Strange Animals

rax needs to know the names of more strange animals for Anthrocon. I gave her a long list but if you can further help her out that would be awesome.

In other news, both of us woke up late this morning because we were awoken by a hideous animal screeching at around 4 am, coming from the backyard. We didn't bother getting up to see what it was; it sounded sort of like that time I heard a rabbit screaming while getting killed by an owl, but went on for longer in a repeating pattern, twice, so I think it was a bird. "Eastern Screech Owl" was my first thought too, but that is definitely not it; the Screech Owl is much too melodious. Any ideas?

Oolong, slightly less than a month after her well-cat visit to the vet, has hives and is licking all her fur off again. Her skin causes new problems approximately every 6 months. Selene, of course, seems fine. We're going to the new vet today. Yay?

Edit: Fleas. Now we get to mop and vaccum everything! And I need to find somewhere less expensive to buy the special by-prescription cat food!