Spot the cat!

Readers’ wildlife will resume tomorrow while I conserve the contributions I have. Keep sending them in, as I can never have too many. Thanks to those who already answered the call. Reader Stephen sent me this photo of a woodpile, and there’s a cat in there somewhere. Can you spot it?  You can say whether … Continue reading Spot the cat!

Caturday felid trifecta, World Cup edition: “Cat tales”: a full cat movie; goalkeeper cat; England football team adopts Dave the Cat in Cat-ar

We are lucky to have YouTube access to the full NOVA documentary on cats: “Cat Tales”.  It’s about 54 minutes long, and well worth watching. Note that a woman’s brain responds to the sound of a baby crying before the woman is aware of detecting it. No free will! And note that the sound of a … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta, World Cup edition: “Cat tales”: a full cat movie; goalkeeper cat; England football team adopts Dave the Cat in Cat-ar

Caturday felid trifecta: Are cat breeders sexist?; cats learn names of cat friends; a new Parliamentary cat; and lagniappe

From McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, we have an official report: Are cat breeders sexist? (Click on screenshot below to read.) It’s a phony title and I have no idea why they used it. The author first explains why virtually all tortoiseshell and calico cats are females: they have two X’s (females in … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Are cat breeders sexist?; cats learn names of cat friends; a new Parliamentary cat; and lagniappe

Caturday felid trifecta: World’s oldest cat; world’s oldest cat flap; why cats knead you; and double lagniappe

From CNN (and many other places like this one), we hear about the Guinness Officially Designated World’s Oldest Living Cat. Her name is Flossie, and, as of November 25, was the official Senior-est Cat on the planet. Click to read: From CNN:  Flossie, at the age of almost 27 – which is the feline equivalent … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: World’s oldest cat; world’s oldest cat flap; why cats knead you; and double lagniappe

Caturday felid trifecta: Chemistry with cats; cat puts itself to sleep in miniature bed; Mr. Kitters, cat photographer

My colleagues (and now coauthors) Anna Krylov, a quantum chemist, and her partner Jay Tanzman, a freelance statistician, have collaborated on a cat-imbued article at the Heterodox STEM site. The intro says that the piece was inspired by the ailurophilia of this site, so I am proud. Anna and Jay discuss the several ways they … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Chemistry with cats; cat puts itself to sleep in miniature bed; Mr. Kitters, cat photographer