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Friday Catblogging: Catnomics in Japan

Embed from Getty Images Cats are more than sublime animals — they’re good for business: Feline features stare out from the covers of umpteen novels, they have an officially designated day devoted to their mystique and popularity, and have outnumbered dogs as pets for a decade. The influence of cats is evident across every corner…

Friday Catblogging: 14 Floors Later

Mont Blanc, a 9-month-old cat in Australia, survived a 14-story fall from his high rise apartment in Melbourne: 9-month-old Mont Blanc encountered his brush with death as he roamed around his home on the 20th floor of an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia.  His owner, Tim Aupanno, decided to leave the balcony door slightly ajar…

Friday Catblogging: Cat or Otter?

Embed from Getty Images Cat! Over at Discover Wildlife, Catherine Smalley has the answer: The jaguarundi is one of the strangest-looking cats in the Americas. Long-bodied, short-legged and sleek, it has more than a hint of otter or weasel about it, which explains why it is sometimes called the otter cat. Yet this elusive hunter…