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Cats Intelligence Superior Claims Scientific Americat
Cats Intelligence Superior Cats know they are intelligent. They do not need to perform tricks to remind the humans in their lives they are smart. And although treats are nice, it is not worth losing their dignity just to get a snack. Truth is, cats will get treats anyway, simply by making “the eyes” directing their humans to get them…
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Cat of Different Color The Strawberry Leopard
STRAWBERRY LEOPARD: Cat of a Different Color African leopards normally have tawny colored coats with black spots, but an unusual male leopard, with a coat of a different color, has been sighted in the South Africa Madikwe Game Reserve. This leopard has a pink tone to his coat and has been named the “Strawberry Leopard”. The Pink Leopard: One of…
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Born To Be Cats! Journey With Me to Discover our One True Nature
Born to be a Cat! Did you know the house cat is a direct descendant of the African Wildcat? House cats are in the same family, the Felidae family, as the big cats. The family tree branches out to include the different subfamilies. The Pantherinae subfamily includes the Tiger, (Panthera tigris), the Lion, (Panthera leo), the Jaguar, (Panthera onca) and…
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Meow Sounds | Feline Secret Exposed.
Cats Meow Sounds Cats meow sounds are one of the cats best kept secrets. Human researchers have been trying to gain an understanding of inter-specific communication, the interactions between individuals of different species, for quite some time. Despite this desire, few studies sought out to understand the interactions between companion animals and the humans that share their habitat. However,…
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Happy Mother’s Day to Lions, Tigers, House Cats, and Humans
Happy Mother’s Day! Sometimes it is easy to take for granted all the things that our mother’s do for us. On this day, I thought I would share with you just a few things mothers do for us for which we are grateful whether we are lions, tigers, house cats or humans. Mothers Guide Us Down the Right Path There…
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Dogs Smarter Than Cats Study Reviewed Part 3
The Cats Rule Dogs Drool Evidence In Part 3 of our review of the New Scientist article that concluded dogs are smarter than cats we will move on to evaluate the final three categories: 9) Supersenses, 10)Eco-Friendliness and 11) Utility. In case you are new to our discussion, in Part 1 we reviewed: 1) Brains, 2) Shared History, 3) Bonding,…
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Dogs Smarter Than Cats Study Claims Flawed Part 2
Dogs Smarter than Cats? As we discussed in Part 1 of our review, we think the claims made that dogs are smarter than cats in a New Scientist article are flawed and we continue on with our explanation of why we think so here in Part 2. When we left Part 1 we had reviewed five of the eleven categories:…
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Dogs Smarter Than Cats Study Claims Flawed Part 1
Dogs more Intelligent than Cats? Dogs and cats were evaluated in eleven categories in an attempt to determine which species is more intelligent. I know, this is like trying to determine which is of greater value, a piece of limestone gravel or an emerald but try to control any hissing and fat tails. The New Scientist article’s shocking research results show…
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A Silent Killer: Remove Snares Save Cats
Snare Removal Saves Cats Lives. Wild big cats are losing their lives to a silent killer. A plain wire snare made of barbed wire, tension cables or even bicycle brake wire, can cost less than one dollar to assemble, but they are silently killing big cats and other wildlife. The victims of snares are quite often tigers, lions and leopards…
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Spotless Cheetah Sighted in Kenya: First in Nearly 100 Years
spotless cheetah sighted in Kenya A rare spotless cheetah, or “golden cheetah”, has been spotted in the wild, garnering significant attention and curiosity. This intriguing cheetah was sighted in Kenya, around the Nairobi-Amboseli area, and captured in photographs by wildlife artist Guy Combes. The unique appearance of this animal is a result of a recessive gene which dilutes the spots,…
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House Cat Hairball We Need to Talk
House Cat Hairballs. There I have said it. Friends, we need to have a talk about the one thing that might just give our canine companions the leg up when it comes to sharing the home with our pet parents. Now I know what you are thinking and it is true, we cats have far less issues than dogs. We…
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Earth Day, 2012 Small Acts Can Make a Big Difference!
Happy Earth Day to our Beloved Planet Earth is our home sweet home! What would we do without our world? Today is the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day. This day is the official reminder to us that we need to protect our planet from further damage and make every effort you can to clean it up! Our The Tiniest Tiger’s…
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