Cat Land

Playing With The Cats At SPCA

After we handed the dove to the SPCA staff, mum and I spent some time playing with the cats at SPCA. Look, I was surrounded by cats!
Auntie Yin would love these cats! Too bad I couldn't bring one home. I really like a cat called Chase and a small kitten.

We spent quite a long time there. The cats were smart and alert. Hope they find good homes soon!

Bird Rescue!

Helping A Spotted Dove

It was a really WINDY day.

Mum went out to buy some food and saw a young bird in the grass patch with tall trees. It could not fly and was helpless. She rushed home to get a box and I went with her to rescue the bird.

We guessed that the young bird fell from its nest. Mum said it probably had not learnt to fly yet. She was worried that the cats would get the bird.

We called SPCA after taking the bird home. As we were going off on holiday and could not care for the bird till it could fly, SPCA told us to bring the bird in.

We went to SPCA in a cab. The cab driver thought we were nuts to rescue a bird.



SPCA said if the bird was well, it would care for it till it could fly. But if it was badly hurt, it might have to be put down.

We thought the bird did not look injured and hope it would fly one day.

That was an interesting day. After that, we went to look at the dogs and play with the cats at SPCA.

By the way, mum said that this was the kind of spotted dove her mother (my grandma who died when I was 3 months old) had as a pet. It made nice cooing sounds, she said.

Up Close & Personal With Grasshoppers

Meet Pelvis, The Grasshopper

Elvis was the first grasshopper we found eating our bean plant leaves. We caught it. It was big. Dad said it needed space to jump, so we released it.

Then came Pelvis. He was a lot smaller when mum captured it. He tried to leap but its hind leg was caught by the edge of the container. The hind limb ripped off! Mum felt very bad and decided to keep it as a pet.

It ate like mad. And moulted three times! Here's the "shell" from its second moult.
It was amazing! The shell was exactly Pelvis, minus one missing limb. Even the antennae were there! Also, it always emerged so much larger!

Here's the last moult. It's missing limb did not grow back again. It had a funny green blob on one of its wings. It turned out very different looking.


Mum said since its wings were out, it was time to release it. Pelvis should be looking for a mate.

It was really cool watching Pelvis! Best science lesson on life cycle of a grasshopper!


p.s We did not even know grasshoppers pooped but yes, Pelvis pooped a lot!