Embed from Getty Images  Unlike dogs, domestic cats exhibit traits expected of wild animals, raising a question about what their level of domestication: Dog lovers will find it baffling that cats are the world’s most popular pet. After all, they’re passive-aggressive, emotionally unavailable, and known for their chilly independence—traits that at most qualify felines for…

Fresno utility workers rescue cat named Fat Boy who was stuck atop 45-ft power pole for at least 6 days https://t.co/MgAZkR3KXR pic.twitter.com/mAdBrodxnn — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 23, 2016

Orange tabby Thomas Jefferson spent seven hours in a drainpipe, but he’s free thanks to the Nashville Fire Department: #DRAINPIPEKITTY is free!!! pic.twitter.com/ESEQxOO5nl — Nashville Fire Dept (@NashvilleFD) November 8, 2016

? VS. ? #youregoingdown #eatinggrass #majesticaf #humpdayhappenings #monk #monkey #vampire #vampirecat #vampirekitty #fangs #theyrereal #maybeitsmaybelline #teeth #sabertooth #blackcatsofinstagram #panther #panthers #minipanther #housepanther #rescuecat #rescuepetsofinstagram #cutecats #cutecatcrew #excellent_cats #topcatphoto #crazycatlady #catlady #outdoorsy #islandstrong #blackcatappreciationday A video posted by Vampire Cat-Monk & Bean (@monkandbean) on Aug 17, 2016 at 6:52am PDT For more about Monkey, see This…

I’m not much for a endless string of ‘national’ days, but then there’s National Cat Day, and suddenly the concept doesn’t seem so excessive…

The International Cat Association, show on October 22nd, Wuhan, China — Embed from Getty Images

On October 3rd, Singapore’s SPCA rescued one fortunate cat:

Sometimes with less clarity, sometimes with more clarity, than we do… See, How Cats See The World Compared To Humans @ Business Insider.

World’s Oldest #Cat Is 31 And Still Has Many Lives Left#Catshttps://t.co/94l7Fu5kB9 pic.twitter.com/lM7bFYRCUZ — Oden (@Gjallarhornet) October 6, 2016

Photo courtesy Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. See, 4-Eared Cat Named Batman Finds a Forever Home in Pennsylvania.

  The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (C.A.T.S. – get it?) replaced all the advertisements in one London Underground station with pictures of cats. For two weeks, commuters at the Clapham Common tube station will be greeted by adorable kittens instead of ads hocking Vitamin Water or the 15th Jason Bourne movie. Could this be paradise? GLIMPSE C.A.T.S.…

These cats, by the way, are Cole and Marmalade, and they have their own YouTube channel, with over 374,000 subscribers.