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Caturday roundup: cat tweets, cats catching up to dogs, Tokyo festival

A blog post from Why Evolution Is True compiled cat tweets, data on American cats' population growth relative to dogs, and coverage of a Tokyo cat festival.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN Tonight
Published 6:47 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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First reported by Why Evolution Is True: “Caturday felid trifecta: Cat tweets; American cats catching up to dogs; Tokyo’s cat festival; and lagniappe”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6:47 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCaturday roundup from Why Evolution Is True: cat tweets, American cats catching up to dogs, and a cat festival in Tokyo.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCatching up to dogs. I have covered tighter races in three countries.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. This is file footage, not from the story, but look at this: tabby and white, crouched low, closing in on a lizard.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWatch this. The paw comes down from above. Again. Again.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRun it back. That left paw is elite.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt has not let go of the lizard. Not once.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou said you didn't care.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorViral Score: eight. Minus two, because the lizard produced no receipt.