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Friday Catblogging: The Feral Cats of Jerusalem

BBC correspondent Kevin Connolly writes about cats in Jerusalem, and he’s writing about lots and lots of tough cats: No animals were hurt during the writing of this article. A couple of bin bags got ripped open and I got a bit of a shock – but otherwise, everyone is OK. I felt I had…

Friday Catblogging: Adopting Black Cats

Surprisingly – because they look particularly sharp – black cats are among the last shelter cats to be adopted, as people superstitiously believe they bring bad luck. Animal shelters and rescue groups have created videos like this one to encourage black-cat adoptions.

Friday Catblogging: New research reveals how cats get their stripes (or spots)

Ocicats Domestic cats often resemble their larger, wilder counterparts — with black, striped or tawny fur that presumably helps the big hunters blend into the landscape. For scientists, the genes involved in the evolution of cats’ color patterns have been equally well camouflaged. But a new study in Science reveals a mutation shared by housecats…

Friday Catblogging: Oscar the Bionic Cat

Update, 9.9.12: I’ve an update to this Friday catblogging post about Oscar the Bionic Cat: a link to a full program (available online) from the Smithsonian Channel about Oscar, entitled, “The Bionic Vet: Oscar & Mayo.” Injured in a farm accident, Oscar’s now ‘better, stronger, faster’ (or at least in pretty good shape for a…