Some cats, as though they were hamsters, use exercise wheels. (See, from 7.25.14, a video at FW on a particular wheel brand.) What happens, though, if the wheel breaks or wears down? Adam Savage of Tested shows how to improve a cat wheel’s performance:
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Why Cats Seemingly Play with Their Prey
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View image | gettyimages.com Every so often, someone will ask why cats seem to toy with their food. Why not, after all, simply pounce for a quick kill? Applied animal behaviorist Dr. Karen London supplies an answer: ….A study done decades ago investigated the playful behavior that cats often exhibit with their prey. The scientist Maxeen…
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Friday Catblogging: Cat Defends His Home
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Friday Catblogging: ‘My Garbage Cat Wakes Me Up at 3 AM Every Day’
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guys!! i made a game where you play as my cat and have to knock stuff over and be the worst! http://t.co/j1v4yrrrZJ pic.twitter.com/EHrPrYzrIV — Will Herring (@grey2scale) May 14, 2015 That’s not a description of my sweet cat, of course. Game designer Will Herring has a challenging feline, so he created a video game in which…
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Friday Catblogging: A Cat Café for Ann Arbor
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Friday Catblogging: Purring, Meowing
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At New York Magazine‘s Science of Us blog, Melissa Dahl writes about what cats’ purring and meowing probably means. On Purring: The one thing you probably think you understand about how cats communicate — purring means they’re happy! — isn’t exactly right. Cats do indeed purr when they’re happy, but that’s not the most accurate…