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China: Group of Cats Takes Turns Running on Moving Treadmill

On September 1, 2023, in Xuzhou, China, a group of cats took turns stepping onto a moving treadmill to run. After one cat jumped off, another would immediately climb onto the belt to continue the activity in sequence.

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FX's 'The Beauty' Premiere

Cat Missal attending FX's 'The Beauty' Premiere held at The Museum of Modern Art on January 14, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FX's 'The Beauty' Premiere

Cat Missal attending FX's 'The Beauty' Premiere held at The Museum of Modern Art on January 14, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conflict Erupts Between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo - Syria

In Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026, a Syrian Army soldier crouches to pet a stray cat in the street following intense battles with SDF forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods after the withdrawal of Kurdish groups towards eastern Syria. Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Conflict Erupts Between SDF and Syrian Army in Aleppo - Syria

In Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026, a Syrian Army soldier crouches to pet a stray cat in the street following intense battles with SDF forces in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods after the withdrawal of Kurdish groups towards eastern Syria. Aleppo, Syria on January 10, 2026. Photo by Daher Mohammad/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Students Use Bamboo Pole and Mats to Rescue Stranded Kitten

On December 26, 2025, in Henan Province, located in central China, students rescued a kitten stranded on a platform between the second and third floors of a dormitory building. Several on the third floor used a long bamboo pole to gently nudge the kitten downward. Below, other students held several thick sports mats to catch the falling cat.

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China: Mother Cat Rescues Kitten From High Stone Wall

On May 17, 2025, in Zhejiang Province in eastern China, a video captured a tense rescue as a frightened kitten clung to vines on a high stone wall. Struggling to hold on, the kitten dangled precariously while its mother paced anxiously along the edge above. After searching in vain for a safe way down, the mother cat finally summoned her courage and jumped to the ground below. Moments later, the kitten lost its grip and slipped from the vines, landing safely beside her. Relieved, the mother gently picked up the kitten in her mouth and, using footholds and vines, carefully climbed back up the stone wall. The dramatic moment ended on a reassuring note as the pair reached safety together.

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China: Cat Dominates Shiba Inu After Paw Provocation

On November 19, 2025, in Jiangsu Province in eastern China, a video captured a domestic standoff between a blue cat and a Shiba Inu. The two were lying on a blanket when the dog reached out with a paw, seemingly trying to provoke the cat. The hefty blue cat quickly retaliated, delivering a series of swift paw strikes. Clearly outmatched, the Shiba Inu let out a frustrated protest before giving up and lying back down. Victorious, the blue cat fixed its gaze on the dog, firmly asserting control over the situation.

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Sonia Mena, Grace Van Patten, Alicia Crowder and Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Sonia Mena, Grace Van Patten, Alicia Crowder and Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Spencer House, Cat Missal, Sonia Mena, Alicia Crowder, Jackson White, Meaghan Oppenheimer, Grace Van Patten and Branden Cook attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Spencer House, Cat Missal, Sonia Mena, Alicia Crowder, Jackson White, Grace Van Patten and Branden Cook attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Iris Apatow, Cat Missal, Sonia Mena, Spencer House, Alicia Crowder, Jackson White, Grace Van Patten, Tom Ellis, Natalee Linez, Katherine C. Hughes and Branden Cook attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal, Iris Apatow, Sonia Mena, Spencer House, Alicia Crowder, Jackson White, Grace Van Patten, Meaghan Oppenheimer, Tom Ellis, Natalee Linez, Katherine C. Hughes and Branden Cook attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Spencer House, Cat Missal, Sonia Mena, Alicia Crowder, Jackson White, Meaghan Oppenheimer, Grace Van Patten and Branden Cook attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Sonia Mena, Grace Van Patten, Alicia Crowder and Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere

Sonia Mena, Grace Van Patten, Alicia Crowder and Cat Missal attending Hulu's 'Tell Me Lies' Season 3 Premiere held at The Corner Store on January 12, 2026 in New York City, NY Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

HIKONE, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards addressed to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad. (Kyodo)

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New cat stationmaster

KINOKAWA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Calico cat Yontama is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble. (Kyodo)

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China: Gray Cat Becomes Stranded While Clinging to Metal Staircase Railing

A gray cat was seen clinging to the metal railing of a staircase in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province on Friday, December 26. With its paws tightly clenched and frozen in place, the animal was unable to move up or down the stairs.

