You have GOT to hear this!
Kitty at Va. shelter adopted after video of unique purr goes viral
WTOP, via Rachel B.
Spelled S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E (hangs head in shame)
‘Big’ Little Elephant Surprises Keepers at Safari Park
ZooBorns, via Murray C.
(ahem) Could we ease up on the editorializing, headline writer?
Cat Pretends He’s Too Fat To Fit Through Cat Door Because He’s Lazy
The Dodo, via Murray C.
You please to pushing sled now, thank you.
Fluffy Siberian Cats Overtake Couple’s Farm, Turn It Into Snowy “Catland”
My Modern Met, via Faye
And finally: If You’re Hungry and You Know it, Clap Your Hands (clap, clap)
A big round of applause for sender-inner Gigi the cat lady.
https://twitter.com/AMAZlNGNATURE/status/1045316183157702657
Mischief the kitty made me think of Pablo…who just could not get on the couch by himself…unless you were in the other room too long and he got impatient, I guess.
Great set of links this morning. Absolutely love the unique purr of the first cat, I think this is now proof that cats are aliens come to take over the world. Welcome Feline Overlords!!
And what type of animal is in the last video, it’s soo familiar yet I can’t figure it out. But kinda bizarre, kinda cute behavior wandering around clapping like that. I wouldn’t know whether to laugh at him or run.
I think he’s a prairie dog?
That’s what it is, thank you!! It was really bugging me as I know what it was but couldn’t tell from the crazy top down perspective.
I think that last video is a prairie dog.
Jared of the Unique Purr is my new favorite thing! What an incredible sound. I’m glad his unique trait got him a happy home.
Are they sure Jared doesn’t have a bird stuck in his throat?
Great links, Mike! All of them.
Love Jared, the unique-purr-trill cat (he looks in great shape, wonder what that story was) and the shelter worker’s happy comment: “This is the best day ever!”
And of course, inter-species snorgling is always a good thing!
Seems like those orange tabbies always have something unique to offer!
My own Big Fat Orange Cat trills a bit when he purrs, if he is very relaxed and very happy–but nothing like Jared!
Moving to Siberia, with a quick side trip to San Diego.
Those Siberian cats are amazingly gorgeous.
Come on over to San Diego Duckie, I’ll can give you the grand tour of the Safari Park and the Zoo. Been there many times and in fact, this year since I’m a high level member I actually get breakfast with the keepers plus special animal encounters. Can’t wait! And then I’ll join you on the jaunt to Siberia, those cats look amazing.
AJ – do they still the cheetah feedings WITH NO BARRIER BETWEEN YOU AND THE CHEETAHS?!?!
One of the craziest things I’ve ever seen!
No offense to all the cute cats or the darling bebeh elephant but that bebeh koala rescued by the goldie and the clapping prairie dog, just about did me in. Clapping prairie dog, that’s a first and so adorable.
Jared is so sweet, one of the cats I grew up with had a similar special purr. Agnes was a traditional tabby, she looked like Hana.
I am glad to see Gigi has sent something in. Hey Gigi, if you read it, big purrs and hugs to you!
Love all the links today! Jared’s purr had me giggling, then I swooned over the Siberian cats and the giant heffalump. But oh the baby koala saved by the goldie–icing on the cake!!!!