Caturday felids: two tenacious cats

And you thought Refrigerator Cat was tenacious? Have a look at this moggie who opens five—count them, five—doors to get to the outside. As The Atlantic notes, where this video appeared (thanks to reader Michael for the alert): It’s not exactly The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man territory, but this extraordinarily determined and observant feline […]

Porsche finds its way home

No, it’s not a car but a sleek black cat. This video, from NBC News, tells the story of a moggie who found its way home over a distance of eight miles after the family was relocated in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Now I read this kind of story frequently—frequently enough that I think […]

Give that cat a burger!

This is one clever and tenacious cat. I don’t know what he was eating at first, but he clearly was looking to haz cheezburger. h/t: Randy

Caturday felid trifecta: Popcorn kittens, boxophilic cats, and a girl and her moggie

We have not one, not two, but three features for a dreary Caturday (at least in Chicago). First up, the famous Popcorn Kittens: From Erica Camp: These are just some kittens I rescued who went crazy after they felt a plastic tarp on their feet for the first time. I was just trying to make […]

Cat versus stoat

Clearly, the advantage here is to the stoat. Look how fast that damn thing is! A stoat is another name for the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), which, when it turns white in winter, is known as the ermine. This play behavior prepares the young stoat for its life as a vicious predator. To see that […]

True facts about sad cats

The inimitable zefrank1, of the biology “True Facts About . . .” series, has upped his game, and has produced a video called “Sad cat diary.” Henri-like in its dolorous resignation, it’s also hilarious.

National Cancer Institute researchers fail to notice ten-legged cat

UPDATE: Here’s Titan in his four-legged form: _________ Here’s where the missing legs went.  (Remember yesterday’s two-legged cat? Sadly, that’s proven to be a Photoshopped ruse rather than a true Google Street View image; see here and here.) This photo was sent by reader Simon Hayward, professor of Urolic Surgery and Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt […]

Google Street View discovers new cat species!

It’s Felis bipedus, spotted on Google Street View and posted here. I have no idea how this happened, but I’m sure a tech-savvy reader can explain. It apparently involves the compression of images by the Google Street View cars, a vehicle that I never thought about.  Matthew Cobb, who sent me the photo and links, […]

Caturday felids: Doctor Who kittehs

I’ve never watched a single episode of Doctor Who, but I know that many readers love this series, which I think has been on television for nigh on five decades.  Here are a series of cat photos related to the show, and your job is to guess the relationship.  These were contributed by Who-loving reader […]

Speaking of luxurious cat furniture. . .

h/t: Grania