2019 was a tough year for the cat lover community. It was in this one year that we lost two of largest cat legends that the world has ever known:
Tardar Sauce (Grumpy Cat) and Lillian Bubbles (Lil BUB).
This is a tribute to them and their legacy.
May they rest in peace. We'll miss you forever.
The Icelandic Christmas folklore of Jólakötturinn, depicts mountain-dwelling characters, in this case, a Yule Cat, who come to town during Christmas. The Yule Cat is said to be a large and wicked murder floof who lurks in the depths of the snowy countryside.
And once a year, during Christmas time, the Yule Cat comes out and eats people who haven't gotten any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.
In this holiday-themed and interesting new series created by PBS, called Monstrum, and hosted by Dr. Emily Zarka, we learn all about the Yule Cat
Zarka explains, in the video, why and how this legend came to be:
"The threat of the Yule Cat represents a rather practical problem—the need for warm clothes and successful wool production. Iceland began exporting wool in the Middle Ages, and it became vital to the Icelandic economy and survival. During this time, wool related chores were the responsibility of the entire household. …the largest tasks at hand were spinning and weaving. … In the past, Christmas gifts among most people were sparse and usually consisted of some small piece of clothing—but that was only possible if everyone had participated in the annual production of wool and done their fair share of the work. …Because the Yule Cat only attacks people who do not receive new clothes, this monster likely emerged as a response to the importance of wool production, scaring children (and even adults) into finishing their textile work in time for Christmas."
Spooky stuff! Happy Holidays to all and look out for that Yule Cat come next Christmas!
What happens in the pet hotel, doesn't stay in the pet hotel!
This cheeky cat has had one heck of a passionate, love-making night! In a pet hotel in South China, the Russian Blue cat that goes by the name Xiaopi was left to roam the hotel freely. No one could guess that Xiaopi is essentially a modern day unneutered Casanova!
After the exhausting (and legendary) night, Xiaopi was one happy yet completely worn out cat, and in need of glucose drip.
Story via DailyMail
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This is the story of Tama, the calico cat, who became Japan's feline star of a struggling local railway, Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line, in Wakayama Prefecture, turned legend and Goddess of the station.
The legendary bloodline lives on! For those of you who don't know, before there was Grumpy Cat, Youtube, or Vine, there was Zoboomafoo, and he was a classic. Jovian, a Coquerel's sifaka lemur was the star of a 90s short-lived PBS wildlife show called Zoboomafoo. In the show, he would bounce around, snack and stare at the kids of the show. He sadly passed on in 2014 of kidney failure at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, N.C. He was 20½ years old.
Now, The Duke Lemur Center has announced their first birth of the season and it just so happens to be the granddaughter of the legendary Jovian! Check out the new pictures released of Marie, a critically endangered Coquerel's sifaka born February 23, 2019 to first-time parents Gertrude and Remus!
The one and only, Stan Lee, Marvel Comic's Real-Life Superhero left quite a legacy and we're forever grateful. Rest in peace, Stan Lee.
Whoa and I thought humans didn't really exist.
The Purr. The Meow. The Legend.
