Author Topic: Flying Cats? (Read 3156 times)

Harold Tuttle · « **on:** May 24, 2007, 09:53:33 AM »

Granny Feng's tom cat has sprouted two hairy 4ins long wings, reports the Huashang News.

"At first, they were just two bumps, but they started to grow quickly, and after a month there were two wings," she said.

Feng, of Xianyang city, Shaanxi province, says the wings, which contain bones, make her pet look like a 'cat angel'.

Her explanation is that the cat sprouted the wings after being sexually harassed.

"A month ago, many female cats in heat came to harass him, and then the wings started to grow," she said.

However, experts say the phenomenon is more likely down to a gene mutation, and say it shouldn't prevent the cat living a normal life.

Feline cutaneous asthenia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_cat

http://www.messybeast.com/winged-cats.htm

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:03:07 AM »

Looks to me like a cat in dire need of some serious grooming.

Brad

Sindawe · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:04:40 AM »

Hmmm... IIRC, the same gene or sets of genes that control the body plan of most multicellular life on the planet are the have a similar base pair sequence across the animal kingdom. Fruit flies, fish, birds and mammals. I wonder if this could be an example of such genes going a bit awry in the cats.

Have to file that this away for when I have the time and resources to explore further. Truly winged cats would make a nice companion for the house cat sized jumping spiders I've long dreamed of creating.

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:11:33 AM »

once again, life imitates monty python:

(Mr. Don Savage enters, holding his cat, Tiddles.)
CompÃ¨re: That is Tiddles, I believe?
Savage: Yes, this is, this is Tiddles.
CompÃ¨re: Yes, and what does she do?
Savage: She flies across the studio and lands in a bucket of water.
CompÃ¨re: By herself?
Savage: No, I fling her.
CompÃ¨re: Well that's extremely interesting, Ladies and gentlemen - Mr Don Savage and Tidlles.
(Savage whirls Tiddles round and round, then lets go. Tiddles fiies across studio and lands in a bucket.)
Dove: (shouting) Oh, I'm more interesting than a wet pussycat!

charby · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:41:46 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A20_ZPuRn5U

Manedwolf · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:44:19 AM »

Just picture cats with wings AND thumbs. grin

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:44:42 AM »

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...house cat sized jumping spiders I've long dreamed of creating.

See, that's where my libertarianism comes up smack against my fear of spiders. I would like to see a death sentence imposed on anyone attempting to perpetrate such horrors.

mtnbkr · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:48:49 AM »

Quote from: Scapegoat on May 24, 2007, 09:44:42 AM

[See, that's where my libertarianism comes up smack against my fear of spiders. I would like to see a death sentence imposed on anyone attempting to perpetrate such horrors.

Drama queen.

Chris

Tallpine · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:58:47 AM »

They have the National Enquirer in China Huh?

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:12:59 AM »

mtnbkr, that's just not fair. sad

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:25:09 AM »

I made a cat fly once.

charby · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:33:13 AM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on May 24, 2007, 10:25:09 AM

I made a cat fly once.

So you're the source of the youtube video?

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:51:48 AM »

No, YouTube wasn't around when I experimented with feline ballistic coefficients. It was in the days when we could carry our rimfire rifles to school for Junior Rifle Club, if that's an indication of the timeframe. grin

Sindawe · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2007, 12:51:19 PM »

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See, that's where my libertarianism comes up smack against my fear of spiders. I would like to see a death sentence imposed on anyone attempting to perpetrate such horrors.

Oh come on. If I can overcome my fear of heights and go skydiving, surely you can overcome your fear of a cute cuddly little spider. Would it help if the spider could purr? grin

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2007, 01:05:15 PM »

A) Gravity is not EVIL or creepy, so the two just don't compare.

B) Our cat is also evil (though not EVIL), and that just makes his purring creepy. So, no, that won't help.

C) At least no one called me a coward.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2007, 01:18:58 PM »

As long as the jumping spiders don't have bad poison, it shouldn't be a problem. If they are that big, they won't be able to walk across the ceiling anyway.

Reminds me of a scifi book I read where they had this game. You sit in a virtual reality chair of some sort and you become a little robot in a miniature park. The robot you become is less than a centimeter high or less and mimic human movements, etc. You and a group of others try to attack a spider nest or a nest of termites that are large compared to you. It sounded pretty interesting.

Sindawe · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2007, 01:49:05 PM »

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Reminds me of a scifi book I read where they had this game. You sit in a virtual reality chair of some sort and you become a little robot in a miniature park. The robot you become is less than a centimeter high or less and mimic human movements, etc. You and a group of others try to attack a spider nest or a nest of termites that are large compared to you. It sounded pretty interesting.

"The Nimrod Effect" or something like that. I've read that one as well. Lots of neat ideas in that tale, like "Those responsible for the mess are the ones who have to clean it up." & an alien species made up of bugs in a hive mind (akin to the Samians in Isaac Asimov's Known Universe setting IIRC).

Hmmm... cat sized spiders that can walk on ceilings. May need to add some Gecko genes to the mix.

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Gravity is not EVIL or creepy..,

Such disrespect for a fellow predator. *SIGH*

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2007, 02:19:52 PM »

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C) At least no one called me a coward.

Coward.

Brad

Boomhauer · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2007, 02:56:24 PM »

I know a guy who made a cat fly once.

He was flying his plane to see his G/F and had her cat with him. When he got to his destination, the cat was no longer with him. He said the cat got out of its box and attacked him. He claimed to have landed in a field and that the cat got away, but I seriously doubt that the cat had such a gentle landing. grin

I wonder if it landed on its feet?

Sindawe · « **Reply #19 on:** May 24, 2007, 03:50:09 PM »

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I know a guy who made a cat fly once.

May Freyja grant that man another life on this earth.

As a mouse.

Matthew Carberry · « **Reply #20 on:** May 24, 2007, 04:08:50 PM »

Is this the same China as the woman with the unicorn horn?

Don't drink the water... shocked

Boomhauer · « **Reply #21 on:** May 24, 2007, 04:57:33 PM »

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May Freyja grant that man another life on this earth.

As a mouse.

Hey, I would have thrown the cat out too. Gotta fly the airplane first, and that involves eliminating the distraction. When a cat is clawing your face, it's no laughing matter, and throwing the cat out of the airplane is about the only real solution. Trying to stuff it back in its cage would have taken too much time and his hands would have been off the controls.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #22 on:** May 24, 2007, 05:07:10 PM »

Quote from: Brad Johnson on May 24, 2007, 01:19:52 PM

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C) At least no one called me a coward.

Coward.

I DEMAND AN APOLOGY!!!111

Boomhauer · « **Reply #23 on:** May 24, 2007, 06:13:19 PM »

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I DEMAND AN APOLOGY!!!111

Denied.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 25, 2007, 03:43:57 AM »

Flying Cats. Reminds me of a computer skeet shooting game that was going around several years ago. cheesy

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