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This is the 10th one of these flowers Slash has stolen and brought home.

Here is number 11…

Here’s his third catch of the night.

And that second photo is his face right after I told him “People on the internet love your flower catching skills, Mr. Slash!”

Guess what Mr. Slash is up to tonight?

And, he’s back at it again tonight.

He got another one, and he is proud of himself.

He brought in another one tonight.

Thank you, Mr. Slash!

He is so beautiful 😭

He’s aware of that, and loves being told that. 😛

Sometimes, he will hold my hand when I ask him about the flowers.

He brought these two flowers in last night, and decided to pose for me when I put them near him to take photos.

Plot twist! He brought back a hibiscus tonight instead of the usual ones.

He must be feeling more tropical.

He’s back to the normal ones now…

Even when it’s raining, he still decides to go and find these.
Good thing for him that whatever breed of cat he is, he has remarkably water-resistant fur!

He had a very busy night while everyone was asleep last night…

(Also, if you haven’t seen it, there is a video of him that’s great, too: http://thoughts-of-an-x-factor.tumblr.com/post/164359705193/mr-slash-knows-how-to-get-his-own-cat-treats-out )

He had a busy night while I was watching SummerSlam.

He gave us one more last night, bringing his total from last night to 6! That’s a new one-night record for him!

Mr. Slash’s flower hunting adventure master post keeps on growing.

He was back at it again today.

And two more from last night…

Thank you, Mr. Slash!

Such a good kitty!

He is!

I wish Oreo brought me flowers instead of birds, lizards, mice, and squirrels 😂😂

Mr. Slash even wanted to hold hands after giving me this one.

He’s a special cat. 😀

He was asleep this morning after bringing me this one last night…

Two more gifts from Mr. Slash tonight.

Please tell Mr. Slash I love him.

Feeling sad? Have a big fluffy kitty bringing flowers to his people.

down the block is a person who is inexplicably losing all the flowers in her garden

@thoughts-of-an-x-factor did you ever find out where Mr. Slash got the flowers from? I’m so curious now!!

Oh! I’ve explained it before, but I know some people haven’t seen the explanation, so here it is:

Mr. Slash has made friends with an elderly woman who lives about three houses down from me. He gets the flowers from her garden. They are Camellias, so they grow, and fall off the bush by the handful, and he goes over there at night, and takes every single one from the ground, to bring back to me.

So, when I said he was stealing them, it was somewhat inaccurate. It’s actually more like he’s helping an old woman clean her garden up, and giving me gifts at the same time. She knows who he is, and where he comes from, and knows what he does.

This is delightful, and what a beautiful cat he is!

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this is primarily an obnoxious ad for the enamel pin above (pre-order it here, folks!), but I’m gonna use this opportunity to compare Velociraptor to modern descendants, and see how it stacks up!

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Velociraptors & cassowaries evolved hypertrophied claws for entirely different purposes – the ‘slashing, killing claw’ of the Velociraptor is a myth, but modern-day cassowaries have the Real Deal, a ice pick-like weapon on their second toe that can grow to 5 inches.

“The inner or second of the three toes is fitted with a long, straight, murderous nail which can sever an arm or eviscerate an abdomen with ease. There are many records of natives being killed by this bird” – ornithologist Ernest Thomas Gilliard

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notice how the cassowary has a straight dagger, while Velociraptor has a hook? modern equivalents to Velociraptor’s hypertrophied claw are eagle talons, used for gripping prey & maneuvering in trees. because it was a terrestrial runner, Velociraptor held this tool off the ground to keep it razor-sharp, but modern birds-of-prey (given the luxury of flight) have transformed ALL their talons into the famous Velociraptor sickle claw!

tl;dr  turns out the group aves used the last 66 million years to advance their weaponry & out murder-bird their ancestors (sorry Velociraptor!)

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