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An eyewitness described a huge bird-like creature that they first thought was a police drone. Then they notice glowing red eyes and the body silhouetted against illuminated buildings.The following account was forwarded to me:“I have seen a kind of unknown winged creature in Loma Linda‚ California. I only saw it one time and was using a pair of binoculars at night when I noticed the silhouette of‚ what at first appeared to me‚ as an airplane drone. It swooped upwards and had a very large wingspan that was closer to a flying wing configuration. It swung back over and headed in my direction. At the time‚ I estimated it to be less than a quarter mile away. I kept my binoculars on this aircraft looking dark silhouette as it came in my direction but appeared to be lined up with a main street that passes by my location about 200 feet away.  At the time I was thinking I had just spotted some kind of police surveillance drone and wasn't concerned. It had reached an altitude of 150 to 200 feet during its wing-over heading back towards me and was in a descent that had reached my level of about 15 feet when passed by but was following the street. It was traveling at least 50 mph and didn't have a discernible sound from a propeller.As it went past I was startled by the noticeable red glow of its "eye." The silhouette as it passed by appeared bird-like. It looked like a black eagle or hawk but at least eight or more feet in body length and a wingspan of at least 12 feet. It passed behind some trees as I followed it and expected to see it come into view while silhouetted against the large illuminated hospital structures.To this day I can still visualize that glowing red eye that seemed to be looking at me like it knew I was watching it. This happened around 2014. I rationalized it as being some kind of aircraft but that silhouette resembled a bird and the glowing red eye. It wasn't right. I am not making this up and would like to know if anyone else in my area has seen something like I described." BBAkhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the Hooked XThe Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond: Search for Ancient Secrets: The Shocking Revelations of a 12th Century ManuscriptAmerica: Nation of the Goddess: The Venus Families and the Founding of the United StatesThe Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy WarriorsSworn in Secret: Freemasonry and the Knights TemplarThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots‚ Wolfmen‚ Portals‚ Phantoms‚ and Odd PhenomenaALIEN DISCLOSURE: EXPERIENCERS EXPOSE REALITY - AudiobookRegister a SNAP EBT CardTHE MEME HUMANOIDS: MODERN MYTHS OR REAL MONSTERS - AudiobookTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTFeel Free to Post PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS DIRECT LINKS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA &; WEBSITE. Thanks For Your Support!Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----CRYPTID CANINES: PENNSYLVANIA &; MARYLAND CASEFILES - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)I’m opening the Pennsylvania &; Maryland casefiles‚ beginning with these original reports &; accounts. I have investigated these cases‚ some of which were reported since Butch’s passing. I plan to periodically present some of our past cases along with newer inquiries‚ like what we have done with the Chicago winged humanoid phenomenon. So‚ just sit back and listen to these sightings &; encounters. If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKS12 Unsolved Mysteries from 2023Australian Fisherman Claims to Have Found MH370 Wing Months After Plane VanishedCREEPY CHRISTMAS CHEER SHOW - Our Favorite Holiday Horrors! - LIVE - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREHow a Balloon Over Antarctica Will Help NASA Study the Mysterious Space Between StarsDiscovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations'PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Have there been man-killing Bigfoot? One of those incidents was dictated by Teddy Roosevelt in his 1893 book The Wilderness Hunter where he recalled a story involving an old mountain hunter named Bauman.