What affects us affects cats
“After a long day of play it is time to snuggle”. And it is time to cuddle up together and for this young cheetah whose name is Kris to give her companion, Remus, a thorough wash. It is a wash imbued with tender love and gratitude for the companionship that she has. They are …
The picture and video look alarming as they portray a ‘crazy woman’ dancing in front of a male lion inside the lion’s enclosure. The lion is disinterested. We are told (and the picture confirms) that there is a moat between the lion and the woman. It does not appear to be very wide, however. …
If you want to know what to feed captive wild cats you can do a lot worse than reading Big Cat Rescue’s articles on this subject. They have become experts through trial and error over many years. Whether you like BCR or not – and I like them – they are very impressive in …
Because the divorce rate in China has risen for a 16th year in a row and by 5.2% in 2018 compared to the previous year when 4.37 million couples divorced, a zoo in Changzhou is offering an interesting service. They offer couples the option, for a fee, to put their marriage certificate inside a …
They are Columbus Zoo’s precious 1-month-old clouded leopards kittens; their latest arrivals. Their coats are magnificent. The adult clouded leopard has one of the most outstanding coats of all the wild cat species. The fur is very easy to distinguish from other wild cat species because the markings are cloud-like, hence the name. FYI …
This is the height of human barbarity against a zoo animal. It’s about as low as humankind can get in their relationship with animals when they hack off the claws of a young lioness at a Palestinian zoo (Rafa Zoo, Gaza). The reason? So visitors can play with the lion without being scratched. It …
It’s all over the news, an endangered male Sumatran tiger at London Zoo attacked and killed his intended mate soon after they were allowed to be together for the first time. Why did the male kill the female? The male cat is seven years of age and he arrived at Regent’s Park Zoo 10 …
This is another Chinese video. There is a slightly lengthy introduction which is, of course, all in Chinese. However, I think the main part of the video is worth waiting for because it is interesting to see a zoo tiger with a bad case of ingrowing claws. The reason is obvious: the tiger is …
