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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." picked by AutumnLotus 7 days ago tags cats 9 lives nine lives feline tenacious |
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Two cats are credited with saving lives for alerting residents to a fire on Monday. 3 comments edit related share animals*Image is of Scarlett. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago |
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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. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share animals |
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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. picked by DemureArt 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share WTF? |
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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. 7 comments edit related share animals*Updated to this story. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago |
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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. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 5 comments edit related share food
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Two engineers try to make sense of three cats. The result is pretty much what you’d expect. I especially enjoyed the game at the grocery store. picked by doggylives 1 month ago 6 comments edit related share webvideo |
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A California man has been arrested after police say they found about 300 dead cats stuffed into freezers in his house. picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago 8 comments edit related share crime |
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An alleged killer confessed to his pet cats – unaware police were eavesdropping on his conversation. picked by tigertony 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share crime |
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Cats are known for having nine lives, but a feline born with two faces is practically unheard of. 4 comments edit related share animalsSo 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. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago |
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A round-the-clock curfew would restrict thousands of cats to their own homes under a draft plan proposed by a Victorian council. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Following Dollyllama's naked Skittle shopping post here's a song about nine naked men just walking down the road. 9 comments edit related share WTF?Award winning (seriously - it won an award) video from Steve Sullivan NSFW. Because there are naked men. Walking down the road. Nine of them. I'll warn you though, you will find yourself singing this song at strange an inappropriate times. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago |
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This list of the friendliest cats ever - particularly with children and strangers - was compiled with the assistance of many animal behaviorists and veterinarians: picked by power832 10 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
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On a website called RottenNeighbor there is a neighbor thats been outed as a cat killer. 2 comments edit related share gossip" Father and Son living next door to each other. They trap and kill pet cats in the neighbourhood with no regard for the feelings of the pet owners." Quite an interesting site for finding out if your prospective neighbours are rotten picked by doggylives 4 weeks ago |
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Nine job descriptions that are a little out of the ordinary. picked by psycmoe 7 days ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health problems associated with being obese, such as diabetes mellitus. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share animals |
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Look deep, deep into the background. picked by Britters06 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A unique bill has been proposed that, if passed, would make Connecticut the first state to make it illegal to de-claw cats, except in cases of medical necessity. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago 19 comments edit related share animals |
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As a side note, this study used data from 1976 to 1980, before statin use was prevalent. picked by hypnotode 3 months ago 6 comments edit related share health |
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The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a “cradle of civilization” for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have concluded that all ancestral roads for the modern day domestic cat also lead back to the same locale. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 2 comments edit related share animals |
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...which became dictionary words. Oxford, at least. 8 comments edit related share plime.comSome you probably expect, but I didn't guess them all. picked by psycmoe 7 days ago |