Best Cats of Bangkok: Siamese & Burmese, Blind & Deaf, Stub-Nosed & Bellicose

in Photography Lovers2 years ago (edited)

Hungry Kid

DSC_8090.JPG

I saw this stray kitten at the main Bangkok railway station, in the central hall. The kitten was preparing to do something frightening - to steal food from humans (station security)... I took this image and quickly left but, after watching this picture on the laptop, couldn't feel bad about the destiny of this kid. A few days later, I came back to see if he was still there. But no. I visited the train station from time to time but I could never find him again.

Siamese Tabby?

There are a lot of cats of point coloration in Bangkok like that adorable kid above.

The next one is maybe a mix of a Siamese and a tabby, with light blue eyes. I found her in the street but it is clearly a domestic one, she just was going out in an alley:

DSC_8541.JPG

Another Tabby Siamese

Another Siamese-like one, a cat person I found sitting under a car:

DSC_8547.JPG

DSC_8552.JPG

Stretching after a deep rest, he came out to meet me another curious human...

So friendly unlike someone else...

Street Fighter

DSC_8534.JPG

When I tried to approached him, he stared at me in this frightening way and jerked his head forward showing he was ready to assault. I got nervous and, not wanting to get bleeding scars on the legs, stopped bothering the cat.

Bad Day

I'd say tabbies and varieties are the most common cats in ex-Soviet countries. In Bangkok, it seems, red cats are very often.

DSC_8780.JPG

At first, I thought he fell into the water, maybe even in a local stinking canal (full of monitor lizards)... But then I considered his neat look and completely dry head and concluded the owner gave him a shower which regularly happens between cats and their humans in Thailand.

Another Broken-Tailed

Many Bangkok cats have strange tails: shortish, short, very short. Often, misshaped.

DSC_8546.JPG

And many, as you probably noticed, have blue eyes...

Heat-Melted Cat

DSC_8706.JPG

Chilling out in the street... The temperature was around 32°C (90°F) so no surprise he looked that much relaxed. 😁

Funny Nose

Time for black cats. And funny noses! 🙂

DSC_8528.JPG

DSC_8528-2.JPG

😀 Amazing!!

Old Lady

DSC_8139.JPG

The cat seems to be blind in addition to her broken paw...

She didn't pay attention to my photo activity until she heard me saying all sort of "meow", and, at that moment, she startled, as if she was saying "someone is talking to me? what a surprise. who can it be?"

DSC_8136.JPG

Happily, she isn't a lonely person. A cat teenager was near her so the old lady has not only incredible owners but a cat friend as well, what can be better?

Tigress

In Bangkok, tabbies aren't as often as in Eastern Europe. But there are some:

DSC_8562.JPG

DSC_8564.JPG

What an insightful look, what an amazing eye shape!

Deaf?

And finally a completely white cat:

DSC_8755.JPG

A very calm one from a small street of Thonburi, Bangkok...

And there is a 40% chance that she is deaf:

Researchers found that only 17 to 22 percent of white cats with non-blue eyes are born deaf. The percentage rises to 40 percent if the cat has one blue eye, while upwards of 65 to 85 percent of all-white cats with both eyes blue are deaf - source.

Burmese Who Refused Being Photoed

DSC_0200.JPG

That's not a tiny brown bear, that's the color that is characteristic of the Burmese cat. I found this beast in one of the Buddhist temples of the old Bangkok... And I am going to come back 🙂

To Be Continued...

If you loved the series, please make me know about this in the comment section! 😀

P.S. There is a term mess created by cat breeders. But since I am not a cat breeder but a geographer and ecologist, I call all Bangkok cats with point coloration Siamese, and those that have a chocolate brown coloration Burmese.

