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Rumda posted:I'm sorry, you're an idiot. It's just like how colour blindness is much more common amongst men. Calm down dude. I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it sounds not true. It could be the most true thing ever, but no amount of science can make "all yellow cats are boys and all black cats are girls" sound like something seriously said by someone above the age of 8.
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RoboRodent posted:My favourite cat colour mutation is the siamese coat pattern, which is a temperature-sensitive deactivation of an enzyme involves in melanin production. Warmer areas of the body have a reduced ability to produce melanin, while the cooler areas of the body -- the face, legs, and tail -- are more or less unaffected, and are normally pigmented. Siamese kittens are born white, because in the womb they're uniformly warm. As someone who loves his ragdoll, can you provide links tho this? I'd love to read more on it, and be able to show my wife.
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tight aspirations posted:I've heard white cats with blue eyes have a higher incidence of deafness than other cats. Heterochromatic white cats are also more likely to be deaf in the ear that corresponds with the blue eye. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvWGnXkcaKI The cat just thinks she's getting a massage with a gently-vibrating petting tool.
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Guy Goodbody posted:Calm down dude. I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it sounds not true. It could be the most true thing ever, but no amount of science can make "all yellow cats are boys and all black cats are girls" sound like something seriously said by someone above the age of 8. Just because your scientifically illiterate doesn't mean everyone else is.
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Rumda posted:Just because your scientifically illiterate doesn't mean everyone else is. There's no reason to be this upset. Just look at this RoboRodent posted:My favorite cat color mutation is the siamese coat pattern, which is a temperature-sensitive deactivation of an enzyme involves in melanin production. Warmer areas of the body have a reduced ability to produce melanin, while the cooler areas of the body -- the face, legs, and tail -- are more or less unaffected, and are normally pigmented. Siamese kittens are born white, because in the womb they're uniformly warm. It's like God let Jesus design cats as an elementary school project
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Guy Goodbody posted:Calm down dude. I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it sounds not true. It could be the most true thing ever, but no amount of science can make "all yellow cats are boys and all black cats are girls" sound like something seriously said by someone above the age of 8.
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Guy Goodbody posted:It's like God let Jesus design cats as an elementary school project You do know that most animals have significant sexual dimorphism, right? And that humans are very remarkable for both genders looking so much alike? Cats are pretty low-key if you want examples of animals being different colors based on their gender.
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Cythereal posted:You do know that most animals have significant sexual dimorphism, right? And that humans are very remarkable for both genders looking so much alike? Cats are pretty low-key if you want examples of animals being different colors based on their gender. Yeah but usually it's stuff that makes sense, like male peacocks having crazy tails or male orangutans having giant face flaps. This cat stuff is like, RPG classes being gender restricted.
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Dec 15, 2017 23:36
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Guy Goodbody posted:Yeah but usually it's stuff that makes sense, like male peacocks having crazy tails or male orangutans having giant face flaps. This cat stuff is like, RPG classes being gender restricted. This is the main line of attack against intelligent design and evidence in support of the idea that evolution is not forward-looking toward some ultimate goal. A lot of it is a huge tangled mess we’ve yet to fully suss out.
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Cats are dumb and ridiculous. It shouldn't be a huge surprise that their dumbness extends to the genetic level.
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Guy Goodbody posted:Yeah but usually it's stuff that makes sense, like male peacocks having crazy tails or male orangutans having giant face flaps. This cat stuff is like, RPG classes being gender restricted.  You are a nerd but a dumb nerd which is the worst kind of nerd.
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Guy Goodbody posted:Yeah but usually it's stuff that makes sense, like male peacocks having crazy tails or male orangutans having giant face flaps. This cat stuff is like, RPG classes being gender restricted. When there is no evolutionary pressure genetics goes crazy.
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Biology is frickin amazing, why have issue with it at all? Embrace how awesome it is.
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Guy Goodbody posted:There's no reason to be this upset. Just look at this What's that twitter account where it's basically g*d throwing his hands up in the air and saying "fine, make a platypus, see if I care"
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syscall girl posted:What's that twitter account where it's basically g*d throwing his hands up in the air and saying "fine, make a platypus, see if I care" I would contend that it's the animals which are not platypus that are mistakes.  Also, a funny picture for this, the cat genetics thread:  http://i.imgur.com/SaOG3j1.jpgEdit: fixed, sorry Beachcomber has a new favorite as of 01:43 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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Beachcomber posted:I would contend that it's the animals which are not platypus that are mistakes.
