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China: Lost Wild Leopard Cat Raised by Domestic Cat in Sichuan

On November 24, 2025, in Liangshan, Sichuan Province, a touching wildlife encounter was captured on video. A tiny wild leopard cat cub, separated from its family, wandered into a farmer’s home and began nursing alongside domestic kittens. As the cub grew rapidly, the mother cat struggled to feed her oversized “baby.” Local forestry officials were later contacted to rescue and care for the leopard cat. Chinese viewers called it “the most adorable case of mistaken motherhood.”

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China: Hungry Kittens Claw for Food in Shenyang

On August 25, 2025, in Shenyang, Liaoning, a cat breeder filmed a feeding scene inside his home. A metal bowl filled with minced meat and cat food was placed outside a cage, immediately drawing a crowd of tiny kittens. They clawed frantically through the bars, stretching their paws to snatch bits of food. Only a few managed to grab mouthfuls, while others meowed in frustration.

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China: Kittens Found Under Car Hood in Anhui

On September 2, 2025, in eastern China’s Anhui Province, a woman found several kittens resting under her car hood. She had been feeding strays nearby, and the kittens likely sought warmth from the engine overnight. The cute scene went viral, with netizens reminding drivers to check their cars during cold weather.

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China: Puppy Sneaks Into Cat’s Nest, Gets Unexpected Love

This video captured a puppy sneaking into a cat’s nest in Chongqing on March 10. Despite having just given birth to several kittens, the mother cat accepted the puppy as one of her own—hugging it, licking its head, and comforting it gently. The puppy trembled with excitement, clearly enjoying the affection.

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China: Pet Owner Hangs Seven Kittens from Ceiling for IV Treatment

A pet owner in Shenzhen, China, suspended seven sick kittens from the ceiling to give them IV drips on August 20, 2025. The cats, weakened by illness, dangled in a row as fluids flowed in, an unusual setup meant to keep the tubes from tangling.

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Evacuation of multi-child family from frontline Uspenivka in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 17, 2024 - Ducks and kittens are seen on the fence in the war zone, Uspenivka village, Zaporizhzhia region, south-eastern Ukraine

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Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala - LA

DJ Kittens, At 2024 Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 18 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala - LA

DJ Kittens, At 2024 Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 18 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tank crews defend Ukraine against Russian occupiers

UKRAINE - MARCH 31, 2024 - A serviceman of the 1st Tank Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces pets a cat and kittens curled in a cardboard box, Ukraine.

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Feeding cats in Donetsk Region

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 29, 2023 - Kittens eat cat food delivered by Kyiv volunteers to a frontline city, Donetsk Region, eastern Ukraine.

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Pet shop in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Kittens are kept in display cages at a Zoo pet shop in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Dec. 5, 2017.

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - Cats are taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray.

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - A cat is taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray.

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Stray kittens from disaster-hit Sendai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows stray kittens from disaster-hit Sendai, northern Japan, being kept in Tokyo. The first group of such kittens arrived in Tokyo on July 21, 2011, and Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and volunteers looked for new owners for them.

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Endangered sand cats born in Ramat Gan, Israel

STORY: Endangered sand cats born in Ramat Gan, Israel DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: RAMAT GAN, Israel CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in the safari 2. various of sand cats 3. various of people in the safari STORYLINE: Five kittens have been born to a pair of ultra-rare sand cats at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan. Sand cats are an endangered species worldwide, believed with only 10,000 left in the wild and another 178 in zoos. Also called sand dune cats, these felines are native to the Middle East, Central Asia and Northern Africa. Accustomed to desert life, they can go months without drinking in the sand. The parents were the only sand cats in Israel. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ramat Gan, Israel. (XHTV)

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-SAND CAT

(220524) -- RAMAT GAN, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Newly-born sand cat kittens are seen at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-SAND CAT

(220524) -- RAMAT GAN, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Newly-born sand cat kittens are seen at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-SAND CAT

(220524) -- RAMAT GAN, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Newly-born sand cat kittens are seen at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-SAND CAT

(220524) -- RAMAT GAN, May 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Newly-born sand cat kittens are seen at the Ramat Gan Safari Park in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, May 24, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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North Sea Hijack (1980)

Roger Moore & Lea Brodie Film: North Sea Hijack; Ffolkes (UK 1980) Director: Andrew V. Mclaglen 30 March 1980 Date: 30 March 1980

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The Aristocats (1970)

Berlioz, J.Thomas O'Malley, Toulouse, Duchess, Berlioz & Marie Characters: Berlioz,,,Duchess, Berlioz & Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

Duchess, Berlioz & Marie Characters: Duchess,Berlioz & Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

The Aristocats Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

Toulouse & Marie Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

J.Thomas O'Malley, Duchess, Toulouse, Marie & Berlioz Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

Dutchess, Marie, Berloiz & Toulouse Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

Berlioz, J.Thomas O'Malley, Marie, Toulouse & Duchess Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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The Aristocats (1970)

Berlioz, Marie & Toulouse Film: The Aristocats (USA 1970) Director: Wolfgang Reitherman 11 December 1970 Date: 11 December 1970

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Up The Junction - film (1968)

Suzy Kendall Film: Up The Junction (1967) Director: Peter Collinson 25 January 1968 Knotenpunkt London (Up The Junction, GB 1967, Regie: Peter Collinson) Suzy Kendall / junge Frau mit zwei jungen Katzen im Arm, herzen, schmusen, Tierliebe, Haustier Katze, P

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The Ginger Cat by Renee Charron

Illustration by Renee Charron of a young red-haired woman lying on the floor wearing pink lingerie. Her shapely legs are in the air and as she admires a ginger kitten, she smokes using a cigarette holder. Several photographs of would-be soldier suitors litter are flung carelessly to one side. It seems she only has eyes for her feline friend. Date: c.1940

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Pet shop in Tokyo

Kittens are kept in display cages at a Zoo pet shop in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Dec. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: "Seven Lucky Kittens" in cat-loving shopping area

A group of women takes photos of two of the "Seven Lucky Kittens" in the cat-loving Yanaka Ginza shopping arcade in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2015. The wooden statues are said to have been made by a graduate student at the Tokyo University of the Arts and rumor has it that finding all seven of them will bring good fortune. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stray kittens from disaster-hit Sendai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows stray kittens from disaster-hit Sendai, northern Japan, being kept in Tokyo. The first group of such kittens arrived in Tokyo on July 21, 2011, and Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and volunteers looked for new owners for them. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - Cats are taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - A cat is taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray. (Kyodo)