Comments on: Fayette Feline Followup http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/fayfeline2/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:08:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kittenz http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/fayfeline2/comment-page-1/#comment-58973 kittenz Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:19:21 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=21413#comment-58973 Imaginary Friend, I think it's partly due to media influence, and partly a sad reflection on how out of touch with nature that many people are. Imaginary Friend,

I think it’s partly due to media influence, and partly a sad reflection on how out of touch with nature that many people are.

]]> By: Imaginary Friend http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/fayfeline2/comment-page-1/#comment-58965 Imaginary Friend Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:05:50 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=21413#comment-58965 It's interesting the way people's minds work. The first time I saw a coyote, I thought for a minute that it was just a large dog. Once I saw a gray fox and thought for a minute that it was just a cat until I saw the tail. I think the natural tendency for people is to rule out the familiar first as the mind ticks through possibilities for what you see. So it always surprises me when people see a housecat and immediately call it a tiger. That doesn't seem like a normal leap of intuition. It’s interesting the way people’s minds work. The first time I saw a coyote, I thought for a minute that it was just a large dog. Once I saw a gray fox and thought for a minute that it was just a cat until I saw the tail. I think the natural tendency for people is to rule out the familiar first as the mind ticks through possibilities for what you see. So it always surprises me when people see a housecat and immediately call it a tiger. That doesn’t seem like a normal leap of intuition.

]]> By: cryptogirl http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/fayfeline2/comment-page-1/#comment-58963 cryptogirl Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:26:48 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=21413#comment-58963 Pitchforks?! Pitchforks?!

]]> By: kittenz http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/fayfeline2/comment-page-1/#comment-58957 kittenz Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:59:54 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=21413#comment-58957 I have seen cats out hunting and had to do a double take myself, to be sure that I wasn't seeing a big cat. And several times over the years, people have mistaken my black cats for panthers. It's easy to misjudge the size of a domestic cat at a distance. I don't really see how anyone could mistake a red (orange,yellow) tabby for a tiger though. Interestingly enough, there is a breeder who is trying to develop a breed of domestic cat that will look as much like a tiger as a small cat can. They call them <a href="http://www.toygers.org/" rel="nofollow">Toygers</a>. It's a silly name in my opinion, for such beautiful cats. Bengals are used in the bloodlines, but the exact breeds and species of small cats in the breeding program are not disclosed. Although they have not quite reached their ultimate goal, the cats are gorgeous. I have seen cats out hunting and had to do a double take myself, to be sure that I wasn’t seeing a big cat. And several times over the years, people have mistaken my black cats for panthers. It’s easy to misjudge the size of a domestic cat at a distance. I don’t really see how anyone could mistake a red (orange,yellow) tabby for a tiger though.

Interestingly enough, there is a breeder who is trying to develop a breed of domestic cat that will look as much like a tiger as a small cat can. They call them Toygers.

It’s a silly name in my opinion, for such beautiful cats. Bengals are used in the bloodlines, but the exact breeds and species of small cats in the breeding program are not disclosed. Although they have not quite reached their ultimate goal, the cats are gorgeous.

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