Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 75. Sunrise is 7:18 AM and sunset 5:59 PM for 10h 40m 11s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 4.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 2001, Apple Computer releases the iPod. Station KCCI in Des Moines…
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Cats, Epic Battles
Friday Catblogging: In Britain, It’s Cat v. Fox
by JOHN ADAMS •
Larry the Cat, a sixteen-year-old tabby, lives at the British prime minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street. He brooks no opposition from the marauding foxes that plague London. In the video below, Larry fends off a fox near Downing Street. See Larry the Cat chases much larger fox from Downing Street for full details of…
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Friday Catblogging: Perfect Fit
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Friday Catblogging: Mountain Lion Discovers a Swing
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Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: Why Cats Land on Their Feet
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Friday Catblogging: Cheetahs’ Vocalizations
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Friday Catblogging: Three White Tiger Cubs Born at Delhi Zoo
by JOHN ADAMS •
Via Delhi Zoo announces birth of three extremely rare white tiger cubs: “We are pleased to inform you of the birth of three tiger cubs. Mother and all the three cubs are doing fine. Mother is nursing the cubs regularly and taking proper care. All the three cubs, like their mother, are white in colour,”…
Art, Cats
Friday Catblogging: Galina Bugaevskaya’s Cats as Royalty
by JOHN ADAMS •
View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??? ???????? ? (@koty_vezde) Via Artist Reimagines Cats as Royalty in Traditional Portraits of People: When looking at old works of art, it’s not uncommon to find a feline companion somewhere in the composition. Artist Galina Bugaevskaya (aka Cat Universe on Instagram), however, reimagines…
Cats, Science/Nature
Friday Catblogging: Using AI Facial Recognition to Conserve Pumas
by JOHN ADAMS •
Ashleigh Papp, over at Scientific American, reports How AI Facial Recognition Is Helping Conserve Pumas: INTRO: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Ashleigh Papp. Papp: Mountain lions are now posing for their close ups. Researchers based in the greater Yellowstone National Park area have figured out a new way to identify these cats by using…
Cats, Crime
Friday Catblogging: Stolen Bodega Cat Reunited with Owners
by JOHN ADAMS •
? Some good news in difficult times. Melissa Klein reports Stolen bodega cat returned to its owners at Brooklyn deli: It’s a purrfect ending to the tale of Boka, the stolen bodega cat. A mysterious intermediary returned the feline to the Green Olives Deli & Grill in Park Slope a week after a catnapper grabbed the…
Cats, Food, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Fancy Feast Cat Food Creates Menu for Humans
by JOHN ADAMS •
So, how closely do you want to understand your pets? For ailurophiles, a limited-time menu in Manhattan might bring them closer to their felines. Amy Ratcliffe reports Fancy Feast Is Hosting a Pop-up Restaurant for Humans, with a Menu Inspired by Cat Food: This one might hurt your brain a little. Fancy Feast, known for…
Cats, Faraway Places, Nature
Friday Catblogging: Bobcats in Connecticut
by JOHN ADAMS •
Embed from Getty Images Connecticut, parts go which are suburbs of New York City, isn’t a place presently associated with bobcats. That perception should change, as Daniel Figueroa IV reports North America’s most common wildcat has a large, but nearly invisible, home in the Nutmeg state: If you have, over the last few years,…
Cats, Technology
Friday Catblogging: An Open-Source Robotic Cat
by JOHN ADAMS •
?? Sarang Sheth writes about a robot cat called Nybble: Designed to be a robot that you can build, play, and explore with, Nybble comes with a laser-cut plywood body that you must put together first. The entire process takes about 4 hours including the assembly, software and calibration configuration time, and once you’re done,…
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Friday Catblogging: Domestic Shorthair v. Logan International Airport
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Associated Press reports Rowdy the runaway cat is caught after weeks on the lam at Boston’s airport: BOSTON — A family’s beloved pet cat that’s been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at Boston’s Logan International Airport about three weeks ago was finally caught Wednesday. “Whether…