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China: Small Cat Rescued After Getting Stuck to Frozen Metal During Snowfall

A small cat was rescued in Beijing on Tuesday, December 16, 2023, after its paw accidentally froze to a metal fence during a heavy winter snowfall. A kind passerby noticed the animal’s distress and used the warmth of her hands to gently thaw the ice and release the cat unharmed.

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China: Small Cat Runs Off Carrying Oversized Fish in Jiangsu

On December 19, 2025, in Yancheng, Jiangsu, a small cat was filmed carrying a fish nearly as long as its body, repeatedly glancing back as it carefully ran off. The contrast between the tiny cat and the oversized fish made the moment both amusing and charming.

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards and a "hagoita" traditional battledore sent to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad.

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards addressed to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad.

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New cat stationmaster

Calico cat Yontama (R) is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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New cat stationmaster

Wakayama Electric Railway Co. President Mitsunobu Kojima holds Yontama, a calico cat appointed as the third feline stationmaster at Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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[Breaking News]Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China. (Kyodo)

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Funeral for cat stationmaster

KINOKAWA, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - A funeral for cat stationmaster Nitama is held at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025, following the cat's death in November at age 15. (Kyodo)

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China. (Kyodo)

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China: Cat Catches Pigeon on University Sports Field in Shandong

On November 22, 2025, a video from the west campus of Dezhou University in Dezhou, Shandong province, shows a pigeon resting on a sports field while a cat slowly stalks it from a nearby running track. As students walked past without noticing, the cat crept closer before suddenly pouncing. The pigeon attempted to fly away but was caught almost immediately, with the cat carrying the bird in its mouth along the track.

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China: Adorable Video Captures Kitten Getting Stuck in a Coat Sleeve

On December 8, in Henan Province, central China, a video captured the moment a kitten accidentally crawled into the sleeve of a thick cotton coat. With only its head and one paw sticking out from the narrow opening, the kitten found itself completely stuck. The owner held the coat up and laughed as the kitten struggled inside, twisting and kicking but unable to free itself from the tight fabric. The sleeve was reportedly too narrow for the tiny feline to turn around.

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China: Cat Accidentally Locked Inside Freezer Caught on Camera

On February 13, 2023, in Songyuan, northeastern China’s Jilin province, a video shows a woman placing items into her refrigerator. While she was arranging the food, a small house cat quietly climbed into the lower freezer drawer beneath the main compartment. Unaware the cat was inside, the woman closed the refrigerator and sat down to check her phone. Moments later, a loud meow from the fridge caught her attention. She rushed back and opened the freezer drawer, where the cat emerged, walking stiffly and unsteadily from the cold. The clip ends as the cat moves away, leaving the open drawer and empty freezer behind.

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China: Man Climbs 30-Meter Tree to Rescue Stranded Cat

This video shows the heartwarming moment a Chinese man risked his own safety to rescue a helpless cat stranded high above the ground for more than a week. Filmed on December 11, 2025, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the footage captures retired veteran Zhang Yuhua climbing a nearly 30-meter-tall metasequoia tree to save a small cat trapped at the top. Using only his bare hands and no professional climbing equipment, Zhang carefully made his way up the towering tree. According to the video, the cat had been stuck there for nine days and was growing visibly weaker. After several tense moments, he reached the cat, secured it, and slowly descended, prompting applause from onlookers. Zhang later said the cat was taken to a temporary foster shelter for care and observation.

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China: Chubby Cat Squeezes Into Bag, Becomes a “Pillow”

On December 9, 2025, in Henan, located in central China’s Henan province, a video captured a chubby cat squeezing into a white transparent non-woven bag. As the cat settled inside, the bag ballooned into a rounded, cushion-like shape. From the outside, the filled bag looked like a plump tabby pillow resting on the floor. The cat’s body pressed against the sides, stretching the material into a smooth, firm surface. The owner laughed while opening the bag to let the cat out and joked to Chinese netizens that this was a simple way to “make” a fat-cat pillow at home. Viewers commented that the cat’s size made the effect especially convincing.

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