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Familiar Fridays - Bombay
Bombay Cats, the only officially purebred black cat 'breed'.

#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #blackcat #blackcats #familiarfriday #familiarfridays
Mouse, as a kitten, meets some domestic Bombays outside the Haunted Hollow. "Are you a REAL Duchess?!" "Well, I feel like one, often." "Well, one day I'M going to be a REAL witch!" "Well...I suppose I'll just have to be a REAL Duchess then, aren't I?"
October 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Fanart Friday - King Snake

Relax. Red on black is a friend of Jack~
#kingsnake #familiarfriday #kingsnakes #snake #snakes #odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday
A lady King Snake looking stylish with her red of black stripes.
October 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Familiar Friday - White Backed Vulture
Just readying all our intended vulture duties this October!

#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfriday #familiarfridays #vulture #vultures #whitebackedvulture
A White Backed Vulture looking smuggly at us, the viewer.
October 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Gila Monster
Another hot and heavy familiar, and probably the one I think of first when someone says "venomous lizard”, the Gila Monster. Look at that all-year Halloween colored coat they have on!
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday
Satisfied looking American Gila Monster lizard in 'Oddities in October's style.
August 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Familiar Friday - Goliath Birdeater
The cheekiest little mustache haver around, the Goliath Birdeater, one of the world’s largest spiders.
Deserves the world, personally~

#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #tarantula #tarantulasoftheworld #goliathbirdeater
Goliath Birdeater Tarantula, looking ever so cheeky yet humble for his audience.
August 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Familiar Friday - Bull Shark
Toro, toro~ It’s a Bull Shark. Another very ‘standard’ looking and feeling shark species. This one is especially happy though, so must be no ‘red’ in sight!

#bullsharks #sharks #sharkmonth #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfriday
A friendly looking Bull Shark swimming throughout the open ocean.
August 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Burrowing Owl
Summer means scorching heat which makes me think of the Burrowing Owl! Small little dirtburd of happiness!
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday #burrowingowl #owls #owl
Ahappy little Burrowing Owl, kicking ip dirt for his burrow.
June 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Familiar Friday - Wolf Spider
A fitting pick for lovely old Mother’s day coming up: a mother Wolf Spider with her clutch of babies on her back.
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfriday #spiders #wolfspider
A mother Wolf Spider with her clutch of babies on her back; her top pair of eyes is looking at them, while one baby straggles behind and two more clutch to her leg.
May 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Vampire Finch
Mmmm good.
What better a 'treat' for Mayday, ey?
🎉
#familiarfriday #familiarfridays #odditiesinoctober #finch #vampirefinch #bird
A Vampire Finch, having newly finished it's last meal.
May 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Familiar Friday - Harvestman

You can’t have spring without the spiders! Or, at least, the arachnids! Here’s to the ever gentlemanly Harvestman aka 'daddy long legs'

#odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday
A friendly little Harvestman/'Daddy Long Legs'.
April 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Hejazi Goat

Aka. 'MORE EARS, LESS FACE'
#goats #odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday #mousethewitchingcat
A friendly brown and white spotted Hejazi goat, looking towards us.
March 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Familiar Friday - Slit-Faced Bat
A very asymmetric specimen of the extremely symmetric Slit Faced Bat. Will sing for spider egg sacks if you let him!
#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #bats
Friendly looking split-faced bat, looking mighty pleased with himself.
February 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Hooded Crow
The ever-fashionable Hooded Crow sporting a nice ‘warm grey’ look for the season. Cool grey is out. WARM GREY is the new cool grey!!
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfriday #corvidae
Friendly a sleek lady- Hooded crow!
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Familiar Friday - Pied Crow
The fanciful as ever Pied Crow with a striking all white clip on his back and tummy.
#familiarfriday #piedcrow #corvidae #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat
A friendly looking Pied Crow.
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Familiar Friday - Giant Centipede
You know what this time of year needs more of? That’s right- CENTIPEDES!
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday #mousethewitchingcat
I very mustached-giant centipede, saying 'hi' as best he can. Centipedes can't see very well, but he hopes you're also excited about Christmas.
December 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Familiar Friday - Great Yellow-Headed Vulture
Vultures = turkeys. Sort of. Kind of. Not really.
This is the Greater Yellow-headed vulture, the larger sibling of the turkey vulture. So…it KIND OF counts. In a way.
#vultures #odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Familiar Friday - Painted Bats
The perfect pair of Halloweenie-guys to light up the night!
#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #bat #bats #paintedbats
Two happy, friendly looking Indonesian Painted Bats enjoying each other's company.
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Indian Vulture
It’s VULTURWEEN. .
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #vultureculture #vultures #animalartist #animalart #familiarfriday
A very calm, friendly looking Indian Vulture.
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Familiar Friday - Locusts....I hate them so much. #odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday😨
A locust, looking creepy and gaunt.
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Familiar Friday - Black Widow Spider.
Her eyes are UP THERE you CAD!
#odditiesinoctober #spiders #familiarfriday
Female Black widow Spider on her web, disliking us looking at her butt.
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Familiar Friday - Jacob Ram
Beepbeep I'm a VERY HORNED sheep.
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfriday
A Jacob's sheep family; a ewe, her lamb and the lamb's father ram.
August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Familiar Friday fting the Alligator Snapping Turtle.
He terrifies me, but at least his lure-tongue and him are having a good time.
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfriday #mousethewitchingcat #animalartist
An Alligator Snapping turtle with it's mouth open, looking like it's smiling.
July 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Familiar Friday - Great Dane
Because in folklore, they can see ghoostss.
#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat
A spotted Great Dane dog.
July 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Familiar Friday fting the Giant Squid.
#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #giantsquid #sealife
A deep-sea giant squid.
June 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Familiar Friday with the Fancy Rat (which is different than the Dumbo rat by way of being fancy)
#familiarfriday #odditiesinoctober
May 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM