Cat and ultralight are never said in the same sentence. But here’s a cool cat. A canopy mounted camera provides a video of a cat and ultralight, at a club in Guyanese, France. When this ultralight was parked, perhaps in the sun, maybe this cat saw a lovely spot to nap: warm, hammock-like spot. Then…
“Hey! Kinda noisy and windy – oh well, nice view.”
Wonder if this guy liked it enough to go for another ride?
Thanks Jenny
Hello Kitty time capsule is the newest Hello Kitty appearance in New York City. Japanese artist Sebastian Masuda, created the 9 foot Hello Kitty sculpture.
Hello Kitty.sculpture artist Sebastian Masuda
The Hello Kitty time capsule was installed in New York City April 29, 2015.
Hello Kitty time capsule viewers photo by shari smith dunaif 2015
Visitors will be encouraged to add personal items to fill up the capsule. A similar sculpture has already been installed in Miami Beach, and another will be placed in Amsterdam. All of the time capsules will be gathered together in Tokyo in 2020 in anticipation of the Olympic games.
Hello Kitty, New York City photo by shari smith dunaif 2015
Want to visit The Hello Kitty time capsule? It’s currently
at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, East 47th Street, New York, NY10017 (2nd Avenue) thru September, 2015.
Please share with My Kitty Care comments (below) if and what you contributed to the Hello Kitty time capsule.
Sebastian Masuda plaque, photo by shari smith dunaif 2015
What is an Orvillecopter? Dutch artist Bart Jansen describes his creation as “half-cat, half-machine” a cat helicopter.
It’s half creepy, and half funny. But is it art?
Bart Jansen is a normal-looking, 30-something artist. He has kids, and fits solar-panels for a living. But in 2012, when his cat Orville got hit by a car, everything changed.
Jansen decided it would be a shame to simply bury his beloved cat, so he drew inspiration from his pet’s namesake — Orville Wright, one of the Wright Brothers, the inventors of heavier-than-air flight.
Orvillecopter drawin
Mr. Jansen said after a period of mourning he had Orville stuffed, and decided to pay tribute to Orville with an art project. He created the Orvillecopter.
The Orvillecopter is exactly what it looks like: A taxidermied cat with a plastic propeller attached to each paw (no animals were harmed for this project).
Orvillecopter, on display at museum
Arjen Beltman, a drone pilot, got involved.
Orvillecopter with Bart Jansen and Arjen Beltman
In 2012, the Orvillecopter was at the Kunstrai art festival in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital.
The response was huge. It was covered everywhere from Mail Online to Forbes to the Los Angeles Times. The unconventional drone caused “global outrage” after footage of it went viral. Not sure if this is just too freaky, or just let Orville fly. What do you think?
Is this art?
Ivana and Dexter, her Bengal cat, piqued my kitty care’s interest in finding out about Bengal Cats…
The Bengal breed originated from a cross between a domestic cat and the shy, wild Asian Leopard Cat.
Asian Leopard Cat
This species of small wild cat, comparable to the Ocelot or Margay, weighs about 10-15 pounds.
Early History (from Wikipedia)
The earliest mention of an ALC/domestic cross was in 1889, when Harrison Weir wrote in Our Cats and All About Them. However in 1927, Mr Boden-Kloss wrote to the magazine Cat Gossip regarding hybrids between wild and domestic cats in Malaya:
“I have never heard of hybrids between bengalensis (the Leopard Cat) and domestic cats. One of the wild tribes of the Malay Peninsula has domesticated cats, and I have seen the woman suckling bengalensis kittens, but I do not know whether the latter survive and breed with the others!”
The earliest mention of a confirmed ALC/domestic cross was in 1934 in a Belgian scientific journal, and in 1941, a Japanese cat publication printed an article about one that was kept as a pet. Jean Mill (née Sugden), the person who was later a great influence of the development of the modern Bengal breed, submitted a term paper for her genetics class at UC Davis on the subject of crossbreeding cats in 1946.
article by Jean Mill, in CAT FANCY February 1991
A Little History
In 1963 I deliberately crossed leopard cats with domestic cats for several important reasons. At that time, wild cats were being exploited for the fur market.
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Should I neuter my cat? This simple diagram illustrates what vets and other cat professionals have been advocating for years. There is nothing worse than seeing stray cats, often abandoned, abused and emaciated. We can’t rescue all of these poor guys, but we certainly can do our part to not increase the cat population and have more cats need homes. There are already so many who do. Plus, it’s also another way for you to take care of your cat(s) and let them, and you, be healthier and happier.
From CatsProtection@CatsProtection on twitter.
photo by shari smith dunaif 2014
These lucky kittens were rescued and brought back to health by ARF, a no-kill shelter in New York. However, most shelters destroy hundreds of cats every day. Destroy – that means KILL them, often after enduring much suffering.
