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Friday Catblogging: Miami Fans Use American Flag to Catch Falling Cat

Doha Madani reports Video shows Florida football fans use a U.S. flag to rescue cat that fell from upper deck: The biggest play at the University of Miami-Appalachian State University football game Saturday night happened in the stands, where spectators banded together to save a feline fan. Video from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens…

Friday Catblogging: Tabbies

James Gorman reports How the Cat Gets Its Stripes: A team of geneticists reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications that it had identified a gene in domestic cats that plays a key role in creating the traditional tabby stripe pattern, and that the pattern is evident in embryonic tissue even before hair follicles start…

Friday Catblogging: Cat Rescues Octogenarian Who Fell into Ravine

Mira Pitofsky reports An elderly woman went missing after falling down a ravine. Her cat led rescuers to her: A cat in the United Kingdom rescued his 83-year-old owner after she fell into a ravine by attracting the attention of bystanders with his meowing. Police in Bodmin, located in Cornwall, England, shared on Facebook last…

Friday Catblogging: Cats’ Genomes

In One More Thing We Have in Common With Cats, Katherine Wu writes about the similarities between feline and human genomes: Cats, it turns out, harbor genomes that look and behave remarkably like ours. “Other than primates, the cat-human comparison is one of the closest you can get,” with respect to genome organization, Leslie Lyons, an…

Friday Catblogging: Stray Walkthrough

Game producer Swann talks about the world of Stray, as well as what to expect with gameplay and characters you’ll come across as a cat. Coming early 2022 to PS5, PS4, and Steam. The good news: it looks exciting. The bad news: it’s not out until early 2022. (Time to revise one’s 2021 Christmas list.)…

Friday Catblogging: Glasses-Wearing Cat in Pennsylvania Goes Viral

A glasses-wearing cat in Pennsylvania is going viral. Danielle Crull, a local eye doctor, rescued Truffles 4 years ago. Now, she uses Truffles at her medical practice to comfort kids who might need glasses or eye patches for the first time. ‘The story that happens over and over is a little one is crying and…

Friday Catblogging: Why Cats Do These 6 Things

Narimes Parakul writes Why your cat does these 6 things, according to science: Having a cat (or several) can add companionship and warmth to any household. As you share each other’s space, however, you may have noticed a few quirks that your cat exhibits, varying from adorable to plainly bizarre. Emma Grigg, animal behaviorist with…

Friday Catblogging: Cat and Owner Rescued from Tree

Around 3:45 pm, Captain Alan Hancock and his Engine 27 A Platoon crew responded to a rescue near S. 94th E. Avenue and E. 27th Street. Apparently, a cat climbed high up into a tree. Its owner was so concerned for the feline that he climbed up to attempt a rescue. Unfortunately, they both found…

Friday Catblogging: White House Cats

Jeva Lange writes A short history of White House cats: “Cats,” wrote The Conversation gravely in 2013, “remain under-represented in Washington.” It’s a problem that the Bidens are set to remedy. Last week, first lady Jill Biden teased that a cat is “waiting in the wings” to join the family and their two dogs at…

Friday Catblogging: Jaguars Could Make Make a Southwestern Comeback

Embed from Getty Images Coral Murphy Marcos reports Jaguars could be reintroduced in US south-west, study says: Jaguars could be reintroduced in the south-western US, where hunting and habitat loss led to the big cats’ extinction, a new study says. Scientists and other environmentalists make the case for bringing back the third-largest big cat, after tigers…