Well worth a stop along the way (152 Military Rd S, SeaTac, 98188). Open for 52 years!
And away we go.
Although this cat is male, with that Louis Vuitton handbag, I'm definitely calling him Miss Precious Perfect.
Say "hello" to Lady Gaga the cat--she's a Devon Rex.
He may not have any fur, but his name is Captain.
Serving hard time in Cat Prison.
Sleepin' against his plastic confines.
It's nice to get a scratch.
As we quickly learned, show cats <3 baby food...
...even though it is next to impossible for a regal Maine Coon to look dignified while eating baby food from a spoon.
Pam's coat matched this 4-month-old bengal kitten.
These cat show-ers are from Boise, but they make the Northwest rounds regularly (in matching cat vests). They had an award-winning all-brown (rare!) Norwegian Forest Cat. named Java.
There was a lot of grooming going on. This furball is getting his eyes cleaned...
...as is this mottled little guy.
This pixiebob's name is Frank.
And this is Mel. He has a rough life.
Poor Mel. It is so hard having one's fur groomed all the time.
Of course, Purrfect Pals were there, with all kinds of cute cats and kittens for adoption.
The bengal kitten competition was fierce.
That little guy on the right is the four-month-old previously seen with Pam.
Two more bengal kittens awaiting their turn in the judges' hands.
Judging a cat involves a thorough examination.
Making sure a cat is up to breed specifications.
This American shorthair silver tabby award winner deserves a treat of baby food.
Oh my god, you guys, I went to the Evergreen Cat Fanciers’ cat show at the Tukwila Community Center yesterday, and it was awesomely cute. It’s only $5 (with $1-off internets coupon), and it is well worth it for all the awwww-inspiring entertainment. Today’s the second and final day, so hie thee there before 4 p.m., if you are at all interested in cats and/or cat people.
Because half of the fun of a cat show is the cat people: those that feed their cats baby food, those that don matching outfits, those that clothe their cats. Everyone is eager to talk pussies and doesn’t mind you touching theirs. And these cats are used to being handled, so they are generally friendly, easygoing, and social. What more could one want? If you know cat breeds and cat breeders, check the specifics, and head to Tukwila for all these cute kitties, and more.
This week’s episode of The Killing (“What You Have Left”) featured Rosie’s funeral, further focus on her teacher Bennet as a murder suspect, and the revelation that Rosie’s dad Stan has Polish mafia ties. What, you haven’t heard of the famous Seattle Polish mafia? Anyways, Stan knows that the cops are looking at Bennet, so he offers him a ride home from the wake, no doubt to threaten him with serious bodily harm. Meanwhile, even with staffer Jamie back in the fold, Richmond’s mayoral campaign is headed further down the shitter, thanks to the candidate’s disastrous debate performance, in which he served himself up to Adams on a silver platter by bringing up Bennet’s connections to his own at-risk youth basketball program. Jamie’s right; at this point, Richmond’s identity really is “dead girl in a trunk.”
With that out of the way, let’s get to more important news: ZOO BABIES. Now that ocelot kitty Evita is three months old, she’s ready to make her official public debut tomorrow at the Woodland Park Zoo. Since her birth in January, Evita has lived in an off-view den where she could get in some maternal bonding time, while being monitored via closed-circuit cam. Some cute details: “She currently weighs 5½ pounds and is eating solid foods….According to staff, the kitten is healthy, playful, and has exceeded all of the physical and mental benchmarks. Her favorite activity is chasing her mom’s tail.”
The best times to view little Evita and mother Bella are between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Tropical Rain Forest exhibit. Here’s some more photos of Evita checking out her new digs, care of the Woodland Park Zoo’s blog.
Ocelot Evita, born in January, is ready for her official public appearance. Best times to view Evita and mom are 11 am-2 pm daily in the award-winning Tropical Rain Forest exhibit. Photo credit: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Check out this video of the Woodland Park Zoo‘s latest zoo baby, newly-named eight-week-old ocelot kitten Evita, as she gets a health exam (and a clean bill of health) from the zoo staff. The best part: angry kitteh noises at 0:32 and the end of the clip. You mad, in the cutest way possible.
Now nearly three-and-a-half pounds, Evita was born on January 15th to ten-year-old Bella and fifteen-year-old Brazil, as part of one of the zoo’s species survival plans, cooperative breeding programs to ensure genetic diversity and demographic stability across North American zoos and aquariums. Bella and Brazil previously had a set of twin ocelot females in the fall of 2008 (video here), so they’re already experienced parents–or at least Bella is. In the wild, only the mother ocelots care for the kittens, so Bella is busy nursing and bonding with Evita in an off-view birthing den (here’s some cute closed-circuit footage), while daddy Brazil is still on display in the Tropical Rain Forest Exhibit.
To see little Evita in person, you’ll have to wait another month. The kitten is not expected to be on public view until mid- or late April.
And in other zoo baby news, today the wallaroo joey born last September ventured out of his mother’s pouch for the first time. According to the zoo, “it still spends most of its time in mama’s pouch. Optimum time to catch it out of the pouch is during feedings in the mornings and end of day, about 3:30-3:45 …with a lot of patience.”
