• A Feline With Funny Ears| Leave a Comment

    WILLIAM ROSS, a shepherd, had an interest in purebred cats. One day in 1961, Ross visited his neighbor’s farm in Perthshire, Scotland. There he saw Susie, the neighbor’s cat. But Susie did not look like an everyday domestic feline. She was white and of mixed breed, but her ears, from about halfway up, folded forward [...]

  • The Fearless Snake Killer| Leave a Comment

    SMALL and furry, the mongoose hardly looks like a snake killer. Yet, says author R. O. Pearse, “perhaps the snake’s most vicious enemy . . . is the mongoose.” Continues Pearse: “This little chap must surely pack as large a chunk of sheer, naked courage in his little body as any other creature of the [...]

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