{"id":69413,"date":"2025-04-12T00:49:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T04:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=69413"},"modified":"2025-04-12T01:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T05:38:13","slug":"apr-12-25-pets-big-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=69413","title":{"rendered":"APR 12, 25.. PETS.. BIG WINDS.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was National Pet Day and we published a Post about Pets.<\/p>\n

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Well! Hello<\/em><\/span> NATIONAL TODAY..<\/span><\/em> Look what you came up with today!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Yet another Pet.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hamster Day on April 12<\/em> <\/span>is dedicated to these cute little rodents who are among the favorite pets in the United States!<\/p>\n

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And Yes Oh Yes. Growing up, I had several Hamsters and I really enjoyed them. Don’t ask me why, but I always called them “Hambolians”<\/em><\/span>. Each also had individual names.<\/p>\n

It’s no wonder spell check doesn’t have the word Hambolian!\u00a0<\/p>\n

But! I did Google Hambolian and there is a person named: Wezza Fadlonsah Hambolian! She’s on Facebook so I can’t go any further with that name.<\/p>\n

Yes, hamsters are adorable and easy to raise. All you need is a love for animals, and the dedication to ensure all the pet\u2019s needs are met. Do you want to get a hamster for your kid but are not sure how to raise one? Well, this is exactly what this day is about. Learn all that you can about hamsters today and show the world why they are the best pets ever!<\/p>\n

Hamsters are a part of the history of this world and they are recorded to have existed for nearly 11.2 million to 16.4 million years<\/em><\/span> during the Middle Miocene Epoch in Europe and North Africa. Their presence in Asia extends from six million to 11 million years. Unfortunately, over time, at least four of the different hamster species have become extinct, one of which had lived in North Africa during the Middle Miocene period.<\/p>\n

A breed of Syrian hamsters was considered to be extinct until a mother hamster, with her babies was discovered in 1930. The discovery was made by biologist Israel Aharoni, who had launched an expedition near the ancient city of Aleppo to find Syrian hamsters. He had heard the stories of a \u2018golden hamster\u2019 and had made it his aim to research the creature.<\/p>\n

GET THIS!<\/p>\n

Though Aharoni was not fond of travel, he believed the hamster species needed to be found. After searching for days with a local hunter, Aharoni discovered a litter of Syrian hamsters. As the pets were detained, the team noticed that the wild mother hamster began to eat her litter. It is a horrifying aspect of the innocent pet\u2019s nature. The baby hamsters that survived the mother were bred into the colony, and the rest is history!<\/p>\n

All domestic golden hamsters in the U.K. and the U.S. now descend from that one captured in 1930 by Israel Aharoni.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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IF any of you want to read more please be our guest and click onto the below link.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/hamster-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Smiling.<\/p>\n

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Patti likes to say that she “Loves Weather”. BUT, IF “pressed”, she will admit her “least favorite weather” is .. Taa Daa .. Wind because it makes her feel anxious and tense.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

NATIONAL TODAY..<\/em><\/span> BIG WIND DAY..<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Big Wind Day is observed each year in the United States on April 12. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The day commemorates the recording of the highest natural wind gust measured on the Earth\u2019s surface. It was on the afternoon of April 12, 1934, that..<\/p>\n

Winds blowing at 231 miles per hour were recorded by Mount Washington Observatory. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288 ft. It is said to be the most notable mountain east of the Mississippi River. While it is difficult to say if the day will receive strong winds as it did in 1934, one can still expect that it will be windy on Mount Washington. It was from the Mount Washington Observatory where observers Wendell Stephenson, Alexander McKenzie, and Salvadore Pagliuca reported the record-breaking wind gusts in 1934. In 1984, the observers returned to the observatory to celebrate the event\u2019s 50th anniversary!<\/p>\n

The record of 231 miles per hour held for several decades. However, this record was broken in 1996. A typhoon struck a small island off of Australia with<\/em> wind gusts<\/em> of 256 mph.<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The windiest place on Earth is Antarctica. Wind speeds on the continent often exceed 100 mph each winter.<\/p>\n

What are the least windy states? The top five least windy states are Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama.<\/p>\n

Windmills are often associated with Holland but date back as far as Ancient China in 2000 B.C.<\/p>\n

A single wind turbine has around 8,000 different parts.<\/p>\n

Hawaii has the world\u2019s largest wind turbine.<\/em><\/span> It stands 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

As you know there is more if you care to click onto the below link.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/big-wind-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Interesting.<\/p>\n

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Cap and Patti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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