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May is Be Kind to Animals Month, and May 15 is Hug Your Cat Day.

I actually don't like to be hugged, but prefer to cuddle on my own terms! I talk about my favorite toys, a tiny teddy bear and a hamster, which I DO like to hug!

Our friends, Bob & Janet Barclay, have just arrived home from Australia, the last stop on a world tour. We've taken many of the great photos from their travel blog for the Fan page, allowing us to add several new species including a platypus, a Masked Lapwing, rainbow lorrikeets, and a kookaburra.

We always start the new year with a new blog, adding the last few posts from the end of December to the bottom. As we begin a new decade, it might be a good idea to mention how this blog began. It was Terzo's idea, and he began the blog in 2006, continuing until his untimely death.

I then took over, but accepted the responsibility to adhere to Simon Teakettle Ink standards. That means we promote responsible cat ownership, recommend Bobbi's article on training, and provide free information and links to anyone who cares for or about cats.

We maintain the Fan Club, which currently has photos of more than 180 species from 57 countries, all taken by real people that we know, not lifted from internet sites. This is our way to promote the preservation of endangered species as well as working animals and pets who offer love and comfort to the public.

Do check out the links, including the one to Cat Facts. We also maintain many other pages of fascinating facts about history, inventions, culture, and even food. Start at the main Facts page and click on links from there.

As I write this, it's snowing, and as soon as I turn this over to Bobbi to do whatever she does to put it on the web (I'm not tech-savvy!), I'll go back to my nap. After all, this blog is called "Between Naps."

If you check our Facts pages frequently, you'll notice that the page we add to most often is Animal Facts. We keep discovering new things about how intelligent birds are, and how sensitive and compassionate elephants can be. Bobbi gathers info for these pages from a variety of sources, including the National Geographic newsletter, the CBS program Innovation Nation, and others. If you go to the main Facts page at https://SimonTeakettle.com/facts.htm, you'll be able to click on links to all the other pages.

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