The Cat Fanciers’ Association bills the Del Mar Fairgrounds cat show as “The Super Bowl of Cat Competition.” So, let’s take a look and see what we can see.

Going to the cat show.

Going to the cat show.

Here we are, all dressed up to see the cats.  Meow.

Purr-sonality Plus, indeed.

Purr-sonality Plus, indeed.

Everyone enjoys looking at pretty cats. And some are prettier than others!

Cats are friendly.

Cats are friendly.

Did you know that cats are mammals? That means they have mammary glands that, on occasion, are sucked.

A kitty fancier with his fancy kitties.

A kitty fancier with his fancy kitties.

And here we have your typical cat fancier who enjoys all the kitties here at the fair.

Outdoor cats.

Outdoor cats.

Cats have only recently been domesticated, so they still love being outdoors. Nice kitties!

Cats like to stretch.

Cats like to stretch.

All cats stretch. It keeps them flexible and limber.

Kitties like water.

Kitties like water.

Cats enjoy playing in water, especially in fountains. See the happy kitties? They enjoy getting wet.

Typical cat behavior.

Typical cat behavior.

Cats pounce on their prey. In order to do this, they first coil their muscles in preparation.

Jump!

Jump!

The cats then push off, hurling themselves through the air.

Airborne.

Airborne.

The kitties are in the air.

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

This is a really good jump, don’t you agree?

The landing.

The landing.

If there had been prey, say, meat of some sort, that meat would now belong to the kitties.

The recovery phase.

The recovery phase.

At this point, the kitties would be licking themselves clean, ready to find more meat and pounce again.

Spinning kitties.

Spinning kitties.

As anyone with cats will tell you, cats will chase a laser pointer in a circle until they get dizzy and drop.

Wheeeeee.

Wheeeeee.

Kitties love being fun kitties.

Cats in the sunlight.

Cats in the sunlight.

Again, I’d like to point out that cats are in the family class Mammalia, which are characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands.

awa Travels Tip: “Give me kitty, or give me…more kitty”. — Patrick Henry, at the Second Virginia Convention, to his girlfriend, Virginia.