Warrior Cats: What is That?
By Emberheart & Tangletongue
Best Place to Start is the latest book we are on: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Warrior Cats: What is That?Apr 10, 2024
262: Magic Stick and Clan Quiz
Jaypaw finds a REALLY cool stick that his dumb mentor won’t let him drag back to camp. Instead he has to bring life-saving herbs. Meanwhile, Lionpaw gets a good - if not somewhat confusing Dad Talk.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #2: Dark River
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261: Victorian Ghost Child and Dream Dive
Hollypaw discovers Lionpaw’s hardly hidden secret. Jaypaw dives into the deep end of Riverclan’s dreams.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #2: Dark River
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Youtube - Vermont university gives cat an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
At Vermont State University, Max the cat is now a 'doctor of litter-ature' | AP News
Max the cat receives honorary doctorate in 'litter-ature' from Vermont university
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260: Shadowclan Syndrome and Anxiety Lawyer
All three main characters attend a gathering - but three other cats steal the show. Hollypaw and Lionpaw cope with their non-Thunderclan crushes in two very different ways.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #2: Dark River
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Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Rally Cat invades the field during Royals-Cardinals
Rescuing Rally Cat -- Inside the secret life of a St. Louis Cardinals legend - ESPN
Cardinals Hit Grand Slam After 'Rally Cat' Invades Field | Bleacher Report
ESPN.com Explores Legend Of The St. Louis Cardinals' Rally Cat
Nearly one year later, Rally Cat is living meow-jestically | ksdk.com
St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach
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259: Subterranean Initiation and Promised Punchline
The terrible trio can’t complain too much as Ye Olde Warriors used to just go into caves and die. Tangletongue finally gets to the punchline of a joke she did not know was being told.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #2: Dark River
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Financially Fearless by Alexa Von Tobel
Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Cat Invades Pitch at Hillsborough Stadium
Youtube - BBC Look North Topsey the cat recovers after Sheffield Wednesday appearance
Cat halts League One match after running on the pitch at Hillsborough| Offbeat News
Sheffield Wednesday: Hillsborough pitch invasion cat missing for months
Topsey the Cat, Missing for 8 Months, Reunites With Owner After Interrupting English Soccer Match
Crowdfunding to Topsey needs your help on JustGiving
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258: Squirrel Luck and Badger Blunder
Jaypaw saves another life and decides he is now god. Oh and his siblings too.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Black cat runs across ice, spells bad luck for Sharks
Mustard Minute: Another cat walked on ice before Predators-Sharks game - Sports Illustrated
How the San Jose Sharks saved the 'world's luckiest cat' - Yahoo Sports
https://www.nhl.com/news/san-jose-sharks-black-cat-gets-two-linemates-280613508
Black cat becomes surprise star of Sharks' Game 1 win | CBC Sports
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257: Dreams Don’t Die and Dreams Come True
Jaypaw uses his powers to do some fate altering and his mom proposes something life changing (for Tangletongue).
