Wild cats

[Taomeow]

A cat in Istanbul, named Tombili, used to spend a lot of time watching the goings-on while sitting in this relaxed pose in this particular spot.  A sculpture of him erected in that spot honors his life.  

 

  

[old3bob]

science from 1894 !

 

 

[old3bob]

cats and water

 

http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/healthy-pets/do-cats-really-hate-water/

[Taomeow]

I don't know what she just ate.  I hope it was a poacher.

 

 

 

One thing that strikes me as a taoist about wild felines (who've been around for 35 million years -- something we as a brand new and, in evolutionary terms, un-established, experimental species, can only dream of accomplishing) is the ultimate yin-yang interplay.  Most of their daily lives are spent in a relaxed, soft, gentle wuwei state, interfering with nothing, being cats, just being.  No aimless activity, just aimless inactivity -- like that of the ocean, lazy, sleepy, free of desires, open to play, open to no play...  an open, receptive state of mind and no-mind.  And then, when necessary and only then -- a powerful burst of sharply focused energy, short and decisive, a kill for food, a quest for procreation -- and again enjoying total contentment, embracing life and play, life as play and pleasure.  True yin and true yang.      

 

And despite being obligatory carnivores, cats have never driven a single species of animals they hunt for to extinction.  They don't take more than they need, and they don't need to take it all. 

[Taomeow]

A very rare Chinese mountain cat

 

 

Edited March 24, 2021 by Taomeow

[old3bob]

some history of cat gods in Egypt:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_in_ancient_Egypt

[silent thunder]

The people of Turkey have a deep love of their feral felines...

 

 

I enjoyed this documentary on the relationship of Turkish street cats and their human coinhabitants.

 

[Taomeow]

3 hours ago, silent thunder said:

The people of Turkey have a deep love of their feral felines...

 

 

I enjoyed this documentary on the relationship of Turkish street cats and their human coinhabitants.

 

 

It's a great documentary.  It patched up some of my faith in humanity...  just a little.  

[Taomeow]

People build temples for their gods.

Gods build temples for their cats.  

 

[old3bob]

...and cats build dens,  

Edited March 29, 2021 by old3bob

[Taomeow]

A Siberian Tigress in the forests of far east Russia.

 

[Taomeow]

In northern India

 

[Taomeow]

74 cats currently live in the Hermitage, a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the second-largest art museum in the world.  Cats have always lived there since the museum's founding date of 1764, to protect the art work from mice and to interact with visitors.  Currently most of them come from the streets.  After veterinary treatment they are installed in the museum and made available for adoption.  Many get adopted (whereupon new ones are brought in to take their place), others call the huge and magnificent palace their forever home.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 6, 2021 by Taomeow

[Taomeow]

"The Offering," by Omar Rayyan

 

[Taomeow]

 

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by Taomeow

[zerostao]

Hm seems the cats have largely left Egypt. Two tomcats arrived last month, from where, no one knows. Tim ended up with a white long haired blue eyed cat and Jess got the yellow/orange tiger stripped one. Both seem mellow.

there have been recent sightings of a black bobcat. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

[Taomeow]

[Taomeow]

[Taomeow]

Turns out that after all these years, I still don't know the whole story of the 4th of July and what exactly this holiday is about.  Someone ought to explain to me this 1907 postcard issued in celebration:

 

 

 

[doc benway]

Pallas’ cat

 

 

[Cleansox]

6 hours ago, Taomeow said:

Turns out that after all these years, I still don't know the whole story of the 4th of July and what exactly this holiday is about.  Someone ought to explain to me this 1907 postcard issued in celebration:

 

 

 

Tormenting cats is good fun and something good boys do? Presumably because it prepares them to become soldiers so they can be good tools for the state when a smaller country needs som good whopping. 

[Nungali]

 

[Taomeow]

Genetics, baby!

 

This cat fathered these kittens

 

 

 

[Nungali]

Poppa cat reminds me of an old Star Trek episode  ( that impressed me as a child )  ;

 

They went to a planet where everyone had one side of their body black and the other white ... just like Puss's head up there . (Okay , its actually  grey, with white in the middle )

 

The crew was amazed and impressed with them 'How amazing that you have avoided the issue of racial prejudice in this natural way ! 

 

The 'aliens' ; " What is racial prejudice ? "  It is explained and they are rather horrified and unimpressed at the lack of human evolution in this regard . The crew is a little embarrassed .

 

Later it is announced that the aliens have found a criminal, he is bought in and they are disgusted by him " Look at him , the dirty criminal  - disgusting , he should not be allowed to live  . "  The crew asks what he did ?   " Did ?   ... Did ?  Why just look at the dirty criminal, cant you tell from just one look ? "

 

" But he looks just like you . "

 

"  What ?   How  dare you suggest such a thing   ....  it is plain for everyone to see  - we are black on the left and white on the right , but this  ..... thing ..... is  black on the right and white on the left  "

 

Ho - hum . ...  at least cats dont seem to mind  which half is black or white or if you are all black or  white or   grey and black with some white in the middle

 

 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Nungali

[Taomeow]

5 minutes ago, Nungali said:

Poppa cat reminds me of n old Star Trek episode  ( that impressed me as a child )  ;

 

They went to a planet where everyone had one side of their body black and the other white ... just like Puss's head up there .

 

The crew was amazed and impressed with them 'How amazing that you have voided the issue of racial prejudice in this natural way ! 

 

The 'aliens' ; " What is racial prejudice ? "  It is explained and they are rather horrified and unimpressed at the lack of human evolution in this regard . The crew is a little embarrassed .

 

Later it is announced that the aliens have found a criminal, he is bought in and they are disquieted by him " Loom aat him , the dirty criminal  - disgusting , he should not be allowed to live  . "  The crew asks what he did ?   " Did ?   ... Did ?  Why just look aaat the dirty criminal, cant you tell from just one look ? "

 

" But he looks just like you . "

 

"  What ?   How  dare you suggest such a thing   ....  it is plain for everyone to see  - we are black on the left and white on the right , but this  ..... thing ..... is  black on the right and white on the left  "

 

Ho - hum . ...  at least cats dont seem to mind  which half is black or white or if you are all black or  white .

 

 

 

My first cat teacher, who was five years older than me, was black and white.  Year after year she brought litter after litter of kittens, and no two litters were the same colors.  Some kittens were smoky grey, some, calico, some, striped, and so on.  She treated them all with impartiality.  

 

This is an approximation of what she looked like: