While it’s true that tigers are probably our favorite big cat, the lion is pretty amazing too. The king of the jungle deserves everyone’s respect.
Out of the whole felidae family, lions are perhaps the most represented in the art world. Their regal bearing and immense size implies massive strength & an impressive will. No doubt this is what inspired many of these artists to paint them.
While tigers may be the largest of the big cat species, lions are by far the most stately.
Cats have always been an online favorite, so it’s no surprise that there are tons of photoshopped cat images out there.
As we look through a lot of cat images anyway, the manipulated images are always a fun treat (if they are well done of course). Here are some artistic souls who love kitties enough to deform, misshape and change them into all sorts of strange things.
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It’s no secret that cats have a sense of humor, the problem is that most of the time they are laughing at our expense.
No, it’s true, cats tend to find humans hilarious. But today we get to turn the tables a little and enjoy a few images of cats being silly…and caught on film doing it.
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Our readers know we have a thing for tigers, there is just something so big and wild about them.
Even with all of that big wildness, there is also something quite intelligent & playful in their nature, these animals clearly have a sense of humor. It’s the kind of goofiness that only the most perfect of predators can express. And seriously, swimming tigers are almost as cute as sleeping tigers.
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Cats have long played a part in artistic inspiration, and since their days of domestication they have become an essential part of who we are.
A few weeks ago we took a look at some cats in art and today we present part 2 of the collection.
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Image from Muffet
There is a long list of domestic cat breeds that exist today, but in ancient times things were a little different. In ancient Egypt cats were known as the mau and played an important part in society.
The two breeds of cat that are native to Egypt are the Jungle Cat and the African Wildcat. The wildcat proved to be friendlier with people and contributed more to domestication. However both cats were interbred & eventually fused to create a new breed, the animal we call the Egyptian Mau.
Not actually a breed, the Mau was what Egyptians called all cats, regardless of what type of feline they were.
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Advertising is all around us every day. And as the electronic age shows us the future, it’s fun to look back at the ads of a simpler time.
Using animals as props in advertising is nothing new and of course cats are a popular choice. They are heavy on personality & capable of evoking emotion in people.
Below is a fun mix of adverts from the 19th & 20th centuries that feature felines. Interestingly enough not a single one of them is for a cat-related product, they are all aimed at people.
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Throughout the years cats have also been a popular artistic subject the world over. Loved and kept by people from many different cultures, their likeness has graced many a portrait.
In our searches for cat imagery, we have put together an impressive collection of cat art. From house cats to lions, the feline shape seems to intrigue artists & provide them an interesting challenge.
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It’s true a picture is worth 1000 words, and these images illustrate that saying perfectly. We stash every funny cat picture we come across and will continue to share them with the cat crazy web.
These pics do more than prove that cats have a sense of humor, they prove that photographers do too.
Image from Arno & Louise
The panthera genus is comprised of the four largest members of the cat family, lions, tigers, jaguars & leopards.
The largest of the big cats, these four species also have an ability the rest of the felidae family doesn’t…they can roar.
Not just tough guys, the big cats have also been reported to purr, although from what we read it has not been clinically proven.
Among the largest land predators in the world almost every member of this genus is victim to very low numbers. We introduce to you genus panthera.
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