“Frontiersmen are not‚ as a rule‚ apt to be very superstitious.They lead lives too hard and practical and have too little imagination in things spiritual and supernatural.I have heard but few ghost stories while living on the frontier‚ and those few were of a perfectly commonplace and conventional type. But I once listened to a goblin story‚ which rather impressed me.A grizzled‚ weather-beaten old mountain hunter‚ named Bauman who‚ was born and had passed all of his life on the Frontier‚ told it the story to me. He must have believed what he said‚ for he could hardly repress a shudder at certain points of the tale; but he was of German ancestry‚ and in childhood had doubtless been saturated with all kinds of ghost and goblin lore. So that many fearsome superstitions were latent in his mind; besides‚ he knew well the stories told by the Indian medicine men in their winter camps‚ of the snow-walkers‚ and the specters‚ [spirits‚ ghosts &; apparitions] the formless evil beings that haunt the forest depths‚ and dog and waylay the lonely wanderer who after nightfall passes through the regions where they lurk. It may be that when overcome by the horror of the fate that befell his friend‚ and when oppressed by the awful dread of the unknown‚ he grew to attribute‚ both at the time and still more in remembrance‚ weird and elfin traits to what was merely some abnormally wicked and cunning wild beast; but whether this was so or not‚ no man can say.When the event occurred‚ Bauman was still a young man and was trapping with a partner among the mountains dividing the forks of the Salmon from the head of Wisdom River. Not having had much luck‚ he and his partner determined to go up into a particularly wild and lonely pass through which ran a small stream said to contain many beaver.The pass had an evil reputation because the year before a solitary hunter who had wandered into it was slain‚ seemingly by a wild beast‚ the half-eaten remains being afterward found by some mining prospectors who had passed his camp only the night before.The memory of this event‚ however‚ weighted very lightly with the two trappers‚ who were as adventurous and hardy as others of their kind. They took their two lean mountain ponies to the foot of the pass where they left them in an open beaver meadow‚ the rocky timber-clad ground being from there onward impracticable for horses.They then struck out on foot through the vast‚ gloomy forest‚ and in about four hours reached a little open glade where they concluded to camp‚ as signs of game were plenty. There was still an hour or two of daylight left‚ and after building a brush lean-to and throwing down and opening their packs‚ they started upstream.The country was very dense and hard to travel through‚ as there was much down timber‚ although here and there the somber woodland was broken by small glades of mountain grass. At dusk they again reached camp. The glade in which it was pitched was not many yards wide‚ the tall‚ close-set pines and firs rising round it like a wall. On one side was a little stream‚ beyond which rose the steep mountain slope‚ covered with the unbroken growth of evergreen forest.They were surprised to find that during their absence something‚ apparently a bear‚ had visited the camp‚ and had rummaged about among their things‚ scattering the contents of their packs‚ and in sheer wantonness destroying their lean-to. The footprints of the beast were quite plain‚ but at first‚ they paid no particular heed to them‚ busying themselves with rebuilding the lean-to‚ laying out their beds and stores‚ and lighting the fire.While Bauman was making ready supper‚ it being already dark‚ his companion began to examine the tracks more closely‚ and soon took a brand from the fire to follow them up‚ where the intruder had walked along a game trail after leaving the camp. When the brand flickered out‚ he returned and took another‚ repeating his inspection of the footprints very closely. Coming back to the fire‚ he stood by it a minute or two‚ peering out into the darkness‚ and suddenly remarked‚ “Bauman‚ that bear has been walking on two legs.”Bauman laughed at this‚ but his partner insisted that he was right‚ and upon again examining the tracks with a torch‚ they certainly did seem to be made by but two paws or feet. However‚ it was too dark to make sure. After discussing whether the footprints could possibly be those of a human being‚ and coming to the conclusion that they could not be‚ the two men rolled up in their blankets and went to sleep under the lean-to. At midnight Bauman was awakened by some noise and sat up in his blankets. As he did so his nostrils were struck by a strong‚ wild-beast odor‚ and he caught the loom of a great body in the darkness at the mouth of the lean-to. Grasping his rifle‚ he fired at the vague‚ threatening shadow‚ but must have missed‚ for immediately afterward he heard the smashing of the underwood as the thing‚ whatever it was‚ rushed off into the impenetrable blackness of the forest and the night.After this‚ the two men slept but little‚ sitting up by the rekindled fire‚ but they heard nothing more. In the morning they started out to look at the few traps they had set the previous evening and put out new ones. By an unspoken agreement‚ they stayed together all day and returned to camp towards evening. On