Here’s an interesting hack made by Joachim from Stockholm. The project uses the good old Bjarnum brackets and Jarpen shelves (in oak) topped off with pieces of an IKEA wool carpet. On the very top shelf sits an IKEA Bastis cat bed, which is, I’m guessing, the most coveted spot in the house.
More details and photos here.
I’m a cat lover myself but I also have 2 dogs which I love too … but not as much as I love my cat 
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I love cats more because they groom themselves. We don’t need to wash our cats. But it’s the opposite with dogs. Dogs usually stink if not washed at least once a week. And giving your dog a bath is a real pain.
No dog on earth will stay put in the bath tub and wait for you to rinse him off. This is why after your dog is clean you will have to clean the bath first and take a shower after.
Dinovite has come with a new dog shampoo that makes your dog smell clean for a long time and is a natural flea deterrent. The shampoo also contains no chemicals, no perfumes, no fillers, nothing to irritate or dry your dog’s skin.
Oh, and let’s not forget to mention that the shampoo also removes skunk odor from the first wash and contains 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oils that have natural, healing properties like coconut oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, tea tree oil and much more.
You can buy a bottle for only $9.49 and you can choose from 4 different blends: essential oil blend, lavender, peppermint/tea tree or unscented if you don’t care for scented shampoos.
Sure a lot of you want to be an evil scientist and play with DNA and other stuff like that. Maybe you we’re thinking about making a wolf-penguin or something, right ? You can do whatever you want with animals … but only in PhotoShop. Here are some nice animal photos manipulation:
Which one is your favorite ?
Have you ever been so tired that you wished a bed appeared in front of you so you can jump in it and fall asleep ? I bet these animals wished for that too
These are just a few of the photos Tanni Thai took. You can see a lot more by visiting her photo.net profile.
Some people think they’re cute. I think otherwise. Anyway … here are some great photos of bat faces.
These great animal photos were taken by photographer Sean Crane
Do you select your friends based on how well your cats like them?
Does your desire to collect cats intensify during times of stress?
Do you buy more than 50 pounds of cat litter a month?
Do you think it’s cute when your cat swings on your drapes or licks your butter?
Do you admit to non-cat owners how many cats you really have?
Do you sleep in the same position all night because it annoys your cats when you move?
Do you kiss your cat on the whiskers?
Do you feed your cat tidbits from the table with your fork?
Does your cat sleep on your head?
Do you like it?
Do you have more than four opened but rejected cans of cat food in the refrigerator?
Do you watch bad TV because the cat is sleeping on the remote?
Will you stand at the open door indefinitely in the freezing rain while your cat sniffs the door, deciding whether to go out or come in?
Would you rather spend a night at home with your cat than go out on a bad date?
Do you give your cat presents and a stocking at Christmas?
Do you put off making the bed until the cat gets up?
A ninja is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. These include assassination, illusion, espionage, and various martial arts. And this means they can be anywhere. I really mean anywhere. Take a look below:
You are being watched … ALL THE TIME. Here’s the proof:
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Professional photographer Enrique Aguirre took this photo of an otter holding a video camera while on a tour of Elkhorn Slough aboard the Elkhorn Slough Safari Boat out of Moss Landing on Feb. 3. The otter, it is assumed, found the camera at the bottom of the ocean.
If you like this photo you will surely like the ones in the gallery below. Photos taken by Paul Nicklen
Bugs are usually creepy, right ? Well these macro photos of bugs are really cool. And the bugs don’t look bad at all
DAY 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from shredding the occasional piece of furniture.
Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant and cough it up on the carpeting.
DAY 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded -must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair…must try this on their bed (again).
DAY 762 - Slept all day so that I could annoy my captors with sleep depriving, incessant pleas for food at ungodly hours of the night.
DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was…Hmmm. Not working according to plan …
DAY 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason, I was chosen for the water torture. This time, however, it included a burning foamy chemical called “shampoo.” What sick minds could invent such a liquid. My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth and the tiny bit of flesh under my claws.
DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call “beer.” More importantly, I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of “allergies.” Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.
DAY 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The Bird on the other hand has got to be an informant. He has mastered their frightful tongue (something akin to mole speak) and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured. But I can wait, it is only a matter of time…
A cat at rest will tend to remain at rest unless acted upon by some outside force such as the opening of cat food, or a nearby scurrying mouse.
A cat will move in a straight line, unless there is a really good reason to change direction.
Heat flows from a warmer to a cooler body, except in the case of a cat, all heat flows to the cat.
All clothing attracts cat hair in direct proportion to the degree of color difference between the cat hair and the fabric color.
A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken.
All cats must sleep with people whenever possible, in a position as uncomfortable for the people involved as is possible for the cat.
A cat can make its body long enough to reach just about any countertop which has anything remotely interesting on it.
A cat will accelerate at a constant rate until he gets good and ready to stop.
No rug may remain in its naturally flat state if a cat is present.
Cats know that energy can neither be created nor destroyed and will, therefore, use as little energy as possible.
Cats also know that energy can only be stored, by a lot of napping.
If a cat watches a refrigerator long enough, someone will come along and take out something good to eat.
Cats must attend all meals when anything good is served.
A cat immersed in milk will displace her own volume, minus the amount of milk consumed.
A cat’s interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to interest him.
Turn on an electric blanket and a cat will jump into bed at the speed of light.
A cat will will always seek, and usually take over, the most comfortable spot in any given room.
All bags and boxes in a given room must contain a cat within the earliest possible nanosecond.
A cat’s irritation rises in direct proportion to her embarrassment times the amount of human laughter.
A cat will drink his weight in milk, squared, just to show you he can.
Any pill given to a cat has the potential energy to reach escape velocity.
All cats in a given room will locate at points equidistant from each other, and equidistant from the center of the room.
Given enough time, a cat will land in just about any space.
A cat is composed of Matter + Anti-Matter + It Doesn’t Matter.
A cat’s desire to scratch furniture is directly proportional to the cost of the furniture.
A cat will always land in the softest place possible.
Cats think that if they can’t see you, then you can’t see them.
It is not possible to predict where a cat actually is, only the probability of where it “might” be.
Although a cat can hear a can of tuna being opened a mile away, she can’t hear a simple command three feet away.
A cat’s mass increases in direct proportion to the comfort of the lap she occupies.
As yet undiscovered.
Here’s a poor snake that ate 4 golf balls and had to get surgery to remove them from his body. You can see that he’s not doing to well. The 4 bumps you see below are the golf balls he swallowed.
And a few photos taken during surgery:
Dogs are smart enough to do what people do in their daily lives. They can take a bath, play on a computer, do some taxes, play chess and much more. The thing you didn’t know is that dogs wanted this to be a secret.
Here are some photos ( taken with a hidden camera ) of what dogs do when their master isn’t home.
If you don’t think the title is self explanatory check out the photos below
And trust me. It really is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens
The term big cat is used to distinguish the larger cat species from smaller ones. One definition of big cat includes the tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar. Members of this genus are the only cats able to roar. A more expansive definition also includes the cheetah, snow leopard, and cougar. The roaring cats may also be distinguished from the other big cats by referring to them as “great cats”.
And here are some great “big cats” photos.
The Giant Leopard Moth or Eyed Tiger Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) has a distinct pattern of black rings, reminiscent to those found in its namesake the leopard. The moth’s unmistakable colorings is aposematic, meaning that they are actually “advertising” the bug’s unpalatability to potential predators.
Perhaps we would never - or rarely - have heard of such a creature if it was not because of the tales and photos the United States Servicemen in the Persian Gulf War and afterwards the Iraq War carried back home. It was said that a giant camel spider crawled into the sleeping bag of a soldier, biting the man while he was asleep. Fortunately, the giant desert camel spiders native to Iraq aren’t venomous. It uses its claws to catch its prey, which is never bigger than the arachnid itself. They are also known for being fast. Giant Camel Spiders have been known to run around 10 MPH. This creature real name is Arachnid Solifugae. “Solifugae” means, in Latin, “flee from the sun”.
