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These wild, free and totally adorable sand kittens are finally spotted in nature
sacbee.com ^ | October 06, 2017 11:30 AM | Joshua Tehee

Posted on 10/07/2017 7:07:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin

The fluffy-eared, big-eyed felines are adorable, and they don’t seem to age. They are forever kittens.

And while photos of the wild cats have been widely shared online, the cats have been surprisingly hard to find in the wild.

Until now.

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Add to that, sand cats tend to live in tough wilderness, places where researchers must endure high temperatures and the occasional sandstorm.

Because the animal is so hard to track, assessing populations has been difficult, according to Mother Nature Network. The species is believed to be extinct in Israel, for example, though a litter was born at the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv in 2012.


The kittens are thought to have been between six and eight weeks old.
(Gregory Breton/Panthera)

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: california; cats; kittyping; sandkittens
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To: dp0622

My cats got to play with a garter snake today. It came into the garage. Big mistake on the snakes part. Garage door was cracked about an inch. Wife went bat sh!t about the snake.


21 posted on 10/07/2017 9:05:09 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: BenLurkin

http://ding.net/bonsaikitten/


22 posted on 10/07/2017 9:11:23 PM PDT by Gman
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To: dp0622
"And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs ;)"

Several years ago, our neighbors acquired three kittens and their children named them:

The smallest one was named "Peanut" ...

The yellow/blond one was named "Butter" ...

And the fattest one was named "Jelly".

Peanut, Butter, and Jelly ...

23 posted on 10/07/2017 9:15:52 PM PDT by BlueLancer (ANTIFA - The new and improved SturmAbteilung)
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To: BlueLancer

I had a brother and sister pait of cats I named seek and destroy.

After i got them neutered I renamed them cease and desist.


24 posted on 10/07/2017 9:43:29 PM PDT by moonhawk (My Basket of Deplorable is Irredeemably mired in the Swamp of Crazy.)
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To: dp0622
And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs ;)

Good thing you are Italian, and not Chinese or Korean. Because, if you were, that second sentence could mean something quite different.
25 posted on 10/07/2017 9:46:45 PM PDT by jjsheridan5
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To: BenLurkin
I did a search on these kitties and they don't look like that when they are adults. This article is actually fake news as cute as it is. Do a simple search on Google or Startpage under Images for Sand Cats and you will see for yourself.

Sand Kittens:


26 posted on 10/07/2017 11:10:01 PM PDT by Boomer (The dem party has become the North Korea of American politics; unreasonable, dictatorial, fascist.)
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To: Dr. Zzyzx
I now believe again in Sandy Claws!

you just couldn't resist, could you

27 posted on 10/07/2017 11:16:34 PM PDT by onona (Please Lord guide my thoughts and actions)
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To: Boomer

Sheesh. Boomer buzzkill


28 posted on 10/07/2017 11:18:30 PM PDT by onona (Please Lord guide my thoughts and actions)
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To: onona

At least we have the forever adorable Munchkin kitty cats....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCmY_2-h_lc


29 posted on 10/07/2017 11:36:00 PM PDT by homegroan (Ambition can creep as well as soar.)
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To: onona

Buzzkill? Why? Are you saying your state is better?


30 posted on 10/08/2017 2:05:56 AM PDT by Boomer (The dem party has become the North Korea of American politics; unreasonable, dictatorial, fascist.)
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To: BenLurkin
Sand Dune Cat, aka Felis margarita
31 posted on 10/08/2017 3:26:19 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: dp0622

And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs

Had a Siamese. Named him Pi-Zon.

Paisan


32 posted on 10/08/2017 3:28:06 AM PDT by Paisan
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To: dp0622

Your names for the cats made us laugh. Like the originate not imitate for the names.


33 posted on 10/08/2017 3:29:20 AM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People.")
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To: BenLurkin

Future Viking kitties!!!! They’ll bring the ZOT!!!!


34 posted on 10/08/2017 4:31:52 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: BenLurkin

I love cats and dogs (we have 2 dogs and 3 cats).


35 posted on 10/08/2017 6:17:28 AM PDT by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: Boomer

Well, the article did refer to the video as including a litter, and those photos of the adults still look somewhat kitten-like.


36 posted on 10/08/2017 8:25:16 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Boomer

They’re still adorable! =(^..^)=


37 posted on 10/08/2017 8:30:57 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: onona

Oops. I guess I was more tired than I thought last night when I wrote than. Wrong thread!


38 posted on 10/08/2017 8:36:50 AM PDT by Boomer (The dem party has become the North Korea of American politics; unreasonable, dictatorial, fascist.)
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