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Onyx And Blanca Comparison

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Many pets have come and gone throughout my childhood; some were memorable and some were not. Two of my pets, cats Blanca and Onyx, were by far the most memorable furballs to paint my world a brighter shade of red. Never have I seen two cats so uniquely different from one another. Blanca and Onyx were both cats, but they were like night and day. They were a contrasting pair that impacted my life in different, but equally strong ways.
Before I contrast my two little aliens, I must first note how they are similar. Most of their similarities are physical, and therefore easy to deduce, the most obvious similarity being that they are both cats. Blanca and Onyx were indoor/outdoor cats, and hunted squirrels and birds. Both cats chose me as their human, and were downright terrified of my little sister. Also, they were both named after the color of their fur coat, but this is where the list of similarities end. The differences between these two are miles long, but I`ll keep it brief. …show more content…

Blanca came into my life at an early age while I was living in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has since then been the number one constant in my life. My music teacher was moving, and wasn't allowed to take Blanca with her, so she entrusted her to me, and that tiny, white ball of fluff has been my best friend ever since. Onyx, on the other hand, crashed into my life on a bright, spring day in Washington D.C. My mother and I were actually meeting someone in downtown Crystal City to adopt a different cat, and while trying to get the cat in the car, he ran away and we couldn't find him. We were so distraught that we drove 90 miles per hour on a 75 mile lane, got a ticket for speeding, drove to the animal shelter, and adopted Onyx because he was the most calm out of the whole bunch. We soon found out that this supposedly calm little angel was in fact baby

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