A favorite children’s game is to make a telephone out of two tin cans and a piece of string. Hobbyists with more advanced skills can make a functioning telephone with a relatively-simple […]
How Scientists Turned a Live Cat Into a Telephone
British Brake for Dogs, But Not Cats
Drivers in the United Kingdom whose cars collide with a dog are required to file a report with the police. If they hit a cat, no one seems to care. The law […]
Hounding a Way Around a No-Dog Rule
Cambridge University’s Selwyn College has a strict no-dogs rule for its residents. That didn’t stop the master of the college from bringing his Bassett Hound with him; it just required a rather […]
A Biological Reason for a Dog’s Love
Although the blue whale holds the record for the largest heart of any creature on the planet, its heart consists of a mere 0.12 percent of its entire body mass. Most animals […]
Melodious Meandering Through Mystifying Musical Muses
If you have difficulty remembering the lyrics to complicated songs, then “Duetto buffo di due gatti” (“Humorous Duet for Two Cats”) is for you. The song consists of just one word — […]
The Great Bonsai Kitten Hoax
Bonsai trees are tiny and cute. So are kittens. What could be more cute than bonsai kittens? That was the thought behind Bonsaikitten.com, a website launched in late 2000.
Meet the Moon Diamond Cat
The Siamese cat originated in Siam — modern day Thailand. In the Thai language, that most-easily recognizable breed is known by another name: Wichien Maat. It translates as “Moon Diamond.”
A Cat’s Kidneys Are Worth Their Salt
Cats may not be particularly fond of water, but they are not intimidated by it — not even salt water. While a person will become more thirsty as a result of drinking […]
No Feline Favoritism in Scriptural Omission
The cat is the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the Bible.
Isaac Newton: Friend of Felines
Sir Isaac Newton was a genius, but he was also a bit absent-minded. When confronted with the distraction of his cats wanting in and out of the house throughout the day, Newton […]
Biblical Zoo
Many types of animals are mentioned in the Bible, including cattle, snakes, dogs, lions, dolphins, ostriches, and many others. Of these, the the most-frequently named is the sheep. Conspicuously absent is the […]
I’ll Get You, My Pretty… And Your Little Kitten/Bunny, Too
In a move certain to make Grumpy Cat even more surly, Russian tax collectors have started arresting cats and holding them in custody to motivate delinquent taxpayers to make good on their […]
That’s a Big Muster, Mister
Everyone knows a group of cattle is known as a herd and a bunch of fish is called a school, but how well do you know the collective names for these animals? […]
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