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Cat Fact Sources:
England players adopt stray Qatar cat after World Cup exit | CNN
World Cup 2022: Dave the cat coming home with England team
England World Cup players adopt stray cat from Qatar that kept turning up to their hotel
England Players Adopt Cat from Qatar After 2022 World Cup Upset
DaveTheCat (@englanddavecat) • Instagram photos and videos
Youtube - England mascot Dave the cat finds new home after World Cup
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256: Puppy Love and Bedside Manner
Lionpaw almost gets his crush killed during his first mission. She still seems to like him though. Jaypaw is facing his first challenge as a medicine cat. And no ghosts or powers are able to help him this time.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Kevin Harlan calls A black cat runs onto the field during MNF
NYPost - Black cat who dashed onto field...is among strays living at MetLife Stadium
People.com - Black Cat Runs Onto MetLife Stadium Field
Meadowlands Sports Complex - Wikipedia
Charges Against Meadowlands Cat Feeder Set To Be Dismissed In Agreement - CBS New York
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255: A Lasting Impression and An Unconscious Excursion
Jaypaw punches a fellow apprentice and invades dreams on his “first” (approved and supervised) visit to the Moonpool. And after all that, Grandpa won’t use the hot goss he discovered for an aggressive foreign policy >:(
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Warriors: A Starless Clan #5: Wind by Erin Hunter
Cat Fact Sources:
'Most Responsible Kitten In The World' Found Watching Over Orphaned Litter | HuffPost Impact
KC Pet Project - Meet the most responsible kitten in the... | Facebook
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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254: Changing Majors and Running Start
Jaypaw and Hollypaw do a switcheroo and Brackenfur is off to the races.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Cat Fact Sources:
Screaming Cat | Know Your Meme
Twitter - Watery Day - this is my cat
Inkky "Screaming Cat" Dies at 11 Due To Complications From Cancer
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253: Horse Knowledge and The Terror Trio
Jaypaw isn’t the only one stuck in a terrifying dream with the 3 least popular ghosts imaginable. Tangletongue is right there with him - also having a bad time.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Thumbs Up Crying Cat | Know Your Meme
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252: Sibling Reunion and Name Calling
The gang is back together to fight Shadowclan. Classic.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Cat Fact Sources:
Grumpy Cat (@realgrumpycat) • Instagram photos and videos
Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) / X
Facebook - The Official Grumpy Cat
https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163555/https://www.grumpycats.com/about
Grumpy Cat, the grouchy-faced furball that launched a thousand memes, is dead | CNN
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251: Horse Trainer and Clear Instructions
Jaypaw cannot keep running away to deal with his issues. It’s just making more.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Cats Wanting Fruit Loops | Know Your Meme
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250: A Storied Past and Questionable Future
Do you think I can get my job back if I go missing for 6+ months?
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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The Accursed Vampire by Madeline McGrane
Cat Fact Sources:
Stepan the Cat | Know Your Meme
Stepan Cat (@annaolala) | TikTok
Степан (@loveyoustepan) • Instagram photos and videos
Music:
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249: Middle School Mixtape and An Emo(tional) Father
Tangletongue jokingly predicts the future again, but is too busy building Jaypaw an emo/pop-punk playlist to notice. But the original bad attitude boy is back to claim his crown - and he already has an heir.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Cat Fact Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/iamlilbub/
Youtube - Lil BUB & Friends - 2013 - Feature Length Documentary
Corporate Cats Still Suck: The Improbable Tale of Indie Superkitty Lil BUB - SPIN
Mike Bridavsky Has A New Instagram Cat - Indianapolis Monthly
Remembering Lil BUB, Bloomington's own celebrity cat
CAT MAN MONDAY: 'Lil Bub's "Dude," Mike Bridavsky
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248: Angsty Boi and No Nonsense Nanny
These three chaos cats get to graduate - but do they get into the colleges they wanted? And here comes Mousefur with the metal chair!!!
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Cat Fact Sources:
Advice Animals | Know Your Meme
Emilio's Memorial Post - Instagram
Hipster Kitty | Know Your Meme
Original Hipster Kitty Art - hoodie | craig wheat | Flickr
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247: Thorn Inform and Career Day
Poor lil Lionkit keeps having his worldviews challenged - meanwhile his siblings contemplate their future in the clan.
Book: Warriors, Series 3: Power of Three #1: The Sight
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Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire collected by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze
Light in Gaza - Haymarket Books Free EPub Books
Distillery Cats by Brad Thomas Parsons
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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246: Cliff Dive and Ghost Sight
The troublesome trio get into big trouble. Thankfully, they all still have each other - for now. Oh, and a ghost. Yes, that ghost.
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Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen
Cat Fact Sources:
How to Tell Your Cat You Love Them in 15 Ways
Do you really know how to pet a cat? | Happy Cats Haven
8 Tips for a Successful Meet and Greet with a Cat | Humane Rescue Alliance
How to Properly Pet a Cat, According to Experts
5 Tips on How to Make Your Cat Love You More | PetMD
Jackson Galaxy Reveals How To Tell Your Cat "I Love You" | Youtube - Chewy
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245: The Power of Three (Moms) and The Superest of Powers
Tangletongue relearns all the Thunderclan cats as Emberheart introduces her to the long awaited series 3 - Power of Three!
