It's the Wednesday Quiz - 23 Feb '11

[dandysmom]

Non-retractable claws.

[lynz85]

no idea, guess i will pb on the claw thing!

[calismum]

Yes, The cheetah's paws have semi-retractable claws (known only in three other cat species: the fishing cat, the flat-headed cat and the Iriomote cat), offering extra grip in its high-speed pursuits. The ligament structure of the cheetah's claws is the same as those of other cats; it simply lacks the sheath of skin and fur present in other varieties, and therefore the claws are always visible, with the exception of the dewclaw. The dewclaw itself is much shorter and straighter than that of other cats

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by angieh

What an interesting course that must be! Pistol shrimps now ....

Yeah, it is interesting... All about helping people gain skills they need to get a job. The talk bit is about having them get used to a kind-of interview situation - although we give them the choice about what they talk about. Today someone who loves big cats was due to give his talk...

[calismum]

Q3 - which big cat is the largest?

[Shelley123]

Tiger ?????????????

[Squirrel]

Big cat... My head would say 'lion' but... *shrugs*

[dandysmom]

One of the tigers....... Amur or Siberian???

[angieh]

mmmmmmmmm I'll go with the Tiger, but not sure which one. Bengal maybe ................

[Shelley123]

Originally Posted by Squirrel

Yeah, it is interesting... All about helping people gain skills they need to get a job. The talk bit is about having them get used to a kind-of interview situation - although we give them the choice about what they talk about. Today someone who loves big cats was due to give his talk...

i used to go through agonies when we had to give talks at school. I once gave a talk on stone burial mounds and the model i'd made fell to bits