The Noble: Choupette (*2011)
Choupette in mourning (picture: Instagram/@Choupette diary)
On her latest Instagram entry Choupette (239’000 Followers) thanks for the “words of sympathy”, you’ll now take the future “without Daddy Karl Lagerfeld” in the attack, “as my own wife”. Daddy? Woman? Yes, the Burmese cat is more than an ordinary cat. Her owner, the late fashion designer Lagerfeld, once said that if he could, he would marry her. Choupette, born Guimauve du Blues Daphnée, is a cat of the world, she loves Rome and New York, was on the title-page of “Vogue” and to have two of their own maid. Who in the future will not take the place at her side, now that Karl Lagerfeld is?
The life-saver: the Crimean Tom (died 1956)
Crimean Tom as an exhibition object (image: National Army Museum/bbc.com)
sometimes It is the unassuming existences, decide on the course of history. Tiger cat the Crimean Tom, also Sevastopol Tom called, was one of them. He is believed to have saved the British and French troops during the Crimean war between 1853 and 1856 from starvation. The regiments occupied the city of Sevastopol in the Crimea, and fought with the bad supply situation. Cat Tom is intended to be noticed by the Lieutenant, because he was so well-fed. The soldiers took him and followed him in his wanderings – the to to led you have secret food stocks, so it is told in the legend. After the war, Tom came to England, where he died in the same year, 1956. His stuffed body came to the London military Museum.
The Brigadier: Broccoli (*2003)
Brigadier Broccoli in the barracks (picture: Facebook/Brigadier Broccoli)
Probably Broccoli is the most famous cat in the Switzerland. She lives on the barracks in Lyss, BE, and provides about 400 recruits, and soldiers every day in a good mood. Since 2012, she is officially part of the Swiss army. Your Rank: Brigadier. Broccolis feed has since been charged over the army budget, before that, it had to shell out the soldiers themselves. Two years ago, the cuddly Brigadier finally got a service booklet with an AHV-AVS-number: 1291.007.3250. The first number stands for the birth of Switzerland, the second underlines the Broccolis 007-qualities, and the last is the zip code of your home Lyss.
The Station master, Tama (1999 – 2015)
Tama in the service (photo: Keystone)
Actually, Tama is a Stray that was like at the train station of Kishi in the Japanese town of Kishigawa. The local railway company recognized its potential as a mascot and named the cat officially in the “Station master”. Even the hat, and name badge were custom-made for you, after her promotion to Vice-President of Tama got a private office with scratching post and cat litter. Tourists came in droves to see the cat””, the advanced thanks to a media Hype, and the numerous promotional appearances for the national good luck charm. At the Zenith of their popularity of Tama is said to have up to 8 million euros in the year earned. Unfortunately, they killed off a sinus infection at the age of 16 years. Their burial at the train station, Kishi lived thousands of people.
The astronaut: Félicette (died 1963)
Félicette on a space mission (image: Facebook/French Embassy in the U. S. a)
dog Laika, who was shot by the Soviets, even today, is many a term. However, it is also Félicette, the first cat in space, the returned, in contrast to the Laika healing back to earth. Maybe it was the fact that Félicette was prepared by the French on their big Mission: you had to get through a centrifuge and a compression chamber. A total of six cats ran the astronaut training for the flight on the 18. October 1963 was selected Félicette, a black-and-white patterned Paris street cat. Unfortunately, she was sacrificed, then, the science: The researchers schläferten you to examine your brain after the trip into space in more detail.
The First Cat: Socks (1991-2009)
Socks at the lectern in the White house (photo: Keystone)
The Tuxedo cat showed a steep social climb: As a young animal Socks from a certain Chelsea Clinton was found and recorded, only a little later, he moved into the White house as Chelsea’s father Bill Clinton was elected in 1992 to the American President. His name is Socks received because of his white paws, which resembled stockings. In Washington, the First Cat led a peaceful and comfortable life, which deteriorated significantly in 1997, when the chocolate brown Labrador Buddy moved in. Socks and Buddy had a chilly relationship, as is consistently reported. After Clinton’s statement from the White house the cat lived with his former Secretary, until he was suffering in 2009, a cancer succumbed. The sad news was of the Clinton Foundation, specifically, a press release of value.
The Political: Hank (2001-2014)
Hank in the election campaign (image: hankforsenate.com)
From the street has made it to the Maine-Coon-cat Hank is almost up in the American Senate. Because its owner, Matthew O’leary and Anthony Roberts, let him run in 2012 as a joke for the Senate. Actually succeeded in Hank, which is to collect 10’000 signatures, the state of Virginia were in the US, and it is necessary to include it in the election. Hank and his owner even organised a proper campaign on Facebook and Twitter, but for the catchment in the Senate, it was not enough in the end. According to the owners, Hank was, after all, third-party, and thanks to the campaign, several Thousand dollars were collected for the protection of animals. Two years later, Hank died at the age of 12 years to cancer.
Cloned: CC (*2001)
CC, at the age of seven weeks (photo: Keystone)
she was the first cloned cat, hence the Name CC (“Copy Cat”). On the cloned sheep Dolly in 1996, the next research miracle followed in 2001 with CC. She was the only cat that had survived out of 87 cloned embryos. Your clone mother was a tortoiseshell cat, her surrogate mother was one of the last warm days. Came out with a unique fur pattern: white with various tiger patterns. For a while, was concealed their existence: Only in 2002, when it was clear that CC would survive, told the Public of the first clone cat. Five years ago, CC brought three naturally begotten kittens to the world. She now lives with a member of staff of the former research project.
The film cat: Solomon
Solomon in the arms of the villain (picture: Youtube/oli sorenson)
The Turkish Angora Solomon was the darling of the villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The movie the cat sat in a whopping four Bond-Shot films on the and left – of 007 completely unimpressed with the crawl. His last appearance of Solomon in the 1971 Film “a Clockwork Orange”. The cat was regarded as affable and talented, however, he was in the habit to be facilitated in Blofelds poor, if the explosions on the Set were too much.
Grumpy: Grumpy Cat (*2012)
Grumpy Cat posing in New York (photo: Keystone)
she is a cat star, only our time can produce: Grumpy Cat is an Internet phenomenon, it has, so to speak, founded the genre of cat videos. Her ascent began in 2012 with a Youtube Video that immediately went viral. Today, she has 2.4 million Instagram Followers – the Arizona-born Grumpy Cat plays in a League of its own and has even made it into the waxworks of Madame Tussauds. Her grumpy facial expression, has made Grumpy Cat famous, thanks to a genetic defect, the so-called felinesken dwarfism. Your owner brings Tardar Sauce, Grumpy Cat a is called with civil name, million. It is a family business: The former waitress today manages a full-time basis, their famous cat, her brother played on the social media. Grumpy Cat is ad-winner, registered trademark, movie star. Current Project: A Perfume, Limited Edition.
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Created: 22.02.2019, 11:36 PM