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Cat Fact Sources:
How to Tell if Your Cat Loves You, According to Science | Scientific American.
Does My Cat Love Me? 13 Ways Your Cat Says, 'I Love You' | BeChewy
How do I know if my cat loves me? - BC SPCA
Does your cat love you? Three experts reveal what to look for
Six Ways Cats Show Affection | Hill's Pet
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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244: Expected Expulsion and Finally Family
We reach the end of Yellowfang’s long road to Thunderclan.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Mount Washington Observatory (@mwobs) • Instagram photos and videos
Purr-n-Fur UK | Summit Cats - Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire
Archive.org - MWOBS - Press Release - Mascot Poll
Archive.org - MWOBS - Press Release - Election Results
Marty the Star - Mount Washington Observatory
Archive.org - MWOBS - Press Release - Observer Comments
Marty Takes a Hike - Mount Washington Observatory
Cat comment - Mount Washington Observatory
Marty The Cat Dies After 12 Years At Mt. Washington Observatory | New Hampshire Public Radio
Youtube - Mount Washington Observatory welcomes new resident cat, Nimbus
This New Hampshire Cat Calls the Mount Washington Observatory Home.
Nimbus Packs Bags, Heads to Mount Washington Observatory - CAHS
New Summit Cat, Nimbus, Finds Home At Mount Washington Observatory | New Hampshire Public Radio
Nimbus the Cat Keeps Weather Observers Company Atop New England's Highest Peak
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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243: Felidae Theology and Happy Mountain/Sad Swamp
Emberheart and Tangletongue climb a mystic mountain to discuss the role and responsibility of StarClan. We turn around and yup, the book is still depressing.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Cat Fact Sources:
Purr-n-Fur UK | Summit Cats - Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire
A Purr-fect Storm – The Mount Washington Weather Cats – Eric Pinder | Author
MWOBS - Creatures of Comfort Photo Gallery - via Wayback Internet Archive
History of Cats on the Mountain - Mount Washington Observatory
Brian Clark - AccuWeather Blog - Volume 5 - via Wayback Internet Archive
Dan Szczesny - AMC Outdoors: Mascot Cats of Mt Washington - via Wayback Internet Archive
From stray to observatory mainstay | News | timesargus.com
Jasper, the Forgotten Cat - Mount Washington Observatory
Boston.com - Nin the Cat: gone but not forgotten on Mount Washington - via Wayback Internet Archive
Music:
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242: Breakneck Training and Good at Evil
Brokenstar is leader now and wastes no time at all in doing the absolute worst.
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Mount Washington Observatory - Wikipedia
Youtube - Mount Washington Observatory Tour
Our History - Mount Washington Observatory
Purr-n-Fur UK | Summit Cats - Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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241: One Trick Pony and Turning Point
Brokentail finally does the thing.
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The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams
Cat Fact Sources:
Mount Washington Observatory - Wikipedia
Youtube - Mount Washington Observatory Tour
Our History - Mount Washington Observatory
Purr-n-Fur UK | Summit Cats - Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire
Joe Dodge | Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
Photo: Teen and Joe Dodge (with cat) at Pinkham by George Rust - Mar 1928
The Shared History of AMC and the Mount Washington Observatory
Benchmarks: April 12, 1934: Record winds buffet Mount Washington
Photo: Mt Washington Observatory Crew with Cat - Approx 1930s
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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240: New Year, Same Book and Same Dream, Bigger Budget
Molepelt brings the prophecy dream to Broadway.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Flame The Arson Cat (@flamethearsoncat) • Instagram
Youtube - Stray Cat Shows Up At Fire Station And Moves Right In With Firefighters | The Dodo
Youtube - Flame The Firehouse Cat Is The Perfect Chilled Out Kitty | My Cat From Heaven
Youtube - Flame the Arson Cat lifts the spirits of Greenville County firefighters
Meet Flame, Greenville Online - Greenville's most famous firehouse cat
Greenville Online - From stray to star - Flame, the Greenville firehouse cat, hits the big time
BeChewy - Flame the Firehouse Cat Stays Cool as His Fame Fires Up
ABC News - Firefighters rescue stray cat named Flame before realizing he actually rescued them
The ASPCA Honors Animal and Human Heroes at the 2017 Humane Awards Luncheon
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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239: Cost Benefit Analysis and Community Theater
Yellowfang is starting her new son collection in earnest.Starclan sends some intense signs. And Brokentail definitely doesn't assassinate someone.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Purr-n-Fur UK | Cooper the Photographer Cat, from Seattle
Youtube - Cooper on Must Love Cats
Cooper, Cat Photographer | seattlechannel.org
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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238: Deputy Deathwish and Rat Time
Nothing has ever gone wrong when we’ve faced off against the rats before - so nothing will go wrong now! And maybe after all of that is done, we can finally admit that our son is a bad, bad guy.
