On this Watchcat Wednesday

For this Watchcat Wednesday, we have to travel back to France in 1940. Three teenagers were out looking for their lost dog and found him near the Lascaux cave. Inside, they discovered that the cave walls were filled with paintings and drawings of animals, human figures and abstract symbols. 6,000 images have been catalogued and were estimated to be made over 17,300 years ago. 

Below is a replica of the cave, which was created so tourist would not destroy the original site.

7,300 years earlier, Saber-toothed cats roamed the land and back in 2012, one returned to his old stomping grounds near the LaBrea Tar Pits in Los Angeles.

 

Actually, this Saber-toothed cat puppet named "Nibbles" was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop in 2010 and weighs about 75-pounds. The robotic head is controlled remotely by another puppeteer who can blink the eyes and change facial expressions. 

Nibbles was seen hanging out over at the LA Natural History museum as a part of their Ice Age Encounter.

And on September 12th, 1962 : In response to the progress made by the Soviet Union in the space race, President John F. Kennedy announced that America will place a man on the moon and safely return him before the year 1970.

Can you imagine being in that crowd, listening to the President explain how the US will send a man to the moon?

 

So, if you are in Berkley, CA tomorrow, you can see some films about cats at the 1st Annual Cat Film Festival.

 

And Fenilely...

Funny cat puns from Illustrator Katie Ruby, check out more of her purrfect puns, follow this link to see more.

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