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"The Cat Boat."
Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
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A Lot of Money Has Been Raised to Build a Statue for a Supermarket Cat in Britain

Brutus was beloved.
Erik Shilling January 31, 2017
Lanai Cat Sanctuary
Lanai City, Hawaii

Lanai Cat Sanctuary

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.
The tiny house and garden.
Valencia, Spain

Cat House

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.
objects of intrigue

This 19th-Century Book Chronicles Victorians' Strange Cat Fears And Fascinations

A cartoonist illustrated and wrote accounts of weather-predicting and love spell-binding cats.
Lauren Young January 17, 2017
From <em>Hong Kong Shop Cats</em>.
animals

Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats

Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.
Anika Burgess January 6, 2017
Oh, cats.
animals

Nearly 100% of Australia Now Has a Feral Cat Problem

Apparently, they can't be herded.
Eric Grundhauser January 4, 2017
Tokyo, Japan

Gotokuji Temple

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Cat skeletons found buried in the graveyard.
animals

Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Cemetery Full of Pet Cats

At least 86 were buried here.
Sarah Laskow November 30, 2016
An anxious female Eurasian lynx looks on as biologists tag her three-week-old cub.
animals

Stunning Photos of Switzerland’s 'Ghost Cats'

An elusive predator returns to Europe’s mountains, helping restore nature’s balance. A French photographer stalks the Eurasian lynx.
Mike Unwin, Laurent Geslin and BioGraphic November 29, 2016
Zebulon, North Carolina

Mercury Cougar

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
Cats lounging on ancient architecture
Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
animals

The World's Fluffiest Wildcats Are Getting Their Own Park

A Pallas's cat preserve has been declared in Siberia.
Cara Giaimo October 5, 2016
statues

A Dearly Departed Istanbul Cat Gets a Commemorative Statue

Tombili was a star.
Sarah Laskow October 4, 2016
A cat-guarded turnstile in Clapham Common.
animals

A Subway Station in London Has Been Taken Over by Cat Photos

It's the first feline guerilla action from the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service.
Cara Giaimo September 12, 2016
animals

In 1975, a Cat Co-Authored a Physics Paper

Meet F.D.C. Willard, the feline who published.
Eric Grundhauser August 30, 2016
animals

Batman, a Four-Eared Cat, Has Found a Home

It's not Wayne Manor, but still, not bad for a mutant.
Eric Grundhauser August 12, 2016
The Chief Mouser
animals

Everything We Know About the Cat Living at 10 Downing Street

Meet Larry.
Atlas Obscura July 12, 2016