Discussion on Cats, Moggies and Felines in general [with Pictures]

Pushka · Dec 14, 2020

The cat is a better weather forecaster than the Weather Bureau. This is his 'hot day coming up' pose.

love_the_life · Dec 14, 2020

Pushka said:
The cat is a better weather forecaster than the Weather Bureau. This is his 'hot day coming up' pose.

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He is such a beautiful coughcat.

Brissy1 · Dec 14, 2020

So, who's going to see the movie, A Gift from Bob"?

love_the_life · Dec 14, 2020

Brissy1 said:
So, who's going to see the movie, A Gift from Bob"?

I watched the first movie on tv - Bob was a gorgeous animal though I did find the movie dragged a bit at times. Poor love being hit by a car when he still had a few years left.

Cossie · Dec 14, 2020

Enjoyed A Street Cat Named Bob on TV as well, quite uplifting, I hope James is doing well without Bob.

Pushka · Dec 15, 2020

He seems to quite like the new scratchy pole and seems a good place to check out whether the For Sale sign has been removed because that means Mr Heckler is about to move out.

TheRealTMA · Dec 16, 2020

Cossie · Dec 20, 2020

2020 has been a cough year for us and many others, one good thing for us has been the boy, we never tire of his antics.

Cossie · Dec 20, 2020

A few more. The object was to get the toy into the shoe.

Pushka · Dec 20, 2020

Just hanging around today. Classic rag doll pose

tgh · Dec 20, 2020

It's interesting, only predators relax like that , flight and prey animals must always be ready to fight or flee

Pushka · Dec 20, 2020

tgh said:
It's interesting, only predators relax like that , flight and prey animals must always be ready to fight or flee

This breed apparently doesn’t have any of those instincts. They are true house bound cats. It’s a jungle out there!

Pushka · Dec 21, 2020

Cossie said:
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Had to show MrP your cat pictures as they are stunning. Then did a bit of reading up. They are bred from an Asian Leopard Cat! I can imagine if one of them got loose and bred in the wild how scarey it might be to come across one.

Cossie · Dec 21, 2020

Pushka said:
Had to show MrP your cat pictures as they are stunning. Then did a bit of reading up. They are bred from an Asian Leopard Cat! I can imagine if one of them got loose and bred in the wild how scarey it might be to come across one.

Certainly could be an issue for wildlife, enough gets killed by outdoor cats already. One reason why we have him indoors and access to a run. We also back onto a reserve which we don't want to get into. Another reason for keeping inside is that get stolen! So far he is good, loves the run and hasn't tried to get out, a firm 'no' when opening doors is enough to deter him, for now!

Someone wanted to import Savannah cats, that would have been crazy, they apparently can jump to 2.5 metres straight up. They are a cross with an African Serval and can weigh over 10 kg.

Banning savannah cats in Australia was good science

Ten years ago the Australian government banned the exotic feline breed, the savannah cat. New study from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, led by the University of Sydney's Chris Dickman, has found that was a great thing for native species.

www.sydney.edu.au

love_the_life · Dec 21, 2020

Pushka said:
Had to show MrP your cat pictures as they are stunning. Then did a bit of reading up. They are bred from an Asian Leopard Cat! I can imagine if one of them got loose and bred in the wild how scarey it might be to come across one.

Have a read up about the Scottish wildcat - they are a mean coughcat