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

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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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Familiar Friday - Garden Tiger Moth
Known to mimic the sound of bats to scare other insects away- so it has the sound portion of Halloween~

#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #mousethewitchingcat #moth #moths #gardentigermoth
A friendly, curious looking Garden Tiger Moth.
October 16, 2026 at 3:48 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 Friday - Western Diamondback
I’ve drawn the Eastern Diamondback before, but this one’s the beloved scratchy do-not-touchy danger noodles of the western United States: the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake.
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays
An angry Western Diamondback Rattlesnake rattling it's tail at the viewer.
August 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Black Tip Shark

Dananananana-na-na-na-NAH SHARKSSS! Specifically the Black Tip Shark! Probably the most model ‘shark’ I can think of besides a Great White.

#familiarfridays #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #blacktipshark #shark #sharks
A friendly (and shy looking) Black Tip Shark drawn in the style of Oddities in October~
July 24, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Familiar Friday - Black Rat

We’ve featured various domesticated brown rats, but this here is a feature for the beloved Indian Black Rat; an oldworld rat species, famous for being the model vahana/carrier of the god Ganesha wherever he goes.
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfridays
An Indian Black rat, presenting he's carrying Ganesha himself by strapping a marble sculpture to his back.
July 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Hammerhead Shark
STOP! Hammer time!
Well, Hammerhead Shark time anyway.

#sharks #hammerheadshark #odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #mousethewitchingcat
A freindly looking Hammerhead Shark in Oddities in October's style.
June 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Side-striped Jackal
Lookin good, feelin fine...
#jackal #odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #mousethewitchingcat
Sly looking Side-Striped Jackal in Oddities in October's style.
June 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Great Horned Owl
The most owly owl that ever owled: the Great Horned Owl. She’s actually very happy to see you- isn’t it obvious??
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #greathornedowl #owl #owls
Lady Great Horned Owl looking incredulously around at something.
June 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Luna Moth
You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #lunamoth #moths #mousethewitchingcat
Female and Male luna moths checking each other out.
May 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Familiar Friday - Domino Cockroach

The good ole Indian Domino Cockroach; taking up the mantle as top exposure therapy animals for entomophobes.
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #cockroach #Bugs #familiarfridays #insects
A friendly Domino Cockroach from India. He's VERY tickled about how cute I find him~
May 22, 2026 at 3:53 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 - Midwife Toad

A little amphibian love for the Midwife Toads in your life.
#amphibian #toad #odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfridays
A loving mother Midwife Toad, admiring her eggs.
April 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Familiar Friday - Black Bengal Goat
Spring and love is in the air~
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #goat #goats #familiarfridays
A black-bengal nanny and billy goat, catching up on things.
April 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Valdostana
A little love for the Valdostana-fighter Goat.
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #goat #familiarfridays
An adult billy and baby kid Valdostana goat.
March 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Brown Recluse

Angry little man...
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #spiders #spider #mousethewitchingcat
Angry Brown Recluse spider looking mad at you.
February 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Vampire Deer

Spooky deer...not really, but they are called 'vampire deer' cometimes.
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #mousethewitchingcat #waterdeer #vampiredeer
Chinese/Korean water deer, also known as vampire deer because of their large incisors they have instead of antlers.
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Golden Jackal
Golden boy means Golden Jackals. What a pretty dapper shiny little lad, might I say! How gorgeous! Looks more like a coyote than a jackal. What a picture!
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #jackal #familiarfridays #animalartist
A very friendly looking Golden Jackal.
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Cassowary
Bird is the word!
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #mousethewitchingcat #cassowarybird #cassowary
A very mean running cassowary.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Mexican Free Tailed Bat
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #familiarfridays #bats
A very happy, smiling Mexican Free Tailed Bat wishes you a good day (or night)
September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Familiar Fridays - Goblin Shark
It’s the Goblin Shark with his elongated jaw! I wish the goblins would come and take him away (no I don’t)!
#odditiesinoctober #mousethewitchingcat #shark #sharks #goblinshark #familiarfridays
An annoyed goblin shark jutting out it's jaw because it wants to, not because it has to.
September 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Familiar Friday - Gharial
Why the loooong face?
#odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #animalartist
A happy, smiling female gharial.
July 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Familiar Friday ft. the happy-dappy Sphinx Cat.
#sphinxcat #odditiesinoctober #familiarfridays #animalartist
A (non Witching Cat) Sphinx, wearing a purple hat and scarf.
June 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Familiar Friday with a Californian Banana Slug
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May 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Familiar Friday with Tripod the Gator.
Get off his lawn, kids.
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Oddities in October-styled Tripod, a real alligator that lives in Louisiana, "stalking" New Orleans golf-courses made out of natural swamps.
May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM