• Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]
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    8 months ago

    I remember hearing that owls are basically flying cats. Or birds that have installed cat software.

    Owls are the real outdoor cats. outdoor-cat nowai

    • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      Owl in Chinese is 猫头鹰, lit. Cat headed eagle.

      Other fun animals in Chinese:

      企鹅, lit. Business/enterprise goose (penguin)

      袋鼠, lit. Pouch rat (kangaroo)

      树懒, lit. Tree lazy (sloth)

      熊猫, lit. Bear cat (Panda)

      长颈鹿, lit. Long neck deer (Giraffe)

      龙虾, lit. Dragon shrimp (lobster)

      驼鹿, lit. Camel deer (moose)

      浣熊, lit. Washing bear (racoon)

      • Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]
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        8 months ago

        Its funny how universal some of these animal observations are. Everyone recognizes the penguin drip tux-shining