Native Californian, biologist, wildlife conservation consultant, retired Smithsonian scientist, father of two daughters, grandfather of four. INTJ. Believes nature is infinitely more interesting than shopping malls. Born 100 years too late.
How cool is that! One of the stupidest things I have ever done involved a pet ocelot in Costa Rica- I scratched him behind the ears, and, noticing the serious muscles in his neck and regretting my impulsiveness, I started to remove my hand. The ocelot decided he liked having his ears scratched and faster than I could see, he snagged my fingertips with his claws and very gently (hardly drawing any blood) drew my hand back to his head. I very carefully disengaged and put that life lesson away for future reference- grin!
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How cool is that! One of the stupidest things I have ever done involved a pet ocelot in Costa Rica- I scratched him behind the ears, and, noticing the serious muscles in his neck and regretting my impulsiveness, I started to remove my hand. The ocelot decided he liked having his ears scratched and faster than I could see, he snagged my fingertips with his claws and very gently (hardly drawing any blood) drew my hand back to his head. I very carefully disengaged and put that life lesson away for future reference- grin!
Britta
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