Tuesday, September 09, 2003

 

Honey, how about relocating to Brazil?

As I was looking for veterinary journbal articles for a homework assignment, I came across "neotropical felids." Apparently veterinarians in Brazil have been studying these little guys for years--especially the diseases they may carry or may be immune from*.


Leopardus tigrinus: the Tiger Cat (a.k.a the Little Spotted Cat)
--Not much bigger than the typical house cat
--one of many species of neotropical felids


*According to immunologists, no one is "immune to" anything. The correct preposition is "from." I am immune from rabies. "immune" is derived from some Greek word meaning "free," so if we are immune from ailments, just as we are free from them.

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