If animals had thumbs… Imagine what they would get up to. When I had pet rats I could tell that was their main desire. But raccoons do have thumbs, at least I Think so, that is why they aren’t often kept as pets. Cats would probably be the most trouble if they had thumbs. I saw a video of how a rat will help another rat to get out of a live catch trap. Even though they then had to share the food, that showed that rats have empathy for their comrades. or comrats.
My first baby cat Sabrina was a mistress of kibble prison breaks. We first tried a plastic ice cream container. She chewed a hole in the bottom of it an essentially made her own gravity dispenser. So then we humans thought we would thwart her by doubling up on the plastic containers. So she knocked it over and popped the lid off. Eventually we put the container in a cabinet that latched shut. She figured out how to open the cabinet. She was such a smart girl!
Puck in the last panel pondering away is absolutely hilarious :) Watching animals – and little kids – trying to figure out how to get into things is so enjoyable.
A warm and happy Caturday to all BCN orbsters out there. Today is supposed to be our last day in the deep freeze, at least according to the Weather Network. Monday, it is actually supposed to be above freezing and we are expecting rain on Thursday (all warm weather notices subject to change without notice).
Good thing The BCN boys don’t have what my kitties have, that’s 3 cockatoos to do their dirty work. I have to keep the gamma containers where the birds can’t get to them when they are out or the jig is up. I keep the bird food and treats in glass jars with metal lids but anything in plastic with snap on lids gets shredded in seconds. It’s not that they actually work together but, they work together.
When Vlad was still a kitten and before I got Sebastian, Vlad knocked the bag of food onto the floor. After taking pictures, cleaned it up. And bought a container that is s squire, hold about 12LBs of cat food and have gray bars on the side of the lid that acts like a lock that can be popped open. So far, the cats haven’t figure that out. But then, they always have food in their bowl. It takes them about 3 or 4 days to get through it.
I’ve always believed that my Pounce would be positively dangerous with opposable thumbs. He’s already able to open doors & cupboards, change channels on the tv, type and send emails against my will, set off alarm clocks, and can hear ice cream being scooped into a dish from 3 rooms away. All he needs is thumbs to rule the world.
Adiraiju almost 7 years ago
“And perhaps guilt… lots and lots of guilt.”
butler2jc almost 7 years ago
thank cat kitties don’t have thumbs!
butler2jc almost 7 years ago
love lupin’s little pink nose.
WoodEye almost 7 years ago
Next move… push it off the counter!
Gloria Fleming almost 7 years ago
“Seals out break-ins” Funny, but I don’t remember Tupperware using that in their ad campaigns.
Sionyx almost 7 years ago
Late ’70’s? That’s even the same vintage as that diaper pail my parents used to use to secure the kibble! Don’t see a handle on this one, though.
Jungle Empress almost 7 years ago
Curse you, thumbs!
johovey almost 7 years ago
They could always enroll the little humans to help! hee hee
pam Miner almost 7 years ago
If animals had thumbs… Imagine what they would get up to. When I had pet rats I could tell that was their main desire. But raccoons do have thumbs, at least I Think so, that is why they aren’t often kept as pets. Cats would probably be the most trouble if they had thumbs. I saw a video of how a rat will help another rat to get out of a live catch trap. Even though they then had to share the food, that showed that rats have empathy for their comrades. or comrats.
TammyHarris-Dearhouse Premium Member almost 7 years ago
My first baby cat Sabrina was a mistress of kibble prison breaks. We first tried a plastic ice cream container. She chewed a hole in the bottom of it an essentially made her own gravity dispenser. So then we humans thought we would thwart her by doubling up on the plastic containers. So she knocked it over and popped the lid off. Eventually we put the container in a cabinet that latched shut. She figured out how to open the cabinet. She was such a smart girl!
poppet bear almost 7 years ago
Puck in the last panel pondering away is absolutely hilarious :) Watching animals – and little kids – trying to figure out how to get into things is so enjoyable.
bluegirl285 almost 7 years ago
Yes, thumbs are always a useful tool.
Rosette almost 7 years ago
Pucky’s thoughtful pose in the final panel proves that he knows what he’s doing!
Rosette almost 7 years ago
I take it Pucky is the self-proclaimed expert of food imprisonment devices!
Rosette almost 7 years ago
The late 70’s? Georgia sure holds on to plastic tubs!
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I’ll bet if all three geniuses get together, they’ll figure out a way.
Gent almost 7 years ago
Happy Caturday!
Maizing almost 7 years ago
I have taken my first kitty pictures of the year:
https://imgur.com/vGDzov3
and
https://imgur.com/YaVmSXH
(Please excuse my messy bed in the second one.)
cat19632001 almost 7 years ago
Puck in the last panel – “Hmmmmm, there must be a way ….”
stairsteppublishing almost 7 years ago
Thinking Puck. You know he will find a way and soon.
smorbie the great and beautiful almost 7 years ago
Puck is wondering where they can find some thumbs….
tweety6677 almost 7 years ago
Cats with thumbs would rule the world.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Thanks for all the comments on my sorta poll yesterday.
Grace Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Foiled by Tupperware :)
ekw555 almost 7 years ago
in Panel 3, the knob & creases on the lid make it look like Puck is wearing a false nose & whiskers!
Theresa Fichtner Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I had a Tupperware container just like that one only mine was yellow. LOL!
ladykat almost 7 years ago
A warm and happy Caturday to all BCN orbsters out there. Today is supposed to be our last day in the deep freeze, at least according to the Weather Network. Monday, it is actually supposed to be above freezing and we are expecting rain on Thursday (all warm weather notices subject to change without notice).
Edward almost 7 years ago
I still have the half gallon version of that tub. The gallon one, like in the drawing, has long since become embrittled and broken.
Hedgehog almost 7 years ago
Not just thumbs. Opposable thumbs.
miscreant almost 7 years ago
Good thing The BCN boys don’t have what my kitties have, that’s 3 cockatoos to do their dirty work. I have to keep the gamma containers where the birds can’t get to them when they are out or the jig is up. I keep the bird food and treats in glass jars with metal lids but anything in plastic with snap on lids gets shredded in seconds. It’s not that they actually work together but, they work together.
metagalaxy1970 almost 7 years ago
When Vlad was still a kitten and before I got Sebastian, Vlad knocked the bag of food onto the floor. After taking pictures, cleaned it up. And bought a container that is s squire, hold about 12LBs of cat food and have gray bars on the side of the lid that acts like a lock that can be popped open. So far, the cats haven’t figure that out. But then, they always have food in their bowl. It takes them about 3 or 4 days to get through it.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I love Puck’s ‘thinking’ position, lol,
banjinshiju almost 7 years ago
Enlist a raccoon to help. They have thumbs, but watch out. He will probably demand most of the kibble as payment.
Kitty Katz almost 7 years ago
Hungry eyes
That old container can’t disguise from my
Hungry eyes
I’ll get that kibble
For Elvis, Lupin and I
r.mcg almost 7 years ago
I’ve always believed that my Pounce would be positively dangerous with opposable thumbs. He’s already able to open doors & cupboards, change channels on the tv, type and send emails against my will, set off alarm clocks, and can hear ice cream being scooped into a dish from 3 rooms away. All he needs is thumbs to rule the world.