Three of Two

[cahwyguy]

Some selected news chum linkage, organized in three groups of two links each, covering animal science, pet peeves, and “are they still needed?”:

• Animal Science. Under this heading, we have two stories, both concerning household pets and water. The first asked the question: How does a cat drink water? The question isn’t as easy as you think, because

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[talonvaki]

You know...I actually always knew that cats lapped backwards rather than forwards (ie, they "scoop" the water by curling their tongues under). I didn't realise that wasn't something that needed to be researched.

It turns out that whereas dogs are crude, cats are clever.

This is very nearly always the case.