Studies have shown that marshmallows that can resist turning into cats before researchers return to the room are vastly more successful later in life.
Mischel’s Catmallow Test
Eartha Kitt. Photographed by Gordon Parks. (1952)
Here’s an Otocolobus manul — nature’s Grumpy Cat — discovering a camera trap outside it’s den. Camera traps are used by biologists to lean about rare animals’ behavior, abundance, and health — just by setting up a solar-powered camera with a motion trigger. No physical trapping necessary.
O. manul (also known as Pallas’s cat) is about the size of a house cat, but you’ll notice has round pupils instead of slits. It lives in western China and the steppes of Central Asia.
You’d think that Pallas’s cat would rule the internet by now - but there aren’t too many photos of them because they are both rare and shy. The IUCN lists them as near-threatened. Just another reason to support species conservation!
You can see the whole video — posted Scarce Worldwide — here.
A cute cat shaped candle reveals the wild beast inside her, a grinning metallic skeleton with fire blazing in her eyes!
This "PyroPet" Kickstarter might be the creepiest thing I’ve seen all October. The perfect gift for all the darkly self-aware cat ladies in your life.
