Ever Wondered Why Cats Are Said To Have Nine Lives? Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
The proverbial curiosity doesn't usually kill cats. The inquisitive feline has a knack of dodging death by a whisker. Cats are intrepid explorers and fearless acrobats. After all, a creature with nine lives can afford to take risks. According to Brewer's Dictionary Of Phrase & Fable, a cat is said to have nine lives because it is "more tenacious of life than many animals."
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Ready for take-off, Tiddles? Meet the cats which have sprouted wings Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
While most cats are renowned for having nine lives, these moggies are clearly living on a wing and a prayer.
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The I hate cats picture gallery Posted: 1 year ago by nesbyniccolo
It's not that i hate cats I just don't like them as much as dogs. The pictures are funny anyway and I really don't want CATS to win for this weeks Fancy Avatar Friday So here you go!
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Hero cats save lives Posted: 8 months ago by dollyllama
Two cats are credited with saving lives for alerting residents to a fire on Monday.
*Image is of Scarlett.
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Life is purrfect for three women's cats Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Three women in Britain have gone to great lengths to ensure their cats have the best of everything -- even cat passports -- no matter what the cost may be.
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China Internet surfers save more than 800 cats Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The power of the Internet has saved more than 800 cats from being skinned and served up on Chinese dinner tables.
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Everything you wanted to know - and much, much more - about your cats and dogs Posted: 11 months ago by misswinkle
Have you ever wondered which breed of dog barks the most, why black cats are a sign of good luck or which direction dogs wag their tail to show they are happy? Here are 36 fascinating facts from a new book on man's two best friends...
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More than 100 cats rescued from Olympics site Posted: 8 months ago by bevissimo
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 160 feral cats and kittens have been rescued from the site of the London 2012 Olympics as demolition work continues at a pace.
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Iowa town pays $5 bounty for stray cats Posted: 7 months ago by DemureArt
Mayor Vance Trively says that the southwest Iowa town of 200 people is being overrun by dozens of feral cats and needed to do something, so they're offering a $5 bounty for each feral feline turned in.
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VG Cats Posted: 2 years ago by sholom22
VG Cats (short for Video Game Cats) is a webcomic written and drawn by Canadian Scott Ramsoomair. Published once a week on its own website, it features the adventures of a pair of anthropomorphic cats, who often play the roles of characters in popular video games that are parodied in the strip.
Note: this excellent comic is not at all suitable for kids.
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Death Row Cats Get Reprieve Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
The stray and feral cats that have overrun a middle American town can meow a little louder now that they have gotten a reprieve from a bounty the mayor had put on their whiskers -- a bounty he says he initiated to address the community's rampant cat problem.
*Updated to this story.
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World's most expensive coffee at £50 a cup comes to British stores...and it's made from cats' droppings Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
It might not be to everyone's taste - and that's not just because at £50 a cup it's the most expensive coffee in the world. The secret behind the special blend about to go on sale at an upmarket department store is that it is made from cats' droppings. Previously posted a year ago.
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First Cats Domesticated in Bahrain? Posted: 12 months ago by suebe
DNA samples show that cats may have been first domesticated more that 130,000 years ago, rather than 9,000.
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The Mad Science of Crazy Cat Ladies Posted: 1 year ago by VooDooPeacock
Ever wonder why there are crazy cat ladies but no crazy hamster ladies or crazy parakeet ladies? Or why cats, from the Egyptians to the witch trials, are thought to have supernatural powers? A brain-altering parasite spread by cats may be the reason.
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Rats, cats work together to sniff out land mines Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
For the past year, a special Colombian police unit has been locking rats in cages with cats as part of a project to train the rodents to sniff out the more than 100,000 land mines planted mostly by leftist rebels across this conflict-wracked Andean country.
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Godzilla Hates Cats Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Godzilla Hates Cats
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'Killer' caught after confessing to cats Posted: 9 months ago by tigertony
An alleged killer confessed to his pet cats – unaware police were eavesdropping on his conversation.
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Hemingway Cats: 1, USDA: 0 Posted: 1 year ago by gnikgnok
The historical Hemingway cats avoided eviction thanks to Key West's city commission. Finally, some fairly normal news from Florida!
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Cute Christmas Cats Posted: 10 months ago by misswinkle
Cute cats in Santa hats. Need I say more?
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He may be two-faced, but this little kitten is still purr-fect Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Cats are known for having nine lives, but a feline born with two faces is practically unheard of.
So you can imagine the shock on Renee Cook's face when her three-year-old cat Amber produced this cute little critter - who was born with two faces.
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Scientists Create Glow-In-The-Dark Cats | Inventor Spot Posted: 10 months ago by lilaliss
They're cute, white, and fluffy - and they glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet light. The cats are actually clones. They're also the first cats to be cloned with a manipulated fluorescence protein gene.
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