More Bangkok stories are ahead! Check out the previous ones on my pinmapple.com

I took these pictures with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 on different days in February and March 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sort:  


~~~ embed:1637946737619861510 twitter metadata:MTg5MTY5MDQwfHxodHRwczovL3R3aXR0ZXIuY29tLzE4OTE2OTA0MC9zdGF0dXMvMTYzNzk0NjczNzYxOTg2MTUxMHw= ~~~
The rewards earned on this comment will go directly to the people( @x-rain, @jlinaresp ) sharing the post on Twitter as long as they are registered with @poshtoken. Sign up at https://hiveposh.com.

such a delicious pieces of stray cat-o-photo' 😘
@nikv, let me invite you to this post, I hope you like it.
!LUV

:) happy you liked it. I really hoped that these photos would showcase how different (and adorable) Bangkok cat landscape is...

And can't help continuing this research... Already started collecting a set "cats chilling out under cars" - with a wide-angle lens (24mm) this time.

Спасибо!

24mm! my fave focus 😘

I feel sad for the first cat, maybe he or she's too hungry that's why he's eyeing the food. Its sad too that there's a lot of stray animals out there, even here in our place.

Anyways, they all look cute though.

For sure, he had not much food and care - thin. But it could be he was adopted by some of security guys, for example.

Stray cats in Bangkok have a chance for decent life - no winter like in Europe and there are many markets, restaurants ... I really hope he (or she) will be fine...

Its sad too that there's a lot of stray animals

Yes, sad...

For sure, but I really someone just adopted him or what.

This is a world of Cat right here. I love each pictures and admire the differences in their colour.

Thank you! Glad I could convey all the diversity...

You did amazing well with it. Thanks for sharing

What an amazing collection! I love cats and always come across one whether I go somewhere near or travel far hehe. The Old Lady stole my heart :)

Thank you! Yes, the Old Lady is great :)

I totally enjoyed this post! I’m a cat lover. I love to see pictures of them and read about them, but in most parts of my country, they are quite rare to find walking or laying about freely on the street or even in homes because there are negative views about them — mostly superstitions. Your pictures of the cats are perfect. The cat with the mismatched eyes — wow! I’d definitely come back for more.

they are quite rare to find walking or laying about freely on the street or even in homes because there are negative views about them — mostly superstitions

Sad. But what superstitions?..

There were superstitions in ex-Soviet countries (in Eastern Europe) like "black cat crossing the road is a bad omen" or some ideas that cats have connection to witches, it was some decades ago... It was not only about superstitions. Cruelty against pets was widely considered to be "they are just animals" so defenseless animals like cats weren't safe on the streets. But things have changed much and keep changing.

As for Thailand, this is a Buddhist country, and, I think, pets were always much more safe in Buddhist (and Hindu) countries than anywhere else.

Thank you!

I have never seen so many cats in my entire life 🙂 Luckily, there are no stray cats where I live as I would like to probably help all of them. I'm not a cat person, but I couldn't stand passing by without helping them.

You were lucky with a large variety of cats. I must admit that I probably never seen some of them. I love the white one with two colored eyes.

Thank you for sharing! 🙂

Luckily, there are no stray cats

Lucky cats... There are many in Bangkok. But most cats in the list have owners and homes, I would say every except the poor kitten in the very beginning. The fighter cat looks quite beefy, probably he has owners or a cat job at some shop... The last one, Burmese, lives at a Buddhist temple so she has food and care.

You were lucky with a large variety of cats

Thanks to Bangkok, very diverse cat "landscape" here and quite different from the one in Eastern Europe.

Thank you! 🙂

Oh my God... I almost cried looking at them 😻... I have loved every picture!.... It hurts to look at them when they are in trouble.... But it's also lovely to look at them when they are well.... I can't imagine the world without cats...

!discovery 30

!VSC

Thank you, Jesus! I am continuing this series but, this time, with 24mm to include more context. Excited about this upcoming experience! 🙂

@jlinaresp has sent VSC to @x-rain

This post was rewarded with 0.1 VSC to support your work.
Join our photography communityVisual Shots
Check here to view or trade VSC Tokens
Be part of our Curation Trail


@jlinaresp ha enviado VSC a @x-rain

Éste post fue recompensado con 0.1 VSC para apoyar tu trabajo.
Únete a nuestra comunidad de fotografía Visual Shots
Consulte aquí para ver o intercambiar VSC Tokens
Se parte de nuestro Trail de Curación


Uses: 13/25

Hello @x-rain, my respect and admiration, I love cats, wow they fascinate me, I was fascinated with the variety of cats here and also saddened by the ones I saw in trouble, like the fighter, wow he is tough, and the blind kitty and on top of that with the injured paw, the first one in the photo is undoubtedly touching too. I appreciate stumbling across this publication, they are very good feline photographs.

A respectful and virtual embrace 😊

Glad you found these images touching - I really wanted to convey these impressions and show the cat characters as there really were. It looks like I did it well, considering comments and upvotes. 🙂 Thank you for stopping by and for your comment!

@X-rain I really love cats and I really love cats

Same here, thank you!

You're welcome

I really do love cats!
Such an amazing piece.
@teknon please come view your favourite creatures in their varieties.

Thank you 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you! 🙂

Beautiful cat!! I like all of them especially the cat with two colored eyes, amazing!

Thank you! It was good luck to find this adorable cat.

OMG, the one with the blue eyes 🥺. They're so adorable 🥰

Thank you! Many cats with blue eyes on the streets! Bangkok is a paradise for cat lovers. 🙂

I'd love to visit to get one. They're super adorable 😍

Congratulations @x-rain! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)

You distributed more than 5000 upvotes.
Your next target is to reach 6000 upvotes.

You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

To support your work, I also upvoted your post!

Check out our last posts:

The Hive Gamification Proposal

This post was shared and voted inside the discord by the curators team of discovery-it
Join our Community and follow our Curation Trail
Discovery-it is also a Witness, vote for us here
Delegate to us for passive income. Check our 80% fee-back Program

Congratulations @x-rain! Your post has been a top performer on the Hive blockchain And you have been rewarded with the following badge

Post with the most upvotes of the day.

You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

Check out our last posts:

The Hive Gamification Proposal