nearing it they saw‚ hardly to their astonishment that the lean-to had again been torn down. The visitor of the preceding day had returned‚ and in wanton malice had tossed about their camp kit and bedding‚ and destroyed the shanty. The ground was marked up by its tracks‚ and on leaving the camp it had gone along the soft earth by the brook. The footprints were as plain as if on snow‚ and‚ after a careful scrutiny of the trail‚ it certainly did seem as if‚ whatever the thing was‚ it had walked off on but two legs.The men‚ thoroughly uneasy‚ gathered a great heap of dead logs and kept up a roaring fire throughout the night‚ one or the other sitting on guard most of the time. About midnight the thing came down through the forest opposite‚ across the brook‚ and stayed there on the hillside for nearly an hour. They could hear the branches crackle as it moved about‚ and several times it uttered a harsh‚ grating‚ long-drawn moan‚ a peculiarly sinister sound. Yet it did not venture near the fire. In the morning the two trappers‚ after discussing the strange events of the last 36 hours‚ decided that they would shoulder their packs and leave the valley that afternoon. They were the more ready to do this because in spite of seeing a good deal of game sign‚ they had caught very little fur. However it was necessary first to go along the line of their traps and gather them‚ and this they started out to do. All the morning they kept together‚ picking up trap after trap‚ each one empty. On first leaving camp they had the disagreeable sensation of being followed. In the dense spruce thickets‚ they occasionally heard a branch snap after they had passed; and now and then there were slight rustling noises among the small pines to one side of them.At noon they were back within a couple of miles of camp. In the high‚ bright sunlight their fears seemed absurd to the two armed men‚ accustomed as they were‚ through long years of lonely wandering in the wilderness‚ to face every kind of danger from man‚ brute or element. There were still three beaver traps to collect from a little pond in a wide ravine nearby. Bauman volunteered to gather these and bring them in‚ while his companion went ahead to camp and made ready the packs.On reaching the pond Bauman found three beavers in the traps‚ one of which had been pulled loose and carried into a beaver house. He took several hours to secure and prepare the beaver‚ and when he started homewards he marked‚ with some uneasiness‚ how low the sun was getting. As he hurried toward camp‚ under the tall trees‚ the silence and desolation of the forest weighed on him. His feet made no sound on the pine needles and the slanting sunrays‚ striking through among the straight trunks‚ made a gray twilight in which objects at a distance glimmered indistinctly. There was nothing to break the gloomy stillness which‚ when there is no breeze‚ always broods over these somber primeval forests. At last‚ he came to the edge of the little glade where the camp lay and shouted as he approached it‚ but got no answer. The campfire had gone out‚ though the thin blue smoke was still curling upwards.Near it lay the packs wrapped and arranged. At first‚ Bauman could see nobody; nor did he receive an answer to his call. Stepping forward he again shouted‚ and as he did so his eye fell on the body of his friend‚ stretched beside the trunk of a great fallen spruce. Rushing towards it the horrified trapper found that the body was still warm‚ but that the neck was broken‚ while there were four great fang marks in the throat. The footprints of the unknown beast-creature‚ printed deep in the soft soil‚ told the whole story. The unfortunate man‚ having finished his packing‚ had sat down on the spruce log with his face to the fire‚ and his back to the dense woods‚ to wait for his companion. While thus waiting‚ his monstrous assailant‚ who must have been lurking in the woods‚ waiting for a chance to catch one of the adventurers unprepared‚ came silently up from behind‚ walking with long noiseless steps and seemingly still on two legs. Evidently unheard‚ it reached the man and broke his neck by wrenching his head back with its fore paws‚ while it buried its teeth in his throat. It had not eaten the body‚ but apparently had romped and gamboled around it in uncouth‚ ferocious glee‚ occasionally rolling over and over it; and had then fled back into the soundless depths of the woods.Bauman‚ utterly unnerved and believing that the creature with which he had to deal was something either half human or half devil‚ some great goblin-beast‚ abandoned everything but his rifle and struck off at speed down the pass‚ not halting until he reached the beaver meadows where the hobbled ponies were still grazing. Mounting‚ he rode onwards through the night‚ until beyond reach of pursuit.” - The Wilderness HunterAkhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the Hooked XThe Templar Mission to Oak Island and Beyond: Search for Ancient Secrets: The Shocking Revelations of a 12th Century ManuscriptAmerica: Nation of the Goddess: The Venus Families and the Founding of the United StatesThe Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy WarriorsSworn in Secret: Freemasonry and the Knights TemplarThe Beast of Bray Road: Tailing Wisconsin's WerewolfReal Wolfmen: True Encounters in Modern AmericaMonsters Among Us: An Exploration of Otherworldly Bigfoots‚ Wolfmen‚ Portals‚ Phantoms‚ and Odd PhenomenaALIEN DISCLOSURE: EXPERIENCERS EXPOSE REALITY - AudiobookRegister a SNAP EBT CardTHE MEME HUMANOIDS: MODERN MYTHS OR REAL MONSTERS - AudiobookTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTFeel Free to Post PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS DIRECT LINKS ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA &; WEBSITE. Thanks For Your Support!Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----CRYPTID CANINES: PENNSYLVANIA &; MARYLAND CASEFILES - LIVE Chat - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)I’m opening the Pennsylvania &; Maryland casefiles‚ beginning with these original reports &; accounts. I have investigated these cases‚ some of which were reported since Butch’s passing. I plan to periodically present some of our past cases along with newer inquiries‚ like what we have done with the Chicago winged humanoid phenomenon. So‚ just sit back and listen to these sightings &; encounters. If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Team Riker: Division A-----TODAY'S TOP LINKS12 Unsolved Mysteries from 2023Australian Fisherman Claims to Have Found MH370 Wing Months After Plane VanishedCREEPY CHRISTMAS CHEER SHOW - Our Favorite Holiday Horrors! - LIVE - JOIN US! Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREHow a Balloon Over Antarctica Will Help NASA Study the Mysterious Space Between StarsDiscovery of 'calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo in US Southwest surpasses 'wildest expectations'PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2023 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Our Top 10 Fifth Dimension Songs list looks at one of the most popular singing groups of the 1960s. The Fifth Dimension was a group that was famous for their excellent cover version of popular songs written by a wide variety of artists and songwriters. Many of the group’s hits were written by the fabulous Laura Nyro. In 1965‚ five brilliant singers named Billy Davis Jr.‚ Florence La Rue‚ Marilyn McCoo‚ Lamonte McLemore‚ and Ronald Townson formed a vocal group called The Versatiles. Eventually‚ the group would change their name to the Fifth Dimension. A young songwriter named Jimmy Webb‚ The post Top 10 Fifth Dimension Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Individual stories of hope and miracle color in this year’s review of the most popular good news on the internet. There are some that remind us the planet is changing for the better‚ and others that capture the goodness in people. From a potential treatment to one of the world’s rarest and deadliest genetic diseases‚ […] The post Readers’ Choice Top 10 Good News of the Year 2023 appeared first on Good News Network.

The post What Causes Abnormal Eye Color in Cats? 3 Vet-Reviewed Factors by Catster Editorial Team appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it‚ but all of these articles were assigned‚ contracted and paid for‚ so they aren't considered public domain. However‚ we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article‚ then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. Cats are known for having the most beautiful eyes among animals. Given their striking eye colors‚ have you ever wondered what causes a cat to have a specific eye color? Better yet‚ do you know what an abnormal eye color is for a cat and what causes it? If so‚ you’ve landed on the right page. In this guide‚ we’ll discuss the three causes of abnormal eye colors in cats so you’re better informed about why your cat may have an unusual eye color and if you should be concerned. What Determines Eye Colors in Cats? Before we dive into what causes abnormal eye colors in cats‚ let us first explain what determines eye colors in the first place. A cat’s eye color is determined by the amount of pigment in the iris. Melanin is produced and stored by melanocytes and is the pigment responsible for determining skin‚ hair‚ and eye color for both humans and animals. The amount of melanin in the iris plays a huge factor in the color of a cat’s eyes—the more melanin present in the iris‚ the darker-colored the