Native Californian, biologist, wildlife conservation consultant, retired Smithsonian scientist, father of two daughters, grandfather of 4 small primates. 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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