Whenever I see a “Lost Cat” sign in my Phoenix neighborhood, I assume the worst. Coyotes regularly come in from adjacent reservation and state lands to hunt, and birds of prey soar the skies and perch on street lights looking for food. Cats need protection. I take certain precautions with my two pups, and many …
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When you want a robot that can cover a vast range of hilly terrain, quickly and without falling over, what do you emulate? Why, a cat, of course! At least, that’s what researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique F├®d├®rale de Lausanne’s Biorobotics Laboratory found. The new robot, dubbed the Cheetah-cub instead of the more appropriate term …
Swiss Robotics Engineers Create a Better Robot — Based on a Cat Read More »
Once upon a time I was a five-month-old kitten and I used to visit every single pet shop in my town looking fur good fashion. One day we stumbled upon a store that had a super handsome white Purrsian with the most amazing golden eyes! His momma saw my MEGAULTRASUPERCUTE face and told my momma …
To Spay or Not to Spay — This Should NOT Be a Dilemma! Read More »
So I was at Whole Foods the other day (ask me how I managed to get out of there with groceries for one person for a week and a tab amounting to a modest $40 — it was not easy) and I was perusing the bread aisle because I love bread, and you know I’ve …
There’s no denying that cats are weird — damn weird, in fact. So weird that half the time I’m bewildered by what my cats consider normal behavior, like cleaning their bums with their tongues and eating each other’s vomit. But sometimes it’s more than just their disgusting habits that boggle my mind. Let’s face it: …
We Have Irrefutable Proof That Your Cat Is, in Fact, an Alien Read More »
