• Question: Do you have any pets? =3

    Asked by hazel to Meeks, Pete, Stephen, Steve, Tom on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Steve Roser

      Steve Roser answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      We have a really cool tabby cat called moses (long story)

    • Photo: Stephen Curry

      Stephen Curry answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      We have a cat (after intense lobbying from the children). She is called Moonbeam and is a delightful creature. I love it that cats are so independent and disdainful of their owners.

    • Photo: Pete Edwards

      Pete Edwards answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Hi Hazel
      Not really pets but we do keep chickens who are all named after famous female physicists – I know it’s sad! We started with four chickens – Marie, Monica, Lisa and Ruth. I suppose we should have named one after Henrietta Leavitt (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Swan_Leavitt ) who should be better known than she is.

    • Photo: Marieke Navin

      Marieke Navin answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      No I don’t at the moment! I have a baby and she keeps me busy enough! I had a cat all the way though school and when I was younger I had a pet sheep called Minty who I used to take for walks on a lead.

    • Photo: Tom Hartley

      Tom Hartley answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      No. Unfortunately I am allergic to dogs and cats (they give me asthma), otherwise I would probably have a dog.

      I really do not like cats much, and I cannot understand how they’ve conned us into giving them food and shelter when they so obviously have nothing but disdain for humans – you can see it written all over their feline faces.

      Ehem, sorry – not very scientific or objective there. Where was I?

      I’d be quite keen on a chameleon or cuttlefish (they both change colour and have numerous other unusual adaptations), but I think they are difficult to look after, and they might suffer short and unhappy lives in my care.

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