The home page of
Pussyco
The strange story of my name
When the Romans came to Britain they brought with them a
carnivorous quadruped to protect their grain from rats.
They tried to warn the Britons against adopting the creatures
as domestic pets, least they destroy the Britons soft furnishings.
Deciding on the verb pussycare, to destroy furniture
(pronounced pussy-car-ray), they selected the third person
singular present tense to convey their warning.
| pussyco |
I destroy furniture |
| pussycas
| you (singular) destroy furniture
|
| pussycat | he, she, or it destroys furniture
|
| pussycamus | we destroy furniture
|
| pussycatis | you (plural) destroy furniture
|
| pussycant | they destroy furniture
|
The Britons mistook the warning for the name of the animal.
As a fishing cat, Felis Viverrina
I cannot fully retract my claws into my webbed paws.
Which can get a bit embarrassing when I curl up on the
sofa and snag the fabric. Hence my name.
Wild life links
- Four good photos, two showing cat with fish and looking bedraggled.
Links to other sites.
- Coat looks strange as the
cat carries a fish in its
mouth through a shallow stream.
- Page with link
to download a big picture of a brown cat
showing civit like face and splendid paws.
- Interesting wild life photographers page
- Page
with facts headed by photograph of two with brown markings
fur strongly counter-shaded to pretty white underneath
- Map of distribution in wild, photo of cat looking
content in capitivity against white backgroud.
List of zoos and of books specific to species.
Denies webbing exceeds normal for cats generally.
- Cat on bank ready to enter water, click on to
photos of the cats they have rescued including one swimming
- Just reference pictures of the skull
- Site
for a major cat conservation center. Lovely photographs of eight residents
- Striking close up
Links to furry fandom
- Unci's barepaws page
A miraculous combination of pure fun and practical advice.
- Anthropomorphic art archive
Wide range of style and content. Well designed site, easy to use
and fast.
- Captain Packrat's
fur central. Hey, I can stop blunting my claws on the keyboard now.
You'll find all of furry fandom from here.
- Poem
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Goto to reality
I warn you against this. Over there, growing old and
dying is the good outcome.Foolishly ignore warning?