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Friday Catblogging: When Franz Dreamed of Cat Firebombers

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In the 1500s, Germany military tactician Franz Helm of Cologne pondered whether cats (or doves) with fire strapped to their backs might usefully wreak havoc on enemy cities. Here’s a translation of part of Helm’s plan: Create a small sack like a fire-arrow … if you would like to get at a town or castle,…

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Friday Poll and Catblogging: Lykoi Cats

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Here’s a combined Friday poll and catblogging post. Lykoi (Wolf) Cats What do you think? I’ll say yes, but for me, it’s a soft yes. Takes a bit of getting used to them, I suppose… Cat fanciers have a new breed to enjoy – not yet recognized officially, but striking nonetheless – the Lykoi Cat.…

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Friday Catblogging: New Species

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Biologists discover that one Brazilian species is really two: Wild cats are charismatic creatures, so you’d think we’d know them all pretty well by now. Just how little we understand—at least in some cases—is reflected in the identification of a new species of cat known as a tigrina in northeastern Brazil. Scientists have discovered that…