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Tangletongue’s Inside Jokes with Herself:
German People Pronouncing Squirrel
Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Best Friends Animal Society - Boots
Rescued cat lands gig at garden center | Best Friends Animal Society
Millcreek Gardens Instagram - Boots
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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237: Bees? Bees! and Grandma Savior
Things are quickly going bad and they will not be getting better anytime soon. Maybe our fave old lady will save us! Or whoever we send out to get honey.
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Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko
Grog the Frog: The Book of Taurus by Davilorium and Alba Bg
Cat Fact Sources:
Youtube - Best Friends Animal Society - Working Cats | Meet the five cats in charge of marketing
iconoCLAD (@iconoclad) • Instagram photos and videos
iconoCLAD - instagram - Hugs and Kisses Post
Music:
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236: Leg Snappin’ and Mentor Mishap-in’
Yellowfang and Raggedpelt are the worst folks to have at the parent-teacher conference. Yet, they are both slightly better than Tangletongue - with questionable parental suggestions.
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Warriors: A Starless Clan #4: Thunder by Erin Hunter
Cat Fact Sources:
Taylor the Warehouse Cat - True Leaf Market CPO (Chief Pest Officer) | Blog
True Leaf Market | About Us - Non-GMO Seed Company | Page
Taylor the Warehouse Cat (@taylor_the_warehouse_cat) • Instagram
Best Friends Utah - Our Mission, Vision and Guiding Principle
Youtube - Taylor the True Leaf Market Warehouse Cat
Youtube - Taylor the Warehouse Cat at True Leaf Market - CPO - Chief Pest Officer
Music:
The following music was used for this media project:
Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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235: Evil Infant and Badger Stinky
How to set a child up for success:
1. Give birth to him in secret
2. Let him be raised by an indifferent mother and obnoxious father
3. Not so secretly think he is evil from babyhood - and tell multiple people this
4. ???
5. Kill him (once he’s old enough)
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Cat Fact Sources:
Pluto's Twitter - Retirement Post
Facebook - Pluto the Cat - Battersea Arts Centre
Battersea Arts Centre - Wikipedia
David Jubb Blog - Battersea 2015 Fire
Have you seen Battersea Arts Centre's missing theatre cat Pluto? | Wandsworth Times
Pluto the Theatre cat Retires After Eleven Years at Battersea Arts Centre - Katzenworld
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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234: Doctor’s Orders and Repeat Refusal
Yellowfang and Raggedpelt effectively family un-plan.
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The Lottery and Seven Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
Cat Fact Sources:
My fur lady | Life and style | The Guardian
Music:
The following music was used for this media project:
Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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233: Job Promotion and Love Demotion
Yellowfang and Raggedpelt are gonna make this thing work! (They don’t.)
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Confessions by Kanae Minato with Stephen Snyder (Translator)
Cat Fact Sources:
Cat Hangs Around A Hospital For A Year, Ends Up Getting Hired As A Security Cat | Bored Panda
Youtube - Elwood Epworth Hospital Security Cat on ABC News
Instagram - ‘Furline Health Worker Elwood has completed his induction at #Epworth!
