Tag: Cat

Doja Cat Achieves her Maiden UK Number 1 with Paint the Town Red

The hit single “Paint the Town Red” by American artist Doja Cat has completed its ascension to the top spot on the UK singles chart, marking her first number one hit in the region. The track, lifted from Doja Cat’s forthcoming fourth studio album “Scarlet”, clung to the...

Me and My Cat, Aging Together

It’s not easy to watch your cat age. I assumed she would freeze in time as a healthy adult. But then the signs of aging began, and I freaked out. Naturally, I rushed to give her empathy, assistance, and love as aging gradually limited her life. One day it occurred to me that perhaps that&rs...

Community Cat Caregivers of Miami: A Non-Profit Organization That Helps Stray Cats and Their Human Friends

If you live in Miami-Dade County, you probably have seen many stray cats roaming around your neighborhood. Most of the time, these cats are not pets, but rather community cats, who live outdoors and depend on the kindness of human caregivers for food, water, and shelter. Some of these caregivers are...

All Roads Lead to Cat

I walked the Appian Way today. Not all of it, of course — just a stretch. I felt like merchant from a distant and exotic land coming to sell my wares. Or long-distance runner bearing an important message for the Emperor. I walked over the same ancient, uneven stones that travelers have been tr...

How a Stray Cat Taught Me Empathy

Earlier today I saw a man at a coffee shop drinking coffee. No phone, no tablet, no laptop. Just, staring into air, staring at the distant horizon, perhaps pondering the his next meal or the biblical end of times. I thought, at first, that this man is insane, to have coffee without the accompaniment...

The Golden Cat of Shinjuku

The golden lion stood at the edge of the crowd, watching the people go in and out of Shinjuku Station. He was hidden in plain sight, disguised as a statue. But he was seeing everything. The lion had been watching the people of Tokyo for a long time. He had seen their good deeds and their bad. He ...

Cats Save People Cat Gods Who Continue to Protect Even in Death

With photos of Japanese people 100 years ago Tokyo Shrine Located right across the street from Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin. A mysterious space, like a veranda or a mezzanine floor, was It is not a fox that is enshrined there. The cat enshrined there is not a fox, but a cat. A shrine with cat...

Big Cat Hybrids List

A Panthera hybrid, also known as a big cat hybrid, refers to the offspring resulting from the mating of individuals belonging to any of the five species within the Panthera genus: tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard, and snow leopard. It is worth noting that these hybrids are typically infertile, particula...

How Much Do You Know About the Big Cats in the Wild?

The animal kingdom is home to many “big cats” across the world. These cats include lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, cougars, and cheetahs. Many other smaller cats are also in the wild, such as bobcats, ocelots, and lynxes, but we will save those for another day. I made...

Myth about Stray Cat Management

Recently, I heard concerning news — Okinawa, Japan, is considering a local regulation that would prohibit people from giving water and food to unowned cats. If the ordinance passes, those who try to prevent strays from starving will be punished. Okinawa has a unique culture which is differe...

Is That a Dog? No, It’s a 90 Pound Cat

In 5 years with a guide dog, this one tops the list of annoying things that have happened to Cooper and me. It was unusually hot out so the dog and I stood inside the air-conditioned building to order an Uber. When I saw on the app that the car was two blocks away, we stepped out, into the hea...

Being an “old cat lady” is the new way to retire

As a 31 year old woman, I often think about retirement, it’s far away but the current state of the world has done no favours to me and forced me to think about the world. For married couples, the thought of retirement may evoke images of leisurely days spent traveling together, indulging in ho...

Is That a Dog? No, It’s a 90 Pound Cat

In 5 years with a guide dog, this one tops the list of annoying things that have happened to Cooper and me. It was unusually hot out so the dog and I stood inside the air-conditioned building to order an Uber. When I saw on the app that the car was two blocks away, we stepped out, into the hea...

We Keep Launching Cat Extinctions

Islands are incredible breeding grounds for evolution. A huge number of new, rare, and exotic species are not just found on islands — they’re created by them. The birth of new species is fueled by islands because they, due to their isolated nature, break off small groups of a larger s...

What a Stunning Wild Cat!

The Bengal tiger’s unique color variation is responsible for its stunning beauty! An estimated number of only 30 golden tigers currently exist in the wild. Therefore they are on the critically endangered list by IUCN. Perhaps you’re familiar with the terms strawberry tigers and gol...

Diary of a Bold Cat: Brand New Day

Guys. Let me tell you this: David B. Grinberg, mark his name. He inspired me to dream bigger. Lately he wrote an article about moon landings. It was very informative. I know it because my mom told me about it. For my bold cat brain, it is a bit much to read myself the whole article. I am sure you un...