{"id":2933,"date":"2016-03-22T10:10:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petcarefacts.com\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2016-03-22T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T17:19:12","slug":"cats-and-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petrofile.com\/blog\/history-and-society\/cats-and-butterflies","title":{"rendered":"Cats and Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pawversity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-and-butterfly.jpg?resize=650%2C409\" alt=\"cat playing with butterfly\" width=\"650\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.petrofile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-and-butterfly.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.petrofile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-and-butterfly.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every once in a while it is good to add some whimsy to your life. <a href=\"http:\/\/pawversity.com\/history-and-society\/5-ways-owning-a-cat-makes-you-happier-and-healthier\">Scientific research<\/a> shows that people who spend 20 minutes or more a day watching cat videos online, or looking up kitty pictures and memes, are actually happier people.\u00a0 Let us infuse a fair dose of happiness in the world, with a handful of these playful pictures of cats large and small interacting with one of the world\u2019s most beautiful creatures: the butterfly!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If this isn<\/strong><strong>\u2019t whimsical, we don\u2019t know what is!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">butterfly sitting on cat nose via \/r\/aww <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aVQaEF2U9N\">http:\/\/t.co\/aVQaEF2U9N<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RrxdKBywXE\">pic.twitter.com\/RrxdKBywXE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Go Cubs Go! (@rasa_and_nena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rasa_and_nena\/status\/467665387510059008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just a little to the right, and this feline would\u2019ve gotten him!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, it&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/caturday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#caturday<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butterfly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#butterfly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nature?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nature<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lovecats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lovecats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cute?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cute<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RkJO2cqdkq\">pic.twitter.com\/RkJO2cqdkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nandog Pet Gear (@nandogpetgear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nandogpetgear\/status\/698560330964799488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sometimes all kitties want is a friendly conversation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dinadavies18\/status\/688056535625428992<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2026Or a butterfly kiss on the nose!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mayankaryan084\/status\/610542178675240960<\/p>\n<p><strong>The frustration of this scene is just unbearable!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/shinyvileplume\/status\/434872464683061248<\/p>\n<p><strong>The biggest cats in the world are transfixed by these delicate creatures. (Just look at this lion\u2019s focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lions are just big playful cats \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/planetepics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@planetepics<\/a>: This is a photo of a lion that has become enthralled by a butterfly! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VsZMRg2XJT\">https:\/\/t.co\/VsZMRg2XJT<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Farah S. Al-Essa (@farahalessa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/farahalessa\/status\/678622117924065280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Even pretend butterflies are still vastly interesting to cats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like a butterfly <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4z0oc3ehap\">https:\/\/t.co\/4z0oc3ehap<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catsofinstagram?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@catsofinstagram<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/catmylove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#catmylove<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/catsofinstagram?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#catsofinstagram<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whitecat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whitecat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elisabetta (@beadele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beadele\/status\/490484054148407297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>This furry feline clearly illustrates the brilliant aesthetic of pairing yellow with grey!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/catsrimportant\/status\/669082575743393792<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is just kitty-butterfly bliss!<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cat<\/a> playing with blue <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butterflies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#butterflies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cats<\/a> got the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Funk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Funk<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/butterfly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#butterfly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Yb3ULwH0vQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Yb3ULwH0vQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FunkCat Brown (@FunkCatBrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunkCatBrown\/status\/600389219773710336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cats and butterflies are a springtime match made in heaven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mila_Layne2107\/status\/694537229616582657<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every once in a while it is good to add some whimsy to your life. 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