eyes will be. However‚ blue eyes don’t have any pigment in them. Iris fibers scatter and absorb some of the longer wavelengths of incoming light. Thus‚ more blue light comes out and the eyes appear blue. What Causes Abnormal Eye Colors in Cats? A few factors play a role in determining eye color in cats‚ but what causes abnormal colors? Let’s find out. 1. Glaucoma Glaucoma is a condition in which the eye experiences an increased pressure‚ called intraocular pressure‚ because the fluid that is produced inside the eye can’t be drained properly. Glaucoma is a serious condition that can lead to the loss of sight. The eye color may change and appear cloudy with a milky appearance. The condition can cause eye pain and produce a watery discharge‚ abnormally shaped pupils‚ of course‚ a change in color‚ typically taking on a bluish color. This condition warrants a trip to the vet immediately for treatment to prevent loss of sight and irreversible damage to the affected eye. Image Credit: Todorean-Gabriel‚ Shutterstock 2. Uveitis Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea‚ the internal vascular layer of the eye. Uveitis can result from trauma‚ a tumor‚ different types of infections‚ or an immune-mediated process. Uveitis is also a serious condition that must be treated appropriately; if left unattended‚ it can cause life-long problems. Signs of uveitis are numerous and not specific to uveitis. The eye typically looks cloudy‚ the iris can look darkened or reddish‚ a watery or mucousy discharge is often present‚ and the white of the eye may appear red and swollen. Commonly‚ the cat may squint or paw at the eye‚ and the vision is decreased‚ though this may not be obvious if only one eye is affected. Image Credit: Inga Gedrovicha‚ Shutterstock 3. Heterochromia Heterochromia involves differences in iris coloration and is determined by genetics. There are a few types: Heterochromia iridum (“complete” heterochromia): A cat will have two different eye colors‚ with one eye having more melanin than the other. Typically‚ one eye will be blue and the other green‚ but sometimes‚ the other eye can be yellow or brown. This condition is often referred to as “odd eyes”. Heterochromia iridis (“segmental” heterochromia): This is where different parts of an iris will have different colors. Central heterochromia: This also involves two different colors in the same eye. One radiates from the pupil mixing with the other one in a spiky pattern. Image Credit: didsss‚ Pixabay What Are Normal Eye Colors in Cats? Genetics also play a role in determining the eye color of a particular cat. For example‚ cats with a “pointed” color pattern‚ meaning dark fur on the face and paws and a light-colored body‚ may have blue eyes. Typically‚ though‚ eye color and fur color are unrelated. Here are eye colors considered to be normal for cats. 1. Yellow Image Credit: Mary Swift‚ Shutterstock Yellow is by far the most common eye color seen in cats. Think of how many cats you’ve seen with yellow eyes! Black cats with yellow eyes‚ in particular‚ have a striking appearance and are quite noticeable. A yellow-eyed cat may also have a mix of brown or hazel mixed in and possibly a gold color. The yellow eye color is a result of low pigmentation in the iris. 2. Amber Image Credit: Virvoreanu-Laurentiu‚ Pixabay Amber is another common color. Amber-colored eyes in cats carry a reddish undertone‚ and common cat breeds with this color eyes are the Manx‚ Bengal‚ British Shorthair‚ and American Shorthair. There is conflicting information on whether amber is a rare eye color in cats‚ but some breeds are more prone to having the color than others. 3. Green Image Credit: yarm_sasha‚ Shutterstock Green is also not considered the most common eye color‚ but it’s still prevalent in a significant number of cat breeds. The green color is a result of a bit of pigment in the iris mixed with the scattering of light. While semi-common‚ it’s still somewhat rare for some cat breeds. The most common cat breeds with green eyes are the Russian Blue‚ Sphynx‚ Bombay‚ Egyptian Mau‚ Norwegian Forest‚ Abyssinian‚ and Oriental Shorthair. 