"to the Pixie-bob breed, which also ranges from rumpy to fully tailed, is unknown. Manx cats have been exhibited in cat shows, as a named, distinct breed (and with the modern spelling ""Manx""), since the late 1800s. In that era, few shows provided a Manx division, and exhibited specimens were usually entered under the ""Any Other Variety"" class, where they often could not compete well unless ""exceptionally good in size and markings"". Early pet breeding and showing expert Charles Henry Lane, himself the owner of a prize-winning rare white rumpy Manx named Lord Luke, published the first known (albeit informal)"
"to put him together again is representative of this principle, as it would be highly unlikely (though not impossible) to return him to his earlier state of lower entropy, as the entropy of an isolated system never decreases. Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as a personified egg, though he is not explicitly described as such. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth-century England and the tune from 1870 in James William"
"Dogsbody A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a ""gofer,"" ""grunt"" or ""lackey"". The Royal Navy used dried peas and eggs boiled in a bag (pease pudding) as one of their staple foods circa the early 19th century. Sailors nicknamed this item ""dog's body"". In the early 20th century, junior officers and midshipmen who performed jobs that more senior officers did not want to do began to be called ""dogsbodies"". The term became more common in non-naval usage"
"over again, irritating Timon. Since many characters, including Simba, Nala, Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Bambi, Thumper, Flower, Peter Pan, etc., join in the bandwagon, Timon passes the remote to Pumbaa to allow him to play the movie over again. ""Thumper"" is used as a metaphor for a cuddly pet when referring to women. ""'Bambi"" and ""Thumper"" are the names of two female bodyguards in the James Bond movie ""Diamonds Are Forever"". The name ""Thumper"" is given to a snake that Andy Pipkin gets Lou to buy instead of a rabbit in Little Britain, Season 1, Episode 5, Clip"
"kill them (although this is illegal). Shrews are also fairly common, and the smallest, the pygmy shrew, is one of the smallest mammals in the world. There are also several species of bat found in England: the pipistrelle bat is the smallest and the most common of them all. Rodents are also numerous across Britain and England, particularly the brown rat which is by far the most abundant urban animal after humans. Some however, are becoming increasingly rare. Habitat destruction has led to a population decrease in the number of dormice and bank voles found in Britain. Grey squirrels introduced"
"pygmy shrew, is one of the smallest mammals in the world. There are also seventeen species of bat found in Britain: the pipistrelle is the smallest and the most common. Rodents are also numerous across Britain, particularly the brown rat which is by far the most abundant urban animal after humans. Some however, are becoming increasingly rare. Habitat destruction has led to a decrease in the population of dormice and bank voles found in Britain. Due to the introduction of the North American grey squirrel, the red squirrel had become largely extinct in England and Wales, with the last populations"
"are referred to as kelpies in English accounts, and thus mistakenly attribute lake-dwelling habits to the latter. Others associate the term ""kelpie"" with a wide variety of mythical creatures. Counterparts in some regions of Scotland include the shoopiltee and nuggle of Shetland and the tangie of Orkney; in other parts of the United Kingdom they include the Welsh ceffyl dŵr and the Manx cabbyl-ushtey. Parallels to the general Germanic neck and the Scandinavian bäckahäst have been observed; Nick Middleton observes that ""the kelpie of Scottish folklore is a direct parallel of the [sic] bäckahästen [of Scandinavian folklore]"". The wihwin of"
"Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty is a character in an English nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as a personified egg, though he is not explicitly described as such. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth-century England and the tune from 1870 in James William Elliott's ""National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs"". Its origins are obscure and several theories have been advanced to suggest original meanings. The character of Humpty Dumpty was popularised in the United States by actor George L. Fox (1825–77)."
