Philo the Cat got a new cat door, but he prefers the human way. Read the rest
WATCH: Cat don't need no stinking cat door
The best response is always the Flehmen response
Many lolcats and other memes use images of animals displaying the Flehmen response. Because we tend to anthropomorphize animals, we associate this response with similar hilarious human facial expressions. But what is it? Read the rest
Caturday
Benjamin G. Levy
Boing Boing reader Benjamin G. Levy shares this image in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool and says,
Today's Kitten of the Day is Helen, named for Helen Keller because she's had troubles with her eyes. Helen moved in last Sunday! Helen would rather that I not send email.
Caturday: cat vs. printer (video)
An internet classic from 2010 by Chris Cohen. (via @nytjim @janinegibson @bengoldacre) Read the rest
Caturday: Alfalfa Haz a Hungry
Image: Alfalfa, a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2.0) image contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr pool by photographer David W. Oliver. Read the rest
Puppy gives cat a massage (video)
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Oakland Riot Cat
I am Maru: bio-book on world's most internet-famous cat, now in English
One of my greatest regrets about my recent trip to Japan? I didn't manage to meet Maru.
Today, there's news that provides some consolation. The story of Maru, a Scottish Fold cat of great internet fame, will soon be available in book form for English-language audiences.
In I Am Maru (out Aug 23 in hardback), the kitty's owner mugumogu "gives readers a peek into the low-key life of the world’s most famous cat," and an insider's view on all his favorite hiding places around the house: trash cans, cupboards, cereal boxes, you name it. "If it’s cozy, he’s there."
Thank you for making the internet a sweeter place, Maru. Let's hang out sometime, when you're done promoting that new Mac operating system? As one YouTube commenter put it, "Some people want to meet Justin Bieber or Barack Obama. I just want to meet this cat."
Here's an Amazon link for the book (don't miss the book trailer videos on that page, they're hilarious). Here is the Maru blog, and here's the publisher's feature page (Harper-Collins).
Video Link from mugumogu's channel: Below, "A Box and Maru." And there are many more Maru videos here. I recommend watching them any time you need happiness.
(thanks, Susannah Breslin!)
