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Extraordinary Cats
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Playful, brave, loving, and incorrigible! NATURE ponders those EXTRAORDINARY CATS.

Cats command our attention and our devotion. These fascinating creatures have been perplexing people for thousands of years. Are they wild or tame? Aloof or emotional? Funny or indignant? Angelic or mischievous? Needy or independent? The answer is all of the above. And that’s why we adore them.

In fact, they outnumber dogs as pets 66 million to 55 in the U.S. After all, they’re more independent, and, perhaps even more significantly, cats provide us with a close connection to something wild.

Indeed, no matter how well a cat is fed, stroked, brushed, and otherwise fussed over, they are hunters at heart.

EXTRAORDINARY CATS profiles fascinating felines — from Sooty, a cat who found his way over 100 miles back home, to Scarlett, who risked her life to save her kittens from a burning building.

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Alexandra -- November 16th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

T|his kitty is sooooooooooo cute! :)

Ayman Rabie -- November 18th, 2008 at 6:40 am

Gentlemen,
Pls. Send me all new photos because i’m interested in following all new cat’s Photos
Best Regards

Naama -- December 3rd, 2008 at 11:14 am

I love kitties!!! I have 2 At home!!!!
Send me cat photos!!!!!!!!

jo healing -- December 8th, 2008 at 5:08 am

I want a true story published so that other people can see what cats are capable of.

This story is of my 2 cats who bravely and deliberately saved me from injury or possible death.

Are you interested in me sending the details?
thanks
jo

makala -- December 10th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

cool cat

Janine -- December 20th, 2008 at 1:32 am

This kitten is adorable. I makes me think about how many kittens I have had in my life.

There were quite a few.

They were all beloved, except for Rascal. He lived up to his name!

Want to know more?
Are you interested in me sending the details?
Thanks
Janine

jada -- December 30th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

this kitten so cuite i would die to have it

Katie -- January 9th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

cute cue cute cute cute cute

Bob -- January 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

This particular pic doesn’t show the diversity of the animal! :(

hannah -- January 15th, 2009 at 11:45 am

I think that the cat can have a little more exitement

antonio -- January 24th, 2009 at 6:25 am

awww the kitty is hawt :)

Caitlyn -- January 28th, 2009 at 10:14 am

How do siamiese cats breed?

Laura -- February 8th, 2009 at 10:23 pm

cats are so cuit! and so easey to take care of. they will always love you if you love them back.

john -- March 21st, 2009 at 7:14 pm

i am,i wont say master, a friend of a cat that ive known for 15 years and to this day shes still just as important to me as she was the day i found her

bryn -- April 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am

that is such a cute kitty

B-Dizzle -- April 30th, 2009 at 9:53 am

the cate is kool, and slamin

jenine -- April 30th, 2009 at 10:02 am

awwww its so cute!!!XD

Sofia Fretes -- May 14th, 2009 at 7:04 pm

awwww [he or she] is so cute [adorable] i luve him !!!!

Michelle053 -- July 19th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

i have 4 cats

lynn -- July 21st, 2009 at 9:02 pm

I’ve got 6 cats. I love em now and will always love cats. There is something so ’special’ about them.

nicole -- August 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am

i have 3 cats but if wee go 2 years before i have 12 cats

Sue Coker -- August 18th, 2009 at 12:55 am

It is with sadness that we announce Reebok – the cat in the picture – passed away a the age of 16 on August 13th 2009. He will be missed terribly. What a great boy and a great life he lead. We emigrated to Canada in 1999 and he loved his home here

jill -- September 2nd, 2009 at 8:31 pm

well,naama,i have five so haha!! I love cats!! My own is named sawyer and is an orange tabby that is 20 pounds!!

dorin -- September 15th, 2009 at 9:00 am

i have one
i love it

brianna -- September 23rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm

siamese cats breed like all other cats

cory -- September 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 pm

i love my cat hes so darn adorable im breedin him

skye -- September 24th, 2009 at 8:28 am

AWWWWWW!!!! I love cats and I have 3 of them… they are adorable!

katie -- September 27th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

how can i get a pershen

ruthann medviille -- November 6th, 2009 at 7:57 pm

I love all 8 of mine beyond belief-peaches, ben, quiera, moshie, rene, miriam, kadema and tikvah miss sifpj very much

Susan -- November 14th, 2009 at 1:48 am

The comment about them being hunters at heart is so true. We’ve taught ours to use what basically amounts to a toilet for kitty but he still runs after birds every chance he gets. Can’t change who they are!

Pam -- November 25th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww! Sooooooooooo cute!!!- Pam

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