If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you’ve experienced the roughness of the tongue, almost like sandpaper. A cat’s tongue is covered with barbs called papillae that face backwards and cause the rough sensation. The barbs are made of seratin, a substance found in human fingernails. The barbs serve a number of purposes. Cats […]
Inclusion Body Disease (IBD) is highly contagious within the snake family, primarily found in Boa Constrictors and Pythons. It affect mainly the nervous system, but other organs as well. There are microscopic changes seen in the snake’s body cells (nervous system, liver, kidneys, blood) known as inclusion bodies, giving the name to the disease. Researchers […]
Many cats, the large varieties and pets, have become household names through their appearances in books, movies, TV, commercials. How many of these cats do you recognize? Books and Comic Strips Cat in the Hat Hobbes Pink Panther Puss in Boots The Three Little Kittens Cheshire Cat Tweety Bird Tigger Tom (and Jerry) Milo and […]
