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Maru, a Scottish Fold cat in Japan, is a YouTube star. Some call him "box cat" because of his performance in a YouTube with a gazillion hits, well deserved. I just happened across a great compilation of Maru's antics from 2008, with the Human's comments included. Totally fun to watch this wonderfully silly kitty. These are snippets of longer Maru YouTubes, which you can find by going to mugumogu's Channel at YouTube. Direct link is here And, this is the famous "box cat" YouTube, (3,481,524 views as of this writing) Direct link is here

This is a Scottish Fold cat in Japan. And, the human. Kitties of what ever breed do have the power to get their humans to play whatever game they prefer! ;) As I said in the previous post, Scottish Folds are international!

Scottish fold kitty in France- temporary couch potato. I guess it's not just Maine coons that like to kick back on the couch. Human says: (translated) Our Scottish Fold Doudou rests as usual next to his father during the soccer game. To learn more about Scottish Folds via POC, read here, and and here. I can't help but wondering if the worldwide popularity of the Scottish Fold breed came about in part by the charming books by Peter Gethers. I read the first one, "The Cat Who Went to Paris" years ago, and it was a totally delightful read. Among other things, it's about the transformative power of kitty love. From Publishers Weekly: Gethers, publisher of Villard Books, was an aileurophobe until he met the six-week-old Scottish Fold kitten, a gift from his friend Cindy. He capitulated immediately. From the beginning Norton exhibited extraordinary aplomb no matter where he was, or in whose company; he was sensitive, intelligent and always aware of what was hap...

The graphic below is one of many from the absolutely hilarious How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you . I urge to check out the whole thing, at the link above, and then click through to find more wonderful work from this astute cat observer, and awesome web designer. I found the "guide" a while back, and I laugh every time I find a YouTube that provides further evidence. Direct link to YouTube evidence is here (1:19)

Uh, well, I guess I haven't been keeping up! The Box Cat has a gazillion YouTube hits, for good reason. Direct link is here (2:06) Hmmmm... can you help diagnose "Box Cat"? According to the choices in the final illustrations, I'd say he is a "classic tabby", but alas that really doesn't help too much in explaining his behavior. lol. Here's a closer look at "Box Cat". Direct link is here (0:32) Diagnostics: L to R: Mackerel tabby- narrow dark striping around tail and legs, solid or broken stripes down sides and one or more necklaces on chest. Classic or blotched tabby- large "oysters" or blotches ending in circular pattern along the sides Spotted tabby- smaller dark patches formed into oval or round shape.

My friend Punaise sent me this a while back, which was posted by watertiger at her site Dependable Renegade And, now I see why watertiger titled the post "Box cat is back at it"! Direct link is here (0:29)

According to "The Engineers' Guide to Cats" here , the correct name for this feline art activity is "post-modern cardboard deconstruction". Direct link is here (0:54)