A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from grey (the colour) plus malkin, an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. Nostradamus the French prophet & astrologer, 1503-1566, had a cat named Grimalkin. Beware the Cat was published in 1570 by William Baldwin. The novel is a story of talking cats, and part of it relates the story of the Grimalkin's death. According to its editors, the story, and thus the name, originates with Baldwin in terms of being the earliest example known in print.
How many species are there in Quebec? In total, Quebec has 89 species of mammals living in terrestrial, freshwater or saltwater ecosystems. Below, we have listed all the species, by order. A camera, text or globe icon next to a species' name indicates a link to a photo, description or distribution map of that species.
Snakes are among the most misunderstood of all animals. As a result, many beneficial and harmless snakes have met untimely deaths at the hands of shovel-wielding humans. Of the nine species currently found in Maine (Table 1), none is capable of inflicting a venomous bite.ood and Feeding Behavior. 1  Snakes are predators and eat many animals thought to be pests, such as mice, voles, snails and slugs. 2  Other prey items include insects, birds and their eggs, fish and frogs.