4. Blue Image Credit: cath5‚ Shutterstock All kittens will start out with blue eyes—it’s not until they reach 7 to 8 weeks of age before the permanent eye color kicks in. Remember‚ the more melanin in the iris‚ the darker the color of the eye. Kittens are born with no melanin at all‚ which gives them the beautiful‚ lighter hue of blue. For some cats‚ melanin is never present enough to change the color‚ so the eyes remain blue with a baby blue hue. Some cat breeds will always have blue eyes because they carry a feline albino mutation. While blue is typically not the most common eye color‚ it is for specific cat breeds‚ like the Siamese‚ Ragdoll‚ Himalayan‚ Birman‚ Turkish Angora‚ Persian‚ Balinese‚ Ojos Azules‚ Snowshoe‚ and Tonkinese. What Are Considered “Rare” Eye Colors in Cats? There are two eye colors that are less frequent in cats: orange and copper. Copper is the darkest eye color you’ll see in cats and may carry tones of light brown‚ red‚ and orange—you may even see flecks of yellow and green. Conclusion Cats have beautiful eyes‚ and sometimes‚ an unusual eye color may be caused by a medical condition. The amount of melanin in the iris determines eye color‚ and cats with “odd eyes” can see just fine‚ so there is no cause for alarm. However‚ if your cat’s eye(s) suddenly changes color‚ is swollen‚ red‚ producing a discharge‚ or if your cat paws and squints the eye‚ you must take your cat to the vet to determine the cause. Sources https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/glaucoma-in-cats https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/uveitis-in-cats https://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/eyes/c_ct_anterior_uveitis https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/heterochromia-iridis   Featured Image Credit: didsss‚ Pixabay The post What Causes Abnormal Eye Color in Cats? 3 Vet-Reviewed Factors by Catster Editorial Team appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it‚ but all of these articles were assigned‚ contracted and paid for‚ so they aren't considered public domain. However‚ we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article‚ then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.

Lots of shows decide they need a little Christmas come December‚ but they’re not quite sure how to do it. Do you talk about the big Jesus-shaped elephant in the room? Do you just focus on Santa? Do you‚ I don’t know‚ cast Juliana Hatfield as an angel or make miracles happen on Walker‚ Texas Ranger? This late-December urge becomes extra fun when sci-fi shows try it—they don’t usually want to deal with the religious aspect of Christmas‚ but they still have to find a way to explain Santa and presents (and maybe just a dash of Christianity) to aliens who are already confused enough just trying to deal with humans. So most of them fall back on humans teaching aliens about “goodwill” or “being kind to others.” This leads to some amazing moments‚ as we’ll see.   “A Cosmic Christmas” This 1977 special was Canadian company Nelvana’s first foray into television—shortly after completing this one‚ they moved on to a Halloween special‚ The Devil and Daniel Mouse‚ before tackling the most important holiday of them all‚ Life Day‚ in their short “The Faithful Wookiee‚” which featured in the Star Wars Holiday Special. A Cosmic Christmas is regretfully wookiee-free‚ but it does have a startlingly simplistic holiday message‚ imparted by aliens. Kinda. Three aliens who look like they’ve been shipped in from Fantastic Planet land on earth on Christmas Eve‚ searching for the meaning behind the “Transitory celestial phenomenon” that occurred on Earth 2000 years ago. Unfortunately‚ they’ve landed on the mean streets of Canada‚ so they find a town ridden with‚ um‚ teenage hippies‚ and people who seem to be pretty into Christmas‚ but not as into it as a ten-year-old boy wants them to be. Said ten-year-old boy‚ Peter‚ greets the aliens‚ who ask him about the “meaning of the star.” He yells in reply‚ “You mean Christmas!” Rather than asking him to elaborate on this one-word answer‚ they ask how “Christmas” can be “measured‚” so Peter does his best Linus Van Pelt impression: “We celebrate every year with love‚ peace‚ and caring for others!” Apparently the aliens managed to find the only pre-teen in history who wouldn’t just scream “PRESENTS!” and then jump up and down in a fit of Christmas-cookie-induced mania. Peter takes the three wise aliens home and introduces them to his grandmother‚ who sings about how Christmas used to be while the aliens induce a mass hallucination of old-timey decorations flying around the living room. This reverie is interrupted when one of the hippies steals Peter’s pet goose‚ leads the cops on a chase‚ and then falls through the ice and almost drowns. Peter tries to save him‚ but the kid’s super-sweet flared jeans are waterlogged‚ and keep dragging them both down. The humans form a chain to pull them out‚ and the aliens break their vow of non-involvement to help pull them out‚ saying that “helping” might be the meaning of Christmas. (Peter already told you the meaning of Christmas‚ aliens‚ what more do you want?) Then Peter’s family invites the whole town over for dinner‚ and everyone accepts the aliens‚ who decide that they’ve got Christmas figured out‚ so they fly away‚ but not before giving everyone a fabulous laser light show‚ because it’s the 70s.   “George and The Christmas Star” “George and the Christmas Star” does not exactly fit in with the rest of these specials‚ but it’s set in space‚ and there are aliens‚ and it’s an interesting enough half hour of TV that I want to make it work‚ dammit. Plus‚ the director Gerald Potterton‚ was one of the directors of Heavy Metal‚ which makes for a fascinating animation pedigree for a Christmas special. The show somehow combines a goofy sci-fi story that is nearly Pinkwaterian in its deadpan humor‚ with the song stylings of Ottawa’s own Paul Anka‚ with only the barest hint of a message about Christmas or goodwill‚ or anything really. George decides that his usual cut out paper Christmas tree topper isn’t going to cut it this year. He looks out the window and sees the star that he wants‚ and thinks to himself: “Living alone with a cat has its moments‚ but there are times when you just have to get out there and prove something to yourself.” So he builds a steampunky spaceship out of spare parts‚ flies through a black hole‚ meets a robot named Ralph‚ rescues an astronaut named Barbara‚ tangles with space rangers‚ space pirates‚ and space bikers‚ meets Santa‚ finally gets his star‚ and then loses the star‚ all so he can learn a vague message about being happy that he has friends. Obviously‚ the most important element is that the “space bikers” are called the Bell’s Angels. But here’s the weird thing. This special is called “George and The Christmas Star” and it’s clearly the star that he’s looking for‚ with the extra little points and glowiness and everything‚ but not once in the whole special does anyone talk about the significance of this particular star…but again‚ Bell’s Angels. All is forgiven.   Invader Zim: “The Most Horrible X-mas Ever” How does Zim react when presented with the mysterious San-tah? Well‚ he realizes that Christmas could be a great new avenue for World Domination‚ claims to be the Real Santa‚ and begins enslaving humanity until Dib impersonates an elf to stop him. The show focuses on Santa‚ and doesn’t even bother bringing that Other Christmas Figurehead into things‚ which is probably for the best. It’s pretty much the best Zim episode ever‚ featured the only appearance of Mini-Moose‚ and was also‚ sadly‚ the final entry in Jhonen Vasquez’s epic.   He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special I’m just going to skip over the weird incest subtext between He-Man and She-Ra‚ and the gross negligence of She-Ra hanging out on Eternia and leaving Etheria unprotected‚ and Bow’s horrifying attempt at a Christmas song. Let’s just focus on the basics. Orko crashes on Earth‚ and the two dumbest children in the entire world‚ Miguel and Alisha‚ explain Christmas to him. They start by skirting around Jesus and talking about gifts‚ then dive into a Nativity narrative after a weird camera dissolve‚ and then move quickly onto Santa. Orko displays intelligence and discretion‚ possibly for the first time in his life‚ and latches onto the “presents!” aspect. We find out that Adam and Adora’s mother is actually an Earth astronaut who crashed on Eternia and just stayed‚ even though now Man-at-Arms has invented a way to get back to Earth‚ and she could have at least visited home to let her family know she was still alive‚ but instead she’s just like‚ “Oh‚ yeah‚ Christmas is a thing‚” and instructs everyone how to hang garland properly. There are some tortured plot machinations‚ Miguel and Alisha get kidnapped a bunch‚ and end up giving Skeletor the Christmas Spirit‚ seemingly by osmosis‚ since they never even give him the stilted explanation Orko got. The twins are finally sent home just in time for Christmas‚ and He-Man comes on to give a vague lecture about how everyone has the Christmas Spirit inside of them at all times. But since the show never really defines “Christmas spirit” and we’re still not sure that anyone on Eternia knows what the hell Christmas is‚ this postscript just adds to the confusion.   Pac-Man: “Christmas Comes to PacLand” This totally counts since PacLand is presented as an alien world. Santa ends up crashing his sleigh after he gets lost on the way to Earth‚ and has to try to explain the concept of Christmas to Pac-Man and his family. The special is able to freely focus on the Santa-and-presents aspect of the holiday‚ since the “death and miraculous resurrection” storyline is covered by Pac-Man himself after the ghosts chomp him and he has to rally to save Christmas by ‘roiding the reindeer out on Power Pellets. All of the denizens of PacLand happily accept the idea of a gift-based holiday‚ with no questions asked about how it got started‚ what humans are‚ or why Santa also gives the ghosts presents even though their dearest wish in life is to bite a baby to death.   