Human says: "Every Bengal cat owner knows they need constant activity and enrichment. And that a Bengals's favorite activity is anything new to solve. Here is a few of the things we came up with." Direct link is here This is an all round great video. Watch till the end... ;) Purrrrr.... A page over at PoC (link) has a wealth of information about Bengal cats. The title at the top is "Bengal cats for sale", but that's a bit misleading. Michael can correct me if I am wrong, but my guess is that page started out focusing on the price of Bengal cats (and the cat being stolen from owners) and then just grew and and grew. If you click on the label "Bengal cats" below you'll find more great YouTubes of Bengals on this blog.

Yes, from my brief time co-habiting with a Maine coon, I can attest to the fact that these kittehs like to survey their domain from high places. And, this Maine coon is just so "Maine coon"! OMG! Check out those lynx-tipped ears! Awesome! They don't determine the personality of the cat, but they are part of the classic Maine coon "look". Direct link is here (1:18) Human says: Le Maine coon aime se tenir à l'aise avec ses deux pattes avant qui sont très grandes : très souvent il s'installe en hauteur et les laisse tomber devant lui, on dit qu'il "pendouille" ! Okay, I don't think I needed to translate this comment into English to understand the gist. But, I've looked at a lot of "non-English" YouTubes in pursuit of my interest in "international cats", and have been trying to figure out how to read comments via online translations. It's pretty frustrating at times. Translation via this site : The Maine co...

Another entry to the "cats in high places", with great music. Direct link is here (1:39) Human says: "My lovely Shogun on a mission- mission impossible."

This is another video from the wonderful series that documents the life of Maine coons in a Russian household. The first installment, with more information is here After watching the first installment, Marion in Savannah, always the astute observer of cats, said: "Ah... I can see that they have one of the "I can travel all the way across the room without touching the floor" kittehs." Marion, I have news for you- they have flying electrobrooms. ("Flying electrobroom" was the title of the following YouTube.) And, it looks like they have a installed a training track for practice! Boris has told me that he has to rely on a translation program to write in English. (Uh, I have to do the same for anything not in English.) And, the translations programs I've used are, er, rather imprecise. I've been scratching my head, trying to figure out how the term "electrobroom" might have come about in translation. No idea. But, I have to say it is r...

Me, I only do foto op today. Foto is from this site

I previously did a series of posts about "cats in high places" wherein I chose Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for kittehs in high places (kittehs on doors). Kittehs were judged by Attitude and Aptitude. But, in my research, I somehow missed this cat athlete nonpariel. Doors? Nah. This Bengal kitteh shoots for the stars/ rafters. Direct link is here (2:21)

Another installment in the occasional series "cats in high places". Human says: It never fails: I get out the ladder, he climbs it. Then he chases his tail. cat climbing a ladder Human says: He loves to chase his tail. Especially when perched on surfaces that are too small for him. Yep, he sure does! LOL. Proof!

And... the Gold medal goes to Mr Bailey. Attitude AND Aptitude. Mr Bailey is an expert door jumper. His human said that Mr Bailey has been doing this almost daily since he was about 8 months old. But, what really gave him the Gold by my criteria was this: he is totally in a state of bliss. Two YouTubes here, to capture both- Mr Bailey having fun A very happy cat . Human YouTube caption to above is "Finally able to capture how Bailey reaches the top of the door".

The Silver medal goes to LY. YouTube caption: LY jumps from the bathroom sink countertop to the top of the bathroom door. Hil & LY in bathroom

I've been spending a lot time checking out YouTubes of "Cats on Doors"- another YouTube subculture of merit. I've made my choices as to my favorites, and decided to award Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to the top three. If there were a Cat Olympics, this should definitely be one of the top events. And, the Bronze medal goes to Bella, the Bengal cat- Bengal Cat Agility .

I went looking for "cats on doors", but this turned up, and deserved a post on its own. Mr Bailey loves being on top of the rail at the top of the tub/ shower enclosure. We got some serious rail luv goin' on there! Mr Bailey having fun -part 2 I contacted Mr Bailey's human (via email), just to make sure it was okay to give Mr Bailey this kind of press. And, I also wanted to know if I had heard correctly- that Mr Bailey is, indeed, PURRING. His human responded: I checked with Mr Bailey, and he has no qualms with being on your blog. You do hear him purring in that video, and the videos where he does some of the same stunts on a folding door that separates our kitchen and dining room. He is a constant delight, and he refuses to allow our lives to be boring for a single moment. Yep, I had already found YTs of Mr Bailey on top of the folding door, but I'm saving those for later!