I’ll tell you why Siamese cats are called Siamese. In Southest Asia there are pointed cats (cats with dark extremeties). Nearly all of these cats are not bred by cat breeders. By the standards of the West they are random bred cats. But they probably have purer genetics that purebred Siamese cats in the …
You remember that heroic guy, a former ambulance driver and electrician, who rescues cats in Aleppo, Syria? Well I wondered how the hell he could keep going in what has been described as hell on earth. He kept on going. He saved cats. He cared for them under the most testing of conditions. True …
No, ‘calico’ is American terminology meaning a tortoiseshell-and-white domestic cat. This means a cat with some white fur mixed in with tortoiseshell fur. These cats can be purebred, pedigree cats or random bred cats. There will be varying amounts of white and sometimes the colors are faint (diluted) but all are described as calico …
No. People ask, “are tabby cats male?”. They should ask “are red tabby cats male?”. To which the answer is: there are more male red tabby cats than female tabbies. To an informed cat owner or someone who knows cats the question in the title sounds a bit silly. But we must be sympathetic …
Job Description: cats required with a history of frequent and successful mouse hunting at the Houses of Parliament, Central London. This is a genuine working role. You will not be deemed to be a “pet” as pets are forbidden in the mother of all Parliaments on the shores of the Thames. One Member of …
Yes, cats learn from each other. Social learning is achieved by watching another cat complete the task. The other cat might be, and often is, the mother. Excellent observational skills are very important for the kitten when learning hunting from his/her mother. The feral mother cat (queen) firstly brings prey that she has killed …
Jaguars don’t just live in the rainforest. The jaguar used to live in California until the last one in the state was shot in 1860. Jaguars continued to survive in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico until the 20th century. These American states do not have rainforests! The jaguar is normally thought of as living …
Paddy, a five-year-old Norwegian Forest Cat living Newmarket, England “steals” objects from neighbours and brings them home. His owner, Paul Terry, said: “I was most impressed when he brought a lily in a pot home. I have no idea how he did it.” We know that lily pollen is very toxic to cats. It …
