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Famous Turkish Cat Suffers From Email Addiction

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Famous Turkish Cat Suffers From Email Addiction

Internet sensation Kedi Zihni’s rise to prominence has not been without its share of hardships. With over 26,000 followers on Twitter, and a growing Facebook audience, the famous cat now gets a ton of email – and it’s become a problem.

Many unnamed sources from within Zihni’s entourage say he is hopelessly addicted to email, and feels compelled to respond to each and every one of his fans with a lengthy and heartfelt note.

“He’s getting lost in that bottomless pit,” one friend tells The Fluffington Post, on the condition of anonymity. “We just want him to break free and move on with his life.”

Via cutearoo.

Koala Spit-Takes Have Limited Comedic Impact

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Koala Spit-Takes Have Limited Comedic Impact

The “spit-take” is a time-honored comedic tradition in which a character receives a piece of startling news while drinking and spits the beverage in shock.

As Koala Bears spend the majority of their day munching on eucalyptus leaves, their ability to execute a spit-take is limited. The leaves may fall gently from a bear’s open mouth, but the impact is not nearly as great.

Unsourceable Internet meme. Best guess, via Reddit.

Evolutionary Biologists Say Cats May Walk Upright Within 700,000 Years

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New research from the University of Paris suggests cat evolution is trending toward upright posture.

“More and more, we are seeing cats gaining survival advantages when they stand on their hind legs,” says Michel Ager, an evolutionary biologist involved in the study. “The increased height and potential use of the forearms is akin to the trajectory we’ve observed in primate evolution.”

But don’t expect to see cats walking around with top hats and canes anytime soon. Given their rate of reproduction and genomic resistance to mutation, Ager says it may take between 700,000 and 1 million years for any meaningful species differentiation to occur.

Via getoutofherecat.