Facebook - Epworth Hospital Elwood Video
Cat hangs around hospital until they give him a job | Metro News
Music:
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Happy Boy Theme by Kevin MacLeod
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232: A Single ‘Tude and Rat Trap Trample
Yellowfang has a much better visit to the Moonstone as a Medicine cat. Shadowclan plans a trap. And Raggedpelt avoids a well deserved slice of humble pie.
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Dirt The Cat | Nevada Northern Railway
Youtube - Dirt the Boss Shop Cat at the Nevada Northern Railway
Facebook - Nevada Northern Railway | Ely NV
Dirt's Obituary - Nevada Northern Railway | Facebook
Instagram - Nevada Northern Railway - Memorial 1
Instagram - Nevada Northern Railway - Memorial 2
Instagram - Nevada Northern Railway - DJ
The legacy of Dirt the railroad cat continues - Trains
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231: Leverage and Clap
Yellowfang goes through a break up and gets a promotion.
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Purr-n-Fur UK | Working Felines | Shop cats from Poland
Youtube ft Titian and Antykwariat Naukowy
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230: Famished Fighting and Mrrow? Mmrow.
Shadowclan is hungry. Starving even. But that doesn’t mean that they can’t pick fights! And lose them.
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Feline Mystery Solved in Maryland as Giant ‘Ghost Cat’ Finds Loving Home – NBC4 Washington
18-pound 'Ghost Cat' finds home with Olney family
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229: Main Character Syndrome and Shallow Dating Pool
Kitty cats attack - but not the cats you’d expect to attack. It’s all one big misunderstanding after all - and we are all one big family in the end.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Cats Suck Babies' Breath | Snopes.com
Origin of Cat Sucks Baby’s Breath – PoC
Cat Myth: Cats Steal the Breath From Babies
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228: Painful Profession and Molly McBadName
Yellowfang doesn’t really want to kill any baby badgers, but everyone else seems down, so peer pressure. At least her name is not a literal insult.
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Cat Fact Sources:
The Haunted Davenport House - Savannah
PHANTOM FELINE OF FORT MCALLISTER
Tom Cat: Garrison Mascot - Georgia Historical Society
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227: Destiny Deferral and Collar Color
Yellowfang greets her destiny with a “no thanks”, Shadowclan accepts the unexpected, and Emberheart clears up some future worries.
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Cat Fact Sources:
Smudge (People's Palace cat) - Wikipedia
GLASGOW'S COVER GIRL CAT - The Washington Post
Mongrel cat is museum's most famous exhibit
Purr-n-Fur UK | Museum Cats | Smudge, Trade Union Cat, Glasgow
Glasgow memories: City kitty was star of the show at the People's Palace
Friends of People's Palace Winter Gardens & Glasgow Green | Facebook
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226: Safety is No Accident and Everything Everywhere All at Once
Yellowpaw travels to the Moonstone! Maybe she will get a very direct and clear message from Starclan? Of course not!
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British Museum (Controversies) - Wikipedia
Purr-n-Fur UK | Cats of the British Museum - Mike and Black Jack
Web Archive - Archive - Times - 1929: Foreign News: Cat Mike
Web Archive - Times - 1930: Animals: Budge on Mike
Mike, The British Museum Cat (1909-1929) at The Great Cat
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225: Baby Fight Club and Dad Detective
Yellowpaw gets her first taste of battle. It hurts. But not as much as her pride after being saved by Raggedpaw. Guess the only solution is to sneak out of camp on a life-changing adventure with him.
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Post Office Cats - The Postal Museum
'Tibs the Great is no more' - The British Postal Museum & Archive — Google Arts & Culture
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224: She’s an Empath and Older Sister Vibes
Yellowkit takes her first steps towards warrior-hood! Too bad she keeps having stomach pains. But that probably isn’t anything to worry about!
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S.O.S (Save our stig) | Inverness
https://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/featuring/wk-misc02.html
Retirement for "Stig of the Dump" | The Highland Council
HN readers come to Stig of the Dump's rescue
Campaign After Council Bans Donations
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223: Out of Order Omens and I-Eat-Rocks-Flower
We are onto another Super Edition! Time to find out Yellowfang’s Secret!
