Today is Day 23 of Blogtober, and going off theme I am sharing a few things you could be celebrating on this day. Maybe it will give you a fun Sunday and do something different. So what to celebrate on 23rd October?
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International Snow Leopard Day
Did you know that although Snow Leopards aree powerful animals. They are also vulnerable to loss of prey and poaching. The live over 12 different countries in Centrral Asia, and tend to be found in rugged, high mountain landscapes.
Fascinating Facts About Snow Leopards
- Snow leopards are able to prey on animals that are up to three times their own body weight.
- They have massive, thick tails, which are able to help them maintain balance and shield them from harsh weather. Their tails are almost as long as their entire body.
- Snow leopards are not able to roar. Instead, they mew, yowl, and growl. They also prusten, which is also known as chuffing. This is a non-threatening vocalisation, which is made when they blow air through their nose.
- The fur on the stomach of a snow leopard is almost five inches thick. This is so that they can survive in the harsh and cold mountain climates.
- These animals are often referred to as ‘ghosts of the mountain’ because they spend most of their lives in solitude and they are rarely seen.
You can find out more about International Snow Leopard Day here
National Mole Day
Today is National Mole Day and is celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m.
National Mole Day has been created to commemorate a basic measuring unit in chemistry. This is the unit of 6.02 x 1023, which is Avogadro’s Number. You may think that it seems a little bit extreme to create a day just because of one chemical measuring unit. However, it is so much more than this.
The day represents an excellent opportunity to foster interest in chemistry. A lot of schools around the world use National Mole Day as the perfect opportunity to arrange different activities related to moles and/or chemistry.
You can find out more about National Mole Day here.
National Mother-In-Law Day
Being a mother in law myself, what a great day to celebrate. I am also very lucky that I have a lovely mother in law. We are always used in jokes, but honestly, we are not all bad. You can find out more about mother in law day here.
These are just a few days, personally I will be sharing and telling my kids about mother in law day. Then wait for the comments.
Hope you all have a good Sunday
Blimey I didn’t know any of these days existed. They have a national day for everything now dont they.
There does seem to be a day for everything now
I love moles – the way they walk is so funny!
I think they are very cute as well
Haha! I never knew such days existed. Whoops. Should at least know Mother in law day. But thank you for making me aware. I’ve heard how endangered snow leopards are and it is sad such little are left. They are beautiful creatures and I hope enough is done so they’re not extinct.
I hope they don’t become extinct either, I forgot to mention it was mother in law day
Very interesting post. I didn’t realise it was any of those days! I’m lucky to have a lovely mother in law too xxx
I didn’t know about these days either, I am lucky and it really does help if you do get along
I love learning about all the random holidays that exist on particular dates. Thanks for sharing these!
I do as well 🙂
didn’t realise the 23rd was so important – love the snow leopard
I do love big cats so this was a purrfect inclusion
What fun days to celebrate.
Snow Leopards are beautiful animals and moles are so cute.
I hope you are having a lovely Sunday. x
I ove them both as well. I was away for the weekend and enjoyed a sunday lunch in a pub
Aw love snow leopards – they are so cute!
I agree I do love big cats
I love Snow Leopards,I get on with my mother in law to be.
I love the big cats, it does help if you do get on with the mother in law
I think Snow Leopards are beautiful animals. I didn’t realise they had their own day!
I didn’t know they did either and so glad they do