Happy World Animal day! I shot these videos below today in Bahçeköy, İstanbul, Turkey. A giant Turkish Kangal dog, a pit bull and another dog are playing. They are all stray dogs and very good friends.
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An orphaned kitten drinking milk. Look at those ears!
My friends at the Bosphorus University (Turkish: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) found a stray cat and bottlefed him. Oh, those ears! He’s so precious.
Grumpy Cat has died aged seven
Sad news… Probably the Internet’s most famous cat, whose grumpiness brought joy to the whole world, the Grumpy Cat has died last Tuesday (on May 14, 2019). She was only seven years old.
10 Dog Breeds That Are Actually Friendly To Cats
Cats and dogs fight all the time, right? No. Not necessarily. There is a certain breed of dogs that can get along well with your feline friends. Good news for cat lovers who are looking into having canine friends as part of the family. It is possible to have them under one roof so long …
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Le Petit Ramoneur by Jules Bastien-Lepage
Le Petit Ramoneur (Damvillers) is an 1883 painting by the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage (1 November 1848 – 10 December 1884). The name of the painting means “the little chimney sweeper” in English. In the painting, a little chimney sweep shares his hard-earned food with two adorable cats (a cat and a kitten). A very …
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10 People Foods That Are Safe for Cats
The kinds of foods that you think cats may love or that may be healthy for them may not actually be safe for your cats. People have to be very careful about what human foods they give their feline friends, and I want to talk about some of the best people foods that you can …
Priority seats are for elderly, pregnant, disabled people… and for cats!
A beautiful photo that was taken somewhere in Turkey. In a crowded train car, a cat is sitting on one of the seats while a lot of passengers are standing.
I carried an abandoned kitten 30 km by bicycle
On August 26, 2018, Sunday, I went for a 100-km training ride, as usual. My plan was to ride to the airport. When I reached the airport, which is around 50 km from home, I stopped to take photos of the landing planes. Suddenly, I heard a meow. I looked around and saw an adorable …
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Istanbul, 1958
An amazing photo which was taken in 1958 in Istanbul, Şişli. A woman is feeding the stray cats, while other women and children watching. Beautiful.
Cats of Arecibo Observatory Need Your Help!
There are cats around the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the home of one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world (second-largest, to be exact). Lots of cats! And kittens, of course. And they need your help.