A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-26-06....CAT TAILS - Ligers

DollyCali and all of the Finest AT the Finest | October 26, 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

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He looks like something from a prehistoric age or a fantastic creation from Hollywood. But Hercules is very much living flesh and blood -- as he proves every time he opens his gigantic mouth to roar.

Part lion, part tiger, he is not just a big cat but a huge one, standing 10ft tall on his back legs. Called a liger, in reference to his crossbreed parentage, he is the largest of all the cat species. On a typical day he will devour 20lb of meat, usually beef or chicken, and is capable of eating 100lb at a single setting. At just three years old, Hercules already weighs half a ton.

He is the accidental result of two enormous big cats living close together at the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, in Miami, Florida, and already dwarfs both his parents.

"Ligers are not something we planned on having ," said institute owner Dr Bhagavan Antle. "We have lions and tigers living together in large enclosures and at first we had no idea how well one of the lion boys was getting along with a tiger girl, then lo and behold we had a liger."

50mph runner... Not only that, but he likes to swim, a feat unheard of among water-fearing lions. In the wild it is virtually impossible for lions and tigers to mate. Not only are they enemies likely to kill one another, but most lions are in Africa and most tigers in Asia. But incredible though he is, Hercules is not unique Ligers have been bred in captivity, deliberately and accidentally, since shortly before World War II.

Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother. Tigons are smaller than ligers and take on more physical characteristics of the tiger.

According to Snopes, this is true

10-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #17

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-23-06 Military Monday 10-24-06 Autumn Splendor 10-24-06 Warm Fuzzy Wednesday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[DollyCali]

[onyx]

Good morning, Dolly!

[DollyCali]

[DollyCali]

whoa, you're quick! good morning..time to take the dogs out & feed the crew here!

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Dolly.

[onyx]

Cold and raining here. I took the dog out under an umbrella. He hates to get wet.

[DollyCali]

Morning.. hope PeeWee doesn't get mad that you are reading a "kitty" thread!

[DollyCali]

sun is actually shining here! but cold. Mine dont care if it is raining,snowing etc.. they can go for hours in any weather

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

I took the dog out under an umbrella. He hates to get wet.

My dog runs to the door in the excitement of going out, sees the rain and turns around running away from me...........I have to drag her out of the house. I have a sissy dog. Maybe I need to be nice like Onyx and get out the umbrella.

Have a nice day, all.

[onyx]

LOL --- I'm not nice... I have to drag mine out on a leash under the umbrella....lol.

[The Mayor]

October 26, 2006

Losing To Gain

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READ: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. —2 Corinthians 9:6

On my father's farm were certain fields he sowed by hand. He would strap on a canvas contraption that looked somewhat like a kangaroo pouch, fill it with seed, and go out to sow. He would cast seed everywhere.

When a farmer sows seed in his field, it looks like he's throwing it away. It seems to be lost, but it isn't really gone. In due time he gets it back—with much more besides.

When we give ourselves to Christ, it may seem to people as if we're throwing our life away. But He said that it is only as we lose our lives in Him that we find true life (Matt. 10:39).

Jesus teaches us to measure our lives by losses rather than gains, by sacrifices rather than self-preservation, by time spent for others rather than time lavished upon ourselves, by love poured out rather than love poured in.

It's a rule of life: God blesses those who give of their lives and resources (2 Cor. 9:6). Give out the truth you know, and He'll give you more to give away. Give your time, and you'll have more time to give. Set no limit on your love, and you'll have more love for others than before.

Israel's wise man said, "There is one who scatters, yet increases more" (Prov. 11:24). It's one of the oldest paradoxes in the world, but it works. —David H. Roper

We lose what on ourselves we spend;
We have as treasure without end
Whatever, Lord, to You we lend,
Who givest all.  —Wordsworth

When you grasp, you lose; when you give to God, you gain.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year;   Jeremiah 9-11; 1 Timothy 6

[DollyCali]

Thanks Rus as usual for sharing. SOrry I was late in posting, noted when I did the link to yesterdays thread I was tardy as you already posted there.....Had a VERY late night & didn't finish up until this AM

[lysie]

What great pics.

When I was young I begged my mom for a tiger. Gorgeous creatures.

I have no pictures of this..dang it..but last night I almost busted a gut watching my two cats. The Naughty One, Baboo, BaBa Kitty, real name..Angus Junior..loves to get into things. Throw a bag down..seconds.....in. Put a laundry basket down...in...less than seconds. Yesterday I put a shoebox down......in...

He's not a huge cat like Snicky so he was able to fit. He got out..next thing I know Snicky is in the shoebox, but because of his size he knew better and his front paws were the only thing that fit.

Oh how I wish I had my camera and I bet he wishes he had his so he could capture me ROTFLOL!

[lysie]

The pic of the siamese??in the patriotic basket? We have one of Baboo (black cat) in one.Not too hard to do....in....

LOL

[DollyCali]

you might enjoy this.

.got your FReepmail..whoopie! good news.I was hoping there would be a happy ending!

[The Mayor]

That's ok, I just hate pinging twice.
I was ready to leave and hate to not post coffee.
Then I had an important call from a state Senator and my plan has changed a tad. I have now rec'd his support in removing the Grand Island bridge tolls.

Now I will get more on board to do it. If I have his, this will get done.

Politics, gotta love it.

[Hoodlum91]

Aw - pretty kitty!

[DollyCali]

I'll bet it was a hoot.. mine get into almost anything & everything. The washer, dryer, microwave (if left open), drawers(of course a favorite), cupboards..I have a couple additonal pix to post ... but your note made me think of THIS

[DollyCali]

the toll isn't too expensive for a two way toll..but the time & stopping etc is the hang up to me. I am sure it is a nightmare during work traffic. It was pretty empty but just slowed everything down for me.

My trip home I took the turnpike as I spent the time touring around Grand Island... Not on long as I exited Silver Creek to hug the Lake to Dunkirk.

[DollyCali]

Boy what a mean mother, not getting you the tiger when you wanted one!