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Friday Catblogging: Cat Runs for Mayor in Mexico

In Xalapa, there’s a cat running for mayor. I’d guess some of America’s cities could do worse (perhaps far worse): (CNN) — Voters in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa should be tired of voting for rats, one campaign slogan suggests. The candidate behind it should know. He’s a cat. The black and white feline…

Friday Catblogging: Who’s The Best Drinker?

Robert Krulwich compares the drinking techniques of cats, dogs, and pigeons. Looking at high-speed videos of dogs and cats, he concludes that cats drink more efficiently than dogs, but that a group of pigeons beats both mammals: Say what you will about sloppy dogs or elegant cats, these three [pigeons of Brisbane, Australia] are the…

Friday Catblogging: The Bad Kitty Website

Frustrated cat owners (a.k.a. undeserving people without sufficient patience) now have a website where they can post photos of their cats: cat-shaming.tumblr.com. There’s a curiosity about this, of course: most people would conclude that cats cannot read, and that these photos of cats posed with signs declaring their culpability for supposed misdeeds are intended only…