6 posts tagged ‘cats’
David Means on Writing Animals Truthfully
The New Yorker,
The author discusses “Chance the Cat,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
Watch this amusing doggo climb trees to snoop on neighbors (video)
Boing Boing,
Whoever said dogs can't climb trees hasn't seen Nola, a busybody doggo so hellbent on peering over the fence, she's taught herself to scale trees in her backyard. And she's as good a climber as any cat — except for one anomaly. — Read the rest
Cat Scans is a photo series of cats on scanners
The series of photos takes the phrase "cat scan" literally. In the images, cats stand and lay on top of scanners, and the results are fabulous. Seeing a cat from this perspective is not a daily occurrence, which is what makes the photos so much fun. — Read the rest
Terrified feral cat learns to cuddle with his new very patient human (video)
Anyone who has tried to befriend a feral cat will know it ain't easy. In fact, I've tried a few times myself but never got past the stage of just leaving food out for the feisty little scratchers to enjoy in peace. — Read the rest
Watch sweet hungry kitten morph into ferocious beast (video)
A very cute and hungry calico kitten with a high-pitched "mew" knew how to sweet-talk a man into giving her a bottle of milk. Until… …she got her paws on it — and morphed from baby putty-tat to claw-baring beast. In fact, the longer she sucked on the liquid ambrosia, the more aggressive she became, growling like a roaring tiger as she tried to scratch the hand that feeds. — Read the rest
Dog led owner to lost cat trapped down a mine shaft
For almost a week, Michele Rose of Cornwall, England was searching for her missing cat Mowgli. She had "almost given up hope" when her dog Daisy went "berserk" in nearby woods. Daisy led Rose toward an old mine before "stopping dead in her tracks." — Read the rest