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In reply to the discussion: Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Train Wrek Edition [View all]glowing
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BTW, I was absolutely intrigued by the little cats with red coat, black ear tufts, and blue eyes. I had to know what they were. So, I used a bit of google magic, and it appears that you have 3 baby caracal's. I can see why the Egyptians were taken by them and even had them embalmed within Kings' tombs and have their own picture in hieroglyphs. They are extremely magnificant. I wouldn't doubt that "taming" one of these cats to be in domestication wouldn't have been done. They are relatively "small" for lynx; so it wouldn't surprise me that ancient Egyptians didn't try to domesticate them (or crossbreed them with domestic cats for a unique look with more domecile traits.
I'm glad you included their picture in the post. I have now learned something new, and learning something new is alway a great thing in my book. Africa truly has some of the most unique and magestic animals. It would be wonderful if the countries/ tribes/ "ripping off" of African countries ever stabilized enough for the continent to become more "open" for the world; not just wealthy people off for an exotic hunt or adopting babies surrounded by loads of security and the most modern conveniences that can be pulled off. The continent has many different types of terrain, habitats, and natural untouched beauty. It makes me sad that the continent has seen constant turmoil for such a long time, resulting in exploitation, slavery, and mineral & ore extraction for people who are wealthy and only becoming more wealthy thru their exploitative practices with the backing often times from US, France, Great Britain, Russia, the UN, and now even China. Using tribal issues, wealth disparity (literally hungry bellies), religion, and "War on Terror" to extract the continent's wealth while also having little govt intervention for regulation or worker's rights. The wealthy are such a blight on the world.
Anyway, wonderful pics. Love the exoctic little 3. Those blue eyes defined by the facial coloration patterns make the cats beautiful. The white ring around the eyes, with black contrast along the face and then the regal black ear hair tufts that give the cats a very regal presence.