May 01 2013 12 CommentsA real alley cat A no nonsense, no qualms, in no way inhibited, Tokyo alley cat.
Magnus369 says 5/1/2013 at 8:51 am Lost a bit of their tail it seems- must’ve been someone’s pet at one time, as it appears to still have a collar. Reply
Lee says 5/1/2013 at 4:49 pm That’s a good point. It could well belong to one of the bars, leading a semi-wild life. Reply
Shu says 5/2/2013 at 7:19 am It’s probably at Japanese Bobtail. Look up ‘Japanese Bobtail’ in Wikipedia. Reply
Martin says 5/1/2013 at 10:36 am The same expression you get from a lot of your subjects when they see you taking their picture. Reply
Lee says 5/1/2013 at 4:51 pm Yes, it’s not at all dissimilar, although thankfully people tend not to urinate! Reply
Taki says 5/1/2013 at 12:57 pm I’ve always wondered why so many Japanese cats have stunted tails…. There are a lot of them Reply
Taki says 5/1/2013 at 1:01 pm Appears to be common in Asia. Here’s a link about it http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110202235907AAbdvfL Reply
Lee says 5/1/2013 at 4:53 pm Cheers for the link. That’s interesting. Not something I’ve noticed to be honest, but I’ll definitely look out for it in the future. Reply
Ken says 5/24/2013 at 12:21 pm Looks like the feline equivalent of Daido Moriyama’s “Stray Dog” Reply
Lee says 5/24/2013 at 4:16 pm Hadn’t noticed that, but yeah, that’s very true. I shall have to try a close crop, convert it to monochrome and see what it looks like. Reply
Magnus369 says
Lost a bit of their tail it seems- must’ve been someone’s pet at one time, as it appears to still have a collar.
Lee says
That’s a good point. It could well belong to one of the bars, leading a semi-wild life.
Shu says
It’s probably at Japanese Bobtail. Look up ‘Japanese Bobtail’ in Wikipedia.
KenC says
You really have a way with cats!
Lee says
Haha, they clearly know I’m more of a dog person!
Martin says
The same expression you get from a lot of your subjects when they see you taking their picture.
Lee says
Yes, it’s not at all dissimilar, although thankfully people tend not to urinate!
Taki says
I’ve always wondered why so many Japanese cats have stunted tails…. There are a lot of them
Taki says
Appears to be common in Asia. Here’s a link about it
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110202235907AAbdvfL
Lee says
Cheers for the link. That’s interesting. Not something I’ve noticed to be honest, but I’ll definitely look out for it in the future.
Ken says
Looks like the feline equivalent of Daido Moriyama’s “Stray Dog”
Lee says
Hadn’t noticed that, but yeah, that’s very true. I shall have to try a close crop, convert it to monochrome and see what it looks like.