ALF’s Special Christmas So for those of you who are either blissfully unaware of ALF‚ or maybe just suffered a specific type of PTSD that has erased it from your memory: ALF crashes on Earth after his home planet‚ Melmac‚ is destroyed. The Tanner family adopts him‚ teaching him about humanity and shielding him from the government‚ while tolerating his terrible Borscht Belt jokes and threats against their cat. ALF is widely acknowledged to have had one of the most disturbing finales in the history of television. However‚ what doesn’t get nearly enough press is that the show also produced the single most fucked up Christmas Special in History. Eat ALF’s dust‚ Diahann Carroll serenading Itchy the Wookiee. The episode opens with Willie Tanner dragging the family to spend Christmas in a cabin that is not so much “rustic” as “barely a house.” The cabin has been loaned to them by sweet Mr. Foley (played by Cleavon Little‚ aka Sheriff Bart from Blazing Saddles!!!) who is veers wildly between grieving for his deceased wife‚ and jocularly playing Santa Claus at the local children’s hospital. We’re just going to skip over the idea that the Tanner children are the actual aliens here (they seem suspiciously ok with staying at the cabin‚ sans heat‚ electricity‚ or running water) and instead get right to ALF learning the True Meaning of Christmas. After he opens all the Tanner’s presents‚ the family becomes a bit frustrated‚ so he does what you or I would do and climbs into the back of an unattended truck filled with toys. Since we’re in a sitcom‚ this is Mr. Foley’s truck‚ and before you can say “collision course for wackiness” Mr. Foley is dressed as Santa to hand out toys to the sick kids‚ and ALF‚ pretending to be a stuffed version of himself. He only makes it a few minutes into the tea party she throws him before revealing his true identity. Rather than freaking the fuck out like a normal kid‚ she accepts his story about being an alien (and not‚ say‚ a medication-induced hallucination) and begins confiding in him. She draws a picture of her and ALF hanging out‚ except…she’s wearing wings. We’re in some deep Life Lesson waters here‚ so do your best to stay afloat as I relate the following conversation: “Alf‚ do you ever miss Melmac?” “Yeah‚ I miss it a lot. It was my whole world. Everything‚ and everybody I knew was there…but‚ when I came to this world‚ I made new friends! Like the people I live with‚ and you‚ Tiffany!” She asks if he had Christmas on Melmac‚ and he shakes his head. “I don’t really have a handle on Christmas yet. People get uptight about presents.” “That’s cause they don’t know. Christmas isn’t about presents‚ it’s about giving of yourself. That’s what Santa Claus said.” “After meeting you‚ I know what he means.” “I’m gonna have to move onto another world too‚ and there’s nothing anyone can do about it‚ and I’m afraid to go‚ Alf.” AAAAUUUGGGHHHH. OK‚ at this point I have to switch into summary‚ because my brain has shut down. The last time I watched this episode with friends (or perhaps I should say‚ the last time I inflicted this episode on some friends at a Christmas party‚ because I’m a terrible person) we were all watching this scene through our hands like it was a ferocious Dalek‚ and my tolerance for it hasn’t gotten any stronger. He tells her it’s all right to be afraid‚ and then they discuss whether this other world will have Christmas (owwww…) whether Tiffany will have friends there (gurk) and then ALF manages to stick the landing on a joke‚ and they say they love each other as she falls asleep. The show then shuffles us straight into the wacky sitcom world of the 1980s in which “alien puppet delivers a baby in an elevator”= high-larity. ALF uses his new understanding of the True Meaning of Christmas to save Mr. Foley from suicide‚ and then everyone brings Tiffany presents‚ which is great‚ but there is no reprieve here. Mr. Foley is still depressed‚ Tiffany’s still going to die‚ and OH MY GOD the ending credits dedicate the show to two different real people who died that year.  ***   Whew. I never expected to say this‚ but it seems like of all the aliens presented with varying True Meanings of Christmas‚ ALF was the one who got it right. So‚ I hope this has given you some new viewing options this Christmas—or possibly some specials to avoid. My holiday wish for you? If an alien crashes into your home‚ may it be of the friendly‚ wise-cracking variety‚ amenable to whichever traditions you hold dear‚ and willing to help clean up after your New Year’s Eve party. Originally published in December 2013. Leah Schnebach needs some extra-strength egg nog to recover from that ALF special. Come sing Bow’s terrible Christmas song with her on Twitter!

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