High Proof, Higher Octane

Nika | Old enough to know better | ♈️ | 🇫🇮 🇺🇸 | ❤💜💙

[angelssingtonightt]

[iamheavymeta-lll]

[kangarookawaii]

shwoing of her grub

#hergrub

[ivipl1]

i dont have "attack patterns" i dont have "strategy" i hit it until it dies & if it doesnt i try again

[reynard61]

Let's ambush mama! 😼

[dvandom]

"Why do Pallas cats always look grumpy?"

"Pallas kittens."

[waywardmartian]

The sheer roundness of this kitten must be admired.

[despazito]

[afearsomeartisan]

Bloodied man losing a fight, voice broken with arousal: “Oh, you’re good”

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[margobarko]

Snufkin doing whatever the fuck he does during the winter

[romanpaulov]

Fellini is reflecting 🙂🙃

Manuls prefer dry steppes and rugged mountains — they are definitely not fans of water. Seeing a manul like this, right by the water, is an exceptionally rare moment and pure luck! That’s why I love this photo so much.

That day, heavy rain passed through Borgo Ticino, and for a short while a picturesque puddle appeared in Fellini’s enclosure — and I was lucky enough to capture the moment! Looking at him, you can let your imagination wander: a wise, fluffy son of the steppes sits by the shore of one of those hidden mountain lakes, quietly contemplating. And somehow, you just know he understands this world far better than we ever will.

By the way, today La Torbiera reopens after its winter break — and you can finally meet Fellini in purrson 😻

[homunculus-argument]

I once chatted with a guy from Hawaii, we started talking about languages. I mentioned that while I've heard very little of it and hardly seen more of it written down, the Hawaiian language seems to have extremely similar balance of vocals and consonants as Finnish does, so it's actually pretty likely that there are some words that exist in both languages, but mean one thing in Hawaiian and a completely differen thing in Finnish - much like in Japanese.

He didn't find it plausible, so we agreed to disagree. Later on he mentioned that his name is [firstname] Kalani Kanaele, and when I told him what that translates to in Finnish, I had to spend like 20 more minutes trying to convince him that I'm actually not fucking with him.

[homunculus-argument]

Okay so in finnish, "kala" means "fish" - just any fish, fish in general, and "kana" means "chicken". "Ele" is "gesture", as in a physical movement that an animal or human does to nonverbally communicate something. The -ni suffix is a possessive referring to oneself, essentially "my". In finnish, compound words are of the "if it doesn't exist yet, I can make one up on the spot" variety, so almost all nouns can be slapped together to refer to something specific.

So, broken down like this and put back together, this dude's name translates to "the chicken-like gesture that my fish makes."

[silly-jellyghoty]

This is pure poetry

[demoomin]

baby moomin is so small…

[not4u2knowbut4u2weepandwonder]

[washimbembe]

The cup is too big for him

[erlie]

I had never thought about rye bread like that but they weren't wrong...

This is an actual conversation that happened about 10 years ago at my previous work place, and I remembered it again and wanted to make a comic out of it.

[romanpaulov]

We went to visit Timofey at the Moscow Zoo 😻 And here’s a fluffy hello from every angle!

Fun fact about Timosha: this winter, His Highness prefers to do his big business after climbing to the very tops of snowdrifts. Truly princely amusements — no less! 😅

[romanpaulov]

😻 Hooray! Today, April 23, is the fluffiest day of the year — International Pallas's cat Day!

Together with the Siberian matriarch Lastochka, we congratulate all manulovers, as well as zoologists, veterinarians, zookeepers, scientists, and volunteers — everyone who loves manuls, cares for them, and dedicates themselves to their conservation, study, and raises public awareness about them. Thank you! ❤️

This grumpy yet endlessly charming solitary cat remains a mystery to scientists. But despite its secretive and unsociable nature, the manul has managed to unite thousands of people around the world and give them the chance to feel like part of something great, bright, and deeply meaningful—and that is truly something special. Thank you, great manul! 🧡

Support scientists, zoos, or simply tell your friends about manuls and their uniqueness — today is the perfect day to do it! 🙌🏻

Happy Pallas's cat Day, dear manuls and manulovers! 🥳

[sometiktoksarevalid]

[tokyoproxy]

snow princess

[dailycatsblog]