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…
Cats
Accidents, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cat Rescued After Eight Days in a Tree
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Animals, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cat or Otter?
by JOHN ADAMS •
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…
Cats
Friday Catblogging: Pup Kitty Cup
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Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: The Black Serval
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Cats, Music
Friday Catblogging: Operatic
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Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: Japanese Scientists Discover Unexpected Reason Cats Leave Meals Unfinished
by JOHN ADAMS •
Embed from Getty Images Cats leave meals unfinished not merely because they’ll full, but sometimes because of the meal’s scent: A research group led by Professor Masao Miyazaki at Iwate University, Japan, has now shown that domestic cats may stop eating not only because they are full, but also because smell plays an important role…
Cats
Friday Catblogging: Discreetly Placed Security Cat
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Cats, Film
Friday Catblogging: Romania’s ‘Feline Oscars’
by JOHN ADAMS •
Cats
Friday Catblogging: Cat Keeps Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border
by JOHN ADAMS •
A cat named Louis Vuitton regularly defies U.S-Canadian border policy: On Zero Avenue in South Surrey, B.C. lives a cat without a care in the world, and a supercilious name to match. Louis Vuitton has become a local legend for doing with ease what most humans wouldn’t dare. Each day, he leaps back and forth…
Cats, City, Daily Bread, Weather
Daily Bread for 3.14.26: Canadians Are Preparing for Snowfall, Too
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 39. Sunrise is 7:08 and sunset is 7:00 for 11 hours 52 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 20.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. It’s Pi Day: In 1988, the earliest known official or large-scale celebration of Pi…
Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: More Research on Why Cats Land on Their Feet
by JOHN ADAMS •
Cats are endlessly fascinating, and among their captivating qualities is an ability to land on their feet. An article in The New York Times describes the latest scientific findings: In a paper, published last month in the journal The Anatomical Record, researchers offered a novel take on falling felines. Their evidence suggests new insights into…