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Furry Friends Spotlight - Jeremy the Ragdoll Cat
Meet our Furry Friend Jeremy. Our adorably fluffy friend loves watching TV BINI videos. All he wants to do is watch the birds on the screen. Thank you, Jeremy, for a very entertaining video!
Follow Jeremy's adventures at his Youtube Channel.
Watch the rest of our friends on our FURRY FRIENDS PAGE.
Daisy Blue & Boris SugarPuffs Interviews TV BINI!
We are very excited to announce that TV BINI was just featured by one of our favorite website, www.daisy.blue, a site showcasing the wonderful lives of our beautiful ragdoll friends, Daisy Blue & Boris SugarPuffs.
Thank you, Daisy Blue and Boris SugarPuffs for the opportunity to tell my story during our fun and enjoyable interview!
Read the full interview HERE
Daisy Blue reacting to our mouse video.
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Furry Friends Spotlight – Kwazi and Uli
We want to thank all our Furry Friends for taking the time to provide the links to their cat reaction videos. On occasion, TV BINI will feature a Furry Friend video on our blog. This is our very first Furry Friends Spotlight.
Can't get enough of their cuteness? Please give our adorable friends, Kwazi and Uli, some love and subscribe to their Youtube channel CUTE CATS KWAZI AND ULI.
Thank you Kwazi and Uli for the awesome video!
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Skip Starbucks - Enjoy Your Coffee at a Cat Café
There’s a new trendy hangout that's gaining in popularity. It’s cool. It’s hip. It’s awesome—it’s a cat café! Grab a Cup of Joe and enjoy the company of delightful little kitties!
Cat cafés are a great escape for cat lovers, especially for those who don’t have cats of their own—it's a place to relieve stress and interact with cats while enjoying your favorite cappuccino. Many regular customers form a bond with their favorite coffee shop cats.
Some establishments require a reservation or charge an entrance fee. And some have rules of etiquette outlining how to treat and respect the feline residents.
The unique business model is not new. The first cat café (Cat Flower Garden) opened for business in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. It was a popular attraction for locals and Japanese tourists. The clever concept later became widespread in Japan because most apartment residences do not allow pets. There are currently over 100 cat cafés in Japan today.
The cat themed cafés are gaining in popularity and are showing up in cities around the world. In North America, many cat cafés also function as charitable adoption centers. They offer a new and unique way to introduce prospective owners to their future pet. Catfé, a café in Vancouver, Canada encountered a “wonderful problem” 2 months ago; on their blog post on January 4th, they announced:
“Catfé will be closed this week, reopening on Friday, January 8th. Due to the overwhelming success of adoptions in our first few weeks, we have run out of cats!”
Do you have a cat café near you—what do you think of this interesting concept? Please share your thoughts and comment below.
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Caturday Cat Facts # 8
Cat Quotes by Famous People
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”
- Jean Cocteau (director) [1]
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
- Leonardo da Vinci (artist) [2]
“Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.”
- Jeff Valdez (producer) [3]
“What greater gift than the love of a cat?”
- Charles Dickens (author) [4]
“Meow” means “woof” in cat.”
- George Carlin (comedian) [5]
References:
[1] "Jean Cocteau Quote Citation." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
[2] "Leonardo Da Vinci Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
[3] "Quote By Jeff Valdez." Quotery. N.p., 16 July 2013. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
[4] "Charles Dickens Cat Quote." Cat Quotes, Famous Cat Quotes, Sayings Quotations about Cats & Kittens. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
[5] "George Carlin Quote Citation." A-Z Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2016.
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Caturday Cat Facts #7
BBC Earth brings us another captivating cat fact in this educational video, which reveals (in slow motion) how cats use their whiskers to detect movement and capture their prey.
Source: "How Do Cats Use Their Whiskers? Slow-Motion - Cats Uncovered - BBC." YouTube. BBC Earth, 9 Dec. 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.