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Beachcomber posted:I would contend that it's the animals which are not platypus that are mistakes. Amusing trivia: the platypus is also poisonous. Have a husky being silly. Away all Goats posted:https://i.imgur.com/d6LwBuj.gifv
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Guy Goodbody posted:Calm down dude. I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it sounds not true. It could be the most true thing ever, but no amount of science can make "all yellow cats are boys and all black cats are girls" sound like something seriously said by someone above the age of 8. So what's your point then? That sometimes things that are real seem unreal to someone who doesn't know about them? So what about that? Do some reading if it sounds so strange.  From the Cat Coat Genetics Wikipedia page  Ta-dah! Rat Patrol has a new favorite as of 00:39 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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Tendales posted:Cats are dumb and ridiculous. It shouldn't be a huge surprise that their dumbness extends to the genetic level. Completely unrelatedly I was wondering the other day wtf is up with cat eye pupils and why no other species I know of, including other types of cats, have those drat freaky rear end things.
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Data Graham posted:Completely unrelatedly I was wondering the other day wtf is up with cat eye pupils and why no other species I know of, including other types of cats, have those drat freaky rear end things. in conjunction with the eyelids, the pupil becoming a vertical aperture allows for more precise control over how much light enters the eye, compared to just dumb cicrular pupils like we got
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wuffles posted:This is the main line of attack against intelligent design and evidence in support of the idea that evolution is not forward-looking toward some ultimate goal. A lot of it is a huge tangled mess we’ve yet to fully suss out. He's joking for gently caress's sake
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Solice Kirsk posted:Reeeeeally disappointed the website didn't work. http://whatichopped.com/ e: the flyer is more funny than the whole website unfortunately. LifeSunDeath has a new favorite as of 01:47 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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e: nvm. beating dead horse.
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computer angel posted:Tortioseshell cats are exclusively female. Cat color is determined by markers on the x chromosomes. Torties and calicos must have two x chromosomes to be that color. I have a feeling red patch tabbies also do. Edit: it's the red (orange) and black color combo that we (the cat needs) are talking about. We do not mean tuxedo cats. Bored has a new favorite as of 03:38 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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LifeSunDeath posted:http://whatichopped.com/ It's viral marketing for a band's song & upcoming tour if anyone was wondering what it's all about Hey it worked, it got us talking about them. 
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Beachcomber posted:I would contend that it's the animals which are not platypus that are mistakes. Platypus sex chromosomes are super complicated. https://www.nature.com/news/2004/041025/full/news041025-1.html quote:Not content with one pair of sex chromosomes, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has five. This is the largest number found in mammals so far, and also hints that the sex determination systems of birds and mammals may be linked... I also found this article on platypus sex chromosomes, which explains the mechanism by which they mix and match chromosomes. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the-scientist.com/%3Farticles.amp/articleNo/23143/title/Platypus-has-10-sex-chromosomes/ Cythereal posted:Amusing trivia: the platypus is also poisonous. Data Graham posted:Completely unrelatedly I was wondering the other day wtf is up with cat eye pupils and why no other species I know of, including other types of cats, have those drat freaky rear end things. Here's a cool article talking about why different animals have differently shaped pupils. They still don't know what evolutionary advantage goat eyes give to the octopus, though. https://www.livescience.com/51787-why-cats-have-vertical-pupils.html Now ask me about weird animal genitals. Thanks to SA, I know a lot about that too. Edit: wanted to address this too. RFC2324 posted:As someone who loves his ragdoll, can you provide links tho this? I'd love to read more on it, and be able to show my wife. http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-facts-genes-siamese-cats-temperature-sensitive-albino https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_coloration http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/coatcolorcat.php Scroll down to the "in cats" section of the wiki article and down to the "colorpoint restriction" section of the ucdavis article. Bored has a new favorite as of 04:35 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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Bored posted:Here's a cool article talking about why different animals have differently shaped pupils. They still don't know what evolutionary advantage goat eyes give to the octopus, though. I was just about to ask about goat pupils
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All I know is if you pet a cat from the tail toward the head, it is often not smooth but rather sharp and pointy.
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RFC2324 posted:I was just about to ask about goat pupils About halfway through the article, there's a section about pupils for prey animals. Just in case you missed it. Mister Mind posted:All I know is if you pet a cat from the tail toward the head, it is often not smooth but rather sharp and pointy. This is true. And if you are feeling especially daring, try running your hand up your cat's belly. The pointiness is especially noticeable on their tummies. Bored has a new favorite as of 04:43 on Dec 16, 2017 |
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Mister Mind posted:All I know is if you pet a cat from the tail toward the head, it is often not smooth but rather sharp and pointy. Say it with me: Every cat is completely sharp no matter what angle you're touching it from
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Bored posted:About halfway through the article, there's a section about pupils for prey animals. Just in case you missed it. I didn't and that was super interesting. wish I could see like that for an hour, just because it is so hard to imagine how it would actually work
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Beachcomber posted:Say it with me: Every cat is completely sharp no matter what angle you're touching it from but do they purr
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Screaming Idiot posted:but do they purr No, that’s sharks
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Powaqoatse posted:what if a cat is really fat and has a human face and body and sits in a chair That's a furry
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