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
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Purr-n-Fur UK | Room 8, famed Californian School Cat
About Us | Room 8 Memorial Cat Foundation
From the Archives: Beloved school mascot was a cat named ‘Room 8’ - Los Angeles Times
A cat called Room 8 by Virginia Finley | Open Library
Room Eight (1947-1968) - Find a Grave Memorial
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222: Confession and Conclusion
Crookedstar finally phones a friend.
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Dude (@dudethemuseumcat) • Instagram
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221: Monologues and Carcinogens
Content Warning: Today’s Cat Fact includes the topics of Animal Violence, Animal Death. Please skip 32:11 - 41:51 to skip.
These past 4 episodes have actually just been one long flashback sequence.
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The Real Victim of Tara the Hero Cat's Story Is the Dog – Dogster
Dog chased away by hero cat Tara is euthanized | News | bakersfield.com
"Tara" the hero cat video goes viral - CBS News
My Cat Saved My Son *Video may be upsetting
Jackson Galaxy Meets Tara: The Hero Cat Who Fought Off An Attacking Dog
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220: Murder Manifestation and The Frecklewish Question
So a train coming down a track towards five people. You can flip a switch, diverting the train to a second track where it will only hit one person. Frecklewish is passing by on a walk and gets hit by the train instead.
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Truffles the Kitty Organization
About Us - A Child's Eyes - Glasses for Infants and Children
CBS - YouTube - Cat helps kids feel comfortable at eye doctor
Truffles the cat helps kids with glasses and eye patches - Good Morning America
Truffles the glasses-wearing Cumberland County cat receives $25,000 donation
Truffles Has the PURR-fect Way to Ease Kids' Fears About Eyewear | Women In Optometry
Truffles The Kitty Wears Glasses To Help Kids Feel At Ease
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219: One of Us and Unreckonable River
Things go swiftly wrong for Mapleshade.
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We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
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Russian cat 'saves' baby abandoned in stairwell - BBC News
Cat saves baby from freezing Russian night - video | World news | The Guardian
Hero cat saves baby from freezing to death
Homeless Russian cat 'saves' abandoned baby boy | The Straits Times
Russian cat keeps abandoned baby warm for hours
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218: CatSlaughter and One Punch Man
Have you ever seen someone share really personal family dramaon Facebook and there are like 100+ comments and it’s basically a family reunion but everyone is just yelling? Well, our brief detour to the past is kinda like that - and Mapleshade just hit “post”.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston with Ruby Dee (Narrator)
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'My cat saved my life when I had a heart attack' - BBC News
Woman having heart attack saved after cat jumped on her chest - Wales Online
Owner Claims Cat Saved Her Life
Hero cat saves owner - Zenger Youtube
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217: A Mother’s Love and a Father’s Pride
This is a sad episode. Too sad to think of a good description. :(
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie*
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Cat Fact Sources:
Man thankful for his kitten's life-saving measure
'Ring-a-ding': The story of Fluffy the hero cat
Youtube - Cat saves man's life after fall
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216: Heaven Knows and Ottersplash Knew
Crookedjaw receives lives, Riverclan acquires kits, and Mapleshade tells the truth.
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House cat protects family from intruder - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News
Family cat protects house from intruder – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Family cat brings down would-be burglar | wthr.com
Cat thwarts Indianapolis home intruder with one mean bite
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215: Rat Revisited and Omen Understood
Crookedjaw learns that he is going to have to carry that weight.
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Love for Libby the Library Cat – WNY News Now
Love For Libby The Library Cat
Ashville Free Library Starts Fundraiser For Beloved Cat | News, Sports, Jobs - Post Journal
Fundraiser by Ashville Free Library : Libby Needs Your Support
Ashville Free Library Facebook
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214: Fix His Faith and After School Special
Crookedjaw debates whether or not he should tell his boss that his reference was actually an evil ghost. Tangletongue and Emberheart do not solve a mystery.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
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Æsop for Children presented by the Library of Congress
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213: Stink Off and Adjusted Omens
Crookedjaw gets what he wants, but learns that not all cats go to heaven.
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Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
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Aldhelm's cat | Stanford Humanities Center
St Aldhelm's riddles — Malmesbury History Society
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