aren't a joke, esp if you have mobility issues that impede your ability to clean dishes like I do.
We have a small countertop one that we have to hide at times, because our apartment doesn't have dishwashers & doesn't want tenants using portable/freestanding ones. It's almost 5 years old & has been finicky lately, so I'm praying it's not on the fritz because it'll cost about $500 to replace it π¬
After JD Vance killed the last Pope, I just don't think they're going to choose Trump.
Everywhere?