"the English language. Scientists generally use ""platypuses"" or simply ""platypus"". Colloquially, the term ""platypi"" is also used for the plural, although this is technically incorrect and a form of pseudo-Latin; the correct Greek plural would be ""platypodes"". Early British settlers called it by many names, such as ""watermole"", ""duckbill"", and ""duckmole"". The name ""platypus"" is occasionally prefixed with the adjective ""duck-billed"" to form ""duck-billed platypus"". In David Collins's account of the new colony 1788–1801, he describes coming across as ""an amphibious animal, of the mole species"". His account includes a drawing of the animal. The body and the broad, flat"
"in Cheshire and Shropshire she is called Ginny Greenteeth, Jeannie Greenteeth or Wicked Jenny. She is also described as lurking in the upper branches of trees at night, although this may be a folklorist's confusion with the northern English ""Jinny-hewlet"", a folk name for an owl. She is likely to have been an invention to frighten children from dangerous waters, similar in nature to the Slavic Rusalka, the Kappa in Japanese mythology, or Australia's Bunyip. But one folklorists have seen in her a memory of sacrificial practices. A similar figure in Jamaican folklore is called the River Mumma (River Mother)."
"popular cartoon character. A rabbit's foot may be carried as an amulet, believed to bring protection and good luck. This belief is found in many parts of the world, with the earliest use being recorded in Europe c. 600 BC. On the Isle of Portland in Dorset, UK, the rabbit is said to be unlucky and even speaking the creature's name can cause upset among older island residents. This is thought to date back to early times in the local quarrying industry where (to save space) extracted stones that were not fit for sale were set side in what became"
"Humpy A humpy (or gunyah) is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginals, with a standing tree usually used as the main support. They are also sometimes called a lean-to, since it can rely on the tree for support. These impermanent dwellings, made of branches and bark (particularly paperbark), are often built prior to the construction of more permanent buildings. The word humpy comes from the Jagera language (a Murri people from Coorparoo in Brisbane); other language groups would have different names for the structure. In South Australia, such a shelter is known as a ""wurley"" (also spelled"
"Duppy Duppy is a word of African origin commonly used in Jamaica meaning ghost or spirit. It is both singular and plural. Much of Caribbean folklore revolves around duppy. Duppy are generally regarded as malevolent spirits. They are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night, and people from around the islands claim to have seen them. The ""Rolling Calf"" (a scary creature said to have chains around its body), ""Three footed horse"", and ""Old Higue"" are examples of the more malicious spirits. In many of the islands of the Lesser Antilles, duppy are known as ""jumbies"". Barbados"
"Robotic Puppy Robotic pet A robotic pet is an artificially intelligent machine made in the image of an animal commonly kept as a pet. There are a variety of robotic pets such as dogs, cats, and birds. Robotic pets may also include things not normally considered pets, like Pleo, a simulation robotic dinosaur. Some people even treat these robots as actual pets. Domestic robots such as the Roomba are used for work that an elderly person would probably struggle with. Robot pets also keep elderly people from being depressed and also keep them active. A very popular robotic pet is"
"""Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures"" (Most commonly when they are hanging off the side of a cliff. Occasionally other characters also refer to them as such; Fone Bone is also usually credited with coining the term ""Rat Creatures"" itself; however, he actually got the name from the possum kids). In Rat Creature tradition only royalty are allowed to have names, but in the spin-off novels ""Quest for the Spark"" two young Bones gave them the names ""Stinky"" and ""Smelly"". As it stands, the proper name of their species appears to be Hairy Men. Named after some incidents where one, or both,"
"Colt pixie A colt pixie (also ""colepixie"", ""colepixy"", ""collepixie"", ""collpixie"", ""colt-pixie"", ""colt pixy"", and ""cold pixie"") is a creature from English folklore in the South and South West of England (especially the New Forest and Dorset). According to local mythology, it is a type of Pixie which takes the form of a scruffy, pale horse or pony to lead travellers and other livestock astray (similar to a Will-o'-the-wisp), and is often associated with Puck. The earliest surviving written reference dates to the early 16th century (""I shall be ready at thine elbow to plaie the parte of Hobgoblin or Collepixie"")."
