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Friday Catblogging: Pumas as Influencers

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Phoebe Weston explains why the puma is a leading influencer in the animal kingdom: Researchers reviewed 162 studies published between 1950 and 2020 looking at how pumas – also known as mountain lions or cougars – enrich ecosystems and support other species. They found the large cats contribute 1.5m kilograms of meat a day to…

Cats, Health

Friday Catblogging: Cats Are Jammed Packed with Healthful Bacteria

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David Nield writes Your Cat Could Carry ‘Good’ Bacteria That Fight Resistant Staph Infections: Bacteria from healthy cats have been shown to produce antibodies with some impressive skin healing properties… in mice. A new study on these properties indicates we could one day harness such antibodies to potentially treat infections on humans as well as…

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Friday Catblogging: Calicos

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Mary Johnson lists 5 fun facts about calico cats you should know: Cats come in a variety of colors and coat patterns, ranging from solid white to jet black and everything in between. For a cat to be considered a calico, three different colors must be present in her coat: black, red, and white. Tortoiseshell cats,…

Animation, Cats

Friday Catblogging: A Computer-Animated Cat from 1968

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Over at BoingBoing, one reads that “Kitty” is an early realistic computer animation from 1968: Kitty is an early computer animation, created by a group of Soviet physicists and mathematicians in 1968. It was made on a BESM-4 computer. The computer used alphabetical characters (similar to ASCII art) to make the images, transferred the resulting…