Belostomatidae is a family of insects in the Order Hemiptera, known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters. They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera, and occur worldwide, with most of the species in North America, South America and East Asia. They are typically encountered in freshwater streams and ponds. Most species are relatively large (2 cm or more) with some of the largest, such as Lethocerus, exceeding 12 cm, and nearly reaching the dimensions (length and mass) of some of the larger beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in Thailand.
The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is the most famous and largest of the rhinoceros beetles. Native to the rainforests of Central and South America, they also can be found in coastal regions of North Carolina. Their title is well deserved, with some (exceptionally rare) males reaching 6.75 inches (170 mm) in length. It is the largest of the 6 species in the Dynastes genus, and one of the largest beetles known, being exceeded in length by only two other beetles in the family Cerambycidae, Macrodontia cervicornis (specimens of 170-175 mm are known) and Titanus giganteus (several 180+ mm specimens are known to exist). However, if the horns are excluded, this species drops considerably farther down in the size rankings. One reason for this is that the development of the horns is allometric, as well as sexually dimorphic, and thus not strictly correlated to actual body size; it is possible for a female to be much longer, measured from eyes to abdomen, than a male, yet be considered “smaller” simply due to the absence of horns.
The Calleta Silkmoth (Eupackardia calleta) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. It is the only species in the Eupackardia genus. [1] It is found in Mexico, Guatemala and the southernmost part of the United States and their wingspan is 80-110 mm.
The Cecropia Moth is one of the largest moths found in North America. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of 130 mm or more have been documented. It is found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and north into the maritime provinces of Canada. The larvae of these moths are most commonly found on Maple trees, but they have been known to feed on Wild Cherry and Birch trees among many others.
The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect in the Order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base, caudal to the connecting point at the body. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated.
Damselflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis, with an aquatic nymphal stage. The female lays eggs in water, sometimes in underwater vegetation, or high in trees in bromeliads and other water-filled cavities. Nymphs are carnivorous, feeding on daphnia, mosquito larvae, and various other small aquatic organisms. The gills of damselfly nymphs are large and external, resembling three fins at the end of the abdomen. After moulting several times, the winged adult emerges and eats flies, mosquitoes, and other small insects. Some of the larger tropical species are known to feed on spiders, hovering near the web and plucking the spider from its nest.
The Idolomantis Diabolica is sometimes known as the “King of all mantids” for the obvious reason: it’s beauty, size and rarity, is one of the largest species of praying mantis that mimic flowers.
The Lymantrid moth (Calliteara pudibunda) is widespread in Danish beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. The species has one generation in Denmark, with the dull grey moth flying during June. Each female can lay 300-400 eggs which she normally does very near the place where she emerged from the pupae. The small caterpillar is very hairy and can easily be transported by the wind. In late autumn the caterpillar is fully grown, is about 5 cm long and is very beautifully coloured. Pupation takes place among leaves on the ground where a silken cocoon is made.
The Hymenopus coronatu, aka Orchid mantis, is a variety of flower mantis usually found in Malaysia and Indonesia. Doesn’t the mantis pictured look just like an orchid? They hide in the flowers they resemble, waiting for other delicious insects to alight.
Cats and cars never mix, and poor Casper the cat has learned his lesson after getting his head wedged in a spare tire. The mischievous Siamese found himself in the tight spot and needed the help of a fire-crew after a passer-by found him in distress.
The RSPCA were first on the scene and officers took him to Bury St. Edmunds fire station in Suffolk.
And Casper is now fine after the firemen spent an hour cutting him free.
Casper put up a struggle - scratching and biting his rescuers - but was finally freed and is now in the care of an cat-loving RSPCA officer.
[ Daily Mail ]