"Sweep (puppet) Sweep is a British puppet and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and other countries. Sweep is a grey glove puppet dog with long black ears who joined ""The Sooty Show"" in 1957, as a friend to fellow puppet Sooty. His general dim-witted behaviour and penchant for bones and sausages has made him an endearing, entertaining character that children still love to this day. Probably his most unusual characteristic is his method of communication. It consists of a loud high pitched squeak that gains its inflection from normal speech and its rhythm from"
"c. 1930, referring to people who were stuck with rough work. The term dogsbody has not always been derogatory, with a number of people deliberately using it as their callsign or handle. The most famous of these is probably Douglas Bader, who was an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. Dogsbody A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a ""gofer,"" ""grunt"" or ""lackey"". The Royal Navy used dried peas and eggs boiled in a bag (pease"
"of wild pony, the Lundy pony. Until recently, Lundy and the Shiant Isles in the Hebrides were the only two places in the UK where the black rat (""Rattus rattus"") could be found regularly. In the rest of the United Kingdom they have largely been replaced by brown rats except for occasional sightings in port towns and the Thames Estuary. It has since been eradicated on the island, in order to protect the nesting seabirds. Other species which have made the island their home include the grey seal (""Halichoerus grypus""), Sika deer (""Cervus nippon""), pygmy shrew (""Sorex minutus"") and feral"
"having his friends round to play and is mostly the one who finds the polka dot shorts. He sometimes talks in rhyme and when his friends argue or do something he doesn't like, he often interrupts them with ""Excuse me"". Bibble: Polkaroo's mischievous pet which looks like a multi-coloured mop head covered in pom-poms. Often seen moving about making a ""bibbly"" sound, hence his name. He likes to pull pranks, and sometimes annoys the others with them. Humpty: (Voiced by Tony Daniels) A big green egg with purplish hair and a white nose. He wears a burgundy coloured suit patterned"
"Scots Dumpy The Scots Dumpy is a breed of chicken from Scotland. The moniker ""dumpy"", meaning short and stout, refers to the breed's thick-set appearance and extremely short legs. Through history they have been known under a host of names such as: Bakies, Stumpies, Dadlies, Hoodies, or Creepies. They are classed as an endangered breed by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The shortness of its legs is its most defining characteristic, and imparts a waddling gait to the chicken; adult birds are less than off the ground. The birds are longer in the back and have a lower set tail"
"professional football clubs Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra, Swindon Town, Cheltenham Town (whose home colours are red) and, traditionally, Wrexham FC, as well as the English rugby league team Hull Kingston Rovers (whose home colours are white with a red band). A small bird is an unusual choice, although it is thought to symbolise agility in darting around the field. European robin The European robin (""Erithacus rubecula""), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but"
"Robop ""Robop"" is short for robotic bird of prey and is the name for a mechanical peregrine falcon that squawks, flaps its wings and sounds like the real bird. The purpose of the Robop is to scare away pigeons and gulls. The product is manufactured by Robop Limited of East Lothian, United Kingdom, was invented by Bob McIntyre and developed by the company since 2001. The Robop is available in 3 power types, battery, mains and solar. In April 2007 the Liverpool city council purchased 10 Robops at a unit cost of £3,000, in an attempt to rid the town"
"horselike creatures. In Middle Low German, it was called and in Middle Dutch (compare also or plus ) . The Old High German form also meant ""crocodile"", while the Old English could mean both a ""water monster"" like those encountered by Beowulf, and a ""hippopotamus"". The Norwegian and Swedish are related figures sometimes seen as by-names for the same creature. The southern Scandinavian version can transform himself into a horse-like ""kelpie"", and is called a (the ""brook horse""), whilst the Welsh version is called the (the ""water horse""). English folklore contains many creatures with similar characteristics to the ""Nix"" or"
"in the short plays or poems the group act out in between rounds. She has a lucky object called Mr Cheese, a plastic lump of cheese that squeaks whenever it is squeezed. Voiced by Sue Monroe. Mukka is an extremely hyperactive purple monkey. He has a lucky object called Fluffy Stuff and a pet lump called Lumpy. Voiced by Wim Booth, Gary Martin in Restored Episodes On DVD And VHS Dogsby is a brown dog, the most sensible member of the group, and usually stays calm in most circumstances. Dogsby's lucky object is a purple and yellow hat named Lucky"
