Adorable Animal Being Adorable of the Day: It’s the laziest polar bear you’ll see all day.
The ship’s cat has been a common sight on many trading, exploration, and naval ships, and is a phenomenon that goes back to ancient times. Cats have been carried on ships for a number of reasons, the most important being to catch mice and rats. These rodents, when aboard, could cause considerable damage to ropes and woodwork. More serious was the threat rodents posed to the stores the ship carried. Not only could they devour the foodstuff carried to feed the crew, they could cause economic damage if the ship was carrying grain or similar substances as part of its cargo. (Pictured above: Convoy sleeps in a hammock aboard HM Hermione, whilst members of the crew look on)
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My absolute favourite cat ever. This is a manul, or pallas cat. Found in the Afghan mountains, they’re one of the oldest pure-blood cousins of our own goggies.
Nyoooooo~~~
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee they’re so cute
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