Explore 222 Cats Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

222 Items Tagged

Cats

Share
British sailors with a mascot from the surrendered German fleet, November 1918.
sailors

The Little-Known History of Seafaring Pets

From war to exploration to pleasure cruising, pets have often accompanied us on the oceans.
Vittoria Traverso January 17, 2018
The memorial to Marjan.
Kabul, Afghanistan

Marjan the Lion Memorial

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.
A sweet lil feral cat.
Los Angeles, California

Feral Cat Colonies of Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Felicette prepares for liftoff.
statues

The First Cat in Space Deserves a Memorial

And if all goes well, she's finally going to get one.
Cara Giaimo November 27, 2017
Tombili.
Istanbul, Turkey

Tombili

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Rooster Cemetery.
Key West, Florida

Blue Heaven Rooster Cemetery

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Marco Island, Florida

The Key Marco Cat Statue

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.
Some of the more than 50,000 beloved pets buried at Aspin Hill.
Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
A sampling of issues of "PURRRRR! The Newsletter for Cat Lovers."
animals

Digging Through the Archives of 'PURRRRR!,' the Premier Cat Newsletter of the 1980s

Before the internet, people got their feline fix in analog form.
Cara Giaimo October 17, 2017
A pard from the 12th-century <em>Aberdeen Bestiary</em> manuscript.
cryptozoology

Just About Everything We Know About the Pard

The mythical big cat was once believed to make up half of every leopard.
Natasha Frost October 13, 2017
Five of the seven black cats are still reportedly missing. Police are on the case.
31 days of halloween

The Mysterious Disappearance of 7 Black Cats From a Pair of English Villages

Coincidence? Observational bias? Or something more sinister?
Natasha Frost October 4, 2017
animals

Look at These 7 Baby Lynxes and Their Mom

You deserve it!
Cara Giaimo October 2, 2017
A paleoartist's impression of saber-toothed cats.
science

Saber-Toothed Kittens Were Really, Really Strong

A new study sheds light on how these extinct felines attacked.
Natasha Frost September 28, 2017
Hello, chicken.
natural history museums

See the World’s Most Ordinary Animals as You Never Have Before

Inside a new exhibit that gives dogs, cats, and chickens the full-on natural history museum treatment.
Sarah Laskow September 25, 2017
The rare snow leopard is no longer listed as "endangered."
science

Snow Leopards Are Finally No Longer Listed as Endangered

Conservation efforts and correcting an estimation error mean the elusive cats are now considered vulnerable.
Kelsey Kennedy September 14, 2017
Inside the cat train.
animals

What It's Like to Ride Japan's Cat Café Train

Transportation and rescue kittens—what could be better?
Cara Giaimo September 11, 2017
Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery.
Aurora, Ontario

Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.
animals

The Unexpected Result When a Cow Faces Down a Pride of Rare Asiatic Lions

Exit, pursued by a heifer.
Natasha Frost August 22, 2017