"fascinated by their behaviour. The Norwegian municipality of Værøy has an Atlantic puffin as its civic emblem. Puffins are viewed with affection because they are colourful and full of character. They have been given a number of endearing names including ""clowns of the sea"" and ""sea parrots"", and juvenile puffins may be called ""pufflings"". A number of islands have been named after the bird. The island of Lundy in the United Kingdom is reputed to derive its name from the Norse ""lund-ey"" or ""puffin island"". An alternative explanation has been suggested connected with another meaning of the word ""lund"" referring"
"Monkey, Capelthwaite, Moddey Dhoo (or Mauthe Doog), Hateful Thing, Swooning Shadow, Bogey Beast, Gytrash (or Guytrash), Oude Rode Ogen (Flanders), Tibicena (Canary Islands) and Dip (Catalonia). Although the Church Grim is not a Barghest or Shuck, it can also take the form of a large black dog. Black dogs have been reported from almost all the counties of England, the exceptions being Middlesex and Rutland. A Barghest (or Barguest) is said to roam the Snickelways and side roads of York, preying on passersby, and has also been seen near Clifford's Tower. To see the monstrous dog is said to be"
"Lubber fiend The lubber fiend, Lob, lubberkin, lurdane or Lob Lie-By-The-Fire was a legendary creature of English folklore that was similar in attributes to the ""brownie"" (or ""Urisk"") of Scotland and northern England, the ""hob"" of northern England and the Scottish Borders, the Slavic ""domovoi"" and Scandinavian ""tomte"". It has been related also to Robin Goodfellow, and Hobgoblins. It is best known for being mentioned by John Milton. It is generally connected with the north of England. He is typically described as a large, hairy man with a tail, who performs housework in exchange for a saucer of milk and"
"fancy of the time. During the Victorian era, the English Lop emerged as a mainstream household pet, marking a departure for such ""fancy"" breeds from the earlier role of the domesticated rabbit as a source of meat, fur, and wool production. Later, the English Lop was bred with other rabbit breeds from the continent, giving rise to new lop breeds that include the French Lop (from English Lop / Flemish Giant crosses) and the Holland Lop (from French Lop / Netherland Dwarf crosses). The English Lop, though longer and more slender in body than other lop breeds, has ears up"
"Kelpie Kelpie, or water kelpie, is the Scots name given to a shape-shifting water spirit inhabiting the lochs and pools of Scotland. It has usually been described as appearing as a horse, but is able to adopt human form. Some accounts state that the kelpie retains its hooves when appearing as a human, leading to its association with the Christian idea of Satan as alluded to by Robert Burns in his 1786 poem ""Address to the Devil"". Almost every sizeable body of water in Scotland has an associated kelpie story, but the most extensively reported is that of Loch Ness."
"Ypotryll The Ypotryll is a Medieval European chimeric creature featured in heraldry. It has the tusked head of a wild boar or hog, the humped body of a camel, the legs and hooves of an ox or goat and the long, scaly tail of a serpent. Its name is thought to be derived from the greek “hippo” (horse) or in Middle English, “ypotame” itself derived from the latin ""ypotamus"". Though there isn’t much known of the creature’s meanings or origins, it appears as the badge of John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, also known as the “Butcher of England”; a"
"and may also be related to the Kelpie of Scotland and the Neck of Scandinavia. Like the Japanese description of the beast, in Chinese and in Scandinavian lore this beast is infamous for kidnapping and drowning people as well as horses. The Siyokoy of the Philippine islands is also known for kidnapping children by the water's edge. A frog-face vodyanoy is known in Russian mythology. Green human-like being named ""vodnik"" is widely known in western Slavic folklore and tales, especially in Czech republic or Slovakia. Mizuki Shigeru wrote about kappa in his work ""Kappa no Sanpei"" and a bronze statue"
"of his cartoons, Droopy matches wits with either a slick anthropomorphic Wolf (the Wolf character ""portrays"" the crooks in both ""Dumb-hounded"" and its semi-remake, ""Northwest Hounded Police"" (1946) or a bulldog named ""Spike"", sometimes silent, sometimes sporting a Gaelic accent. Two Droopy cartoons – ""The Shooting of Dan McGoo"" and ""Wild and Woolfy"" – also feature appearances from the curvy heroine of Avery's ""Red Hot Riding Hood"" (1943) as a damsel in distress being pursued by the Wolf. Three later Droopy cartoons –""Three Little Pups"" (1953), ""Blackboard Jumble"" (1957), and ""Sheep Wrecked"" (1958) – feature a slow-moving southern wolf character."