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S1E6 -Black Cats

Not Just A Halloween Decoration

I'm a cat person, and black cats are my favorite. Please join me while I talk about them.

Research/Links to Topics Discussed

Origin of cats by Driscoll, Carlos, et al. (2007): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5612713/

Preadaptation to domestication of cats by Cameron-Baumont, Charlotte, Sarah E. Lowe, and John W. S. Bradshaw (2001): https://www.gwern.net/docs/catnip/2002-cameronbeaumont.pdf

Black cat breeds on CatChannel.com: https://web.archive.org/web/20150906094914/http://www.catchannel.com/breeds/black-cat-breeds.aspx

Cat Fancier’s Association on rusting: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005171701/http://fanciers.com/other-faqs/colors.html

HowStuffWorks on black cats being unlucky: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-are-black-cats-considered-unlucky.htm

CNN on black cats being good luck in some cultures: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/us/national-black-cat-day-trnd/index.html

Dallas News on India, the cat: https://www.chron.com/life/pets-cats/article/Dogs-overshadow-death-of-Bush-family-s-cat-1748070.php

The Hill on Demon Cat: https://thehill.com/capital-living/24150-haunted-house--and-senate

Sunderland Echo on Sunderland AFC: https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-are-sunderland-afc-called-black-cats-2876576

Oddity Central on Nekobiyaka: https://www.odditycentral.com/animals/nekobiyaka-the-worlds-only-black-cat-cafe.html

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