Caturday Cat Facts #6
MICKEY VS. THE CATS: A small army of cats prowls the grounds of Disneyland at night to help control the mouse population. Feral cats at Disneyland have been around since the California Park opened in 1955. Park officials saw the value of the felines as pest control. The Disneyland cats are spayed and neutered and provided medical treatment by the Disney staff. [1]
FAST CATS: The average healthy domestic cat can run at a top speed of about 30 mph (48 kph). [2]
BIRDS FOR CATS: According to a UK journal article, felines are accountable for an estimated 64.8 million bird deaths every year. [3]
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: Spaying or neutering a cat increases life expectancy: one study found neutered male cats live twice as long as intact males, while spayed female cats live 62% longer than intact females. [4]
THE MANY LIVES OF A CAT: According to a myth in many cultures, cats have multiple lives. In many countries, they are believed to have nine lives, but in Italy, Germany, Greece, Brazil and some Spanish-speaking regions, they are said to have seven lives. [4]
References:
[1] "The Cats of Disneyland." The Cats of Disneyland. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
[2] Reiner, Alex. "Domestic Cat." Domestic Cat. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
[3] Woods, Michael, Robbie A. Mcdonald, and Stephen Harris. "Predation of Wildlife by Domestic Cats Felis Catus in Great Britain." Mammal Review 33.2 (2003): 174-88.
[4] "Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.
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Caturday Cat Facts #5
SECRET AGENT CATS: In the 1960s, the CIA spent 20 million dollars on a project codenamed “Acoustic Kitty” to spy on the Soviets. The secret agent cats were implanted with listening devices to record and transmit sound from their surroundings. The project was a failure and eventually abandoned. [1]
FELINE LOVER: Ailurophile means lover of cats—from the ancient Greek ailuro (“cat”) + phile (“lover”). An irrational fear of cats is called ailurophobia. [2]
HOLD YOUR TAIL UP HIGH: The domestic cat is the only member of the feline species that can hold its tail upright. Lions, tigers, and other hunters keep their tails horizontally in line with their bodies or tucked under them. [3]
FUR BALL: A hair ball (sometimes called a fur ball) is a matted wad of hairs that a cat swallows while grooming himself. A hair ball usually forms in the stomach and is later vomited up. [3]
THE HONORABLE MR. STUBBS: A cat named Stubbs has been the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, since 1997. [4]
References:
[1] "Acoustic Kitty." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
[2] "Ailurophile." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
[3] Janik, Carolyn. "Chapter 4." Smart Guide to Understanding Your Cat. Norman, OK: Smart Guide Publications, 2012. 50. Print.
[4] "Stubbs Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
Photo Credit: Pixabay (CC0 Public Domain)
Caturday Cat Facts #4
Photo Credit: Pixabay (CC0 Public Domain)
CAT TALK: Kittens meow to communicate with their mothers. Once they get older, cats communicate with each other by hissing, purring, and growling. A cat meows to communicate with humans. [1}
WAITING FOR KITTY: The average gestation period (length of pregnancy) for a cat is around 9 weeks. [2]
MOODY HUMANS: Cats are adept in sensing a human’s mood and feelings. Over time, cats learn the ability to read non-verbal cues such as human facial expressions and emotional gestures. [3]
LIKE FRESH: The ideal temperature for your cat’s food is 38°C (100°F), which is the same as the temperature that his prey would be in the wild. [4]
GESUNDHEIT: People with an allergy to cats are actually allergic to a protein in a cat’s saliva. [4]
References:
[1] "Cat Excessive Meowing and Yowling: Why Cats Meow." WebMD. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2016.
[2] Hines, Ronald. "The Stages of Feline Labor - When Your Cat Gives Birth." The Stages of Feline Labor - When Your Cat Gives Birth. Hines, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2016.
[3] Wylie, Robin. "Your Cat Can Pick up on How You Are Feeling." BBC. BBC, 14 Oct. 2015. Web. 29 Jan. 2016.
[4] Halls, Vicky. "Section 1." The Secret Life of Your Cat: Unlock the Mysteries of Your Pet's Behavior. Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly, 2010. 17. Print.