Anteater Casually Takes A Nap On Power Line

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1. Years ago, a stray cat climbed a power pole just outside my yard....

I was outside and heard meowing; knew my cat was in the house, so looked around and saw this cat sitting on a transformer twenty feet in the air. I ran in the house and called the fire department and the electric company, then walked back out to see about him. I "meowed" at it, and it raised up and meowed back at me. My sister came out, and we talked for a minute or so. We weren't looking at the cat when we heard the electricity arc; by the time we turned to look at it, the cat was hitting the ground. I saw a little wisp of smoke come off its back paws, and smelled some burnt flesh, and figured it was fried. But miraculously, a minute later, it raised its head and meowed weakly--it had survived! I took it to an emergency vet (was late for Thanksgiving lunch!), who treated it and turned it over to a rescue shelter. I wish I knew what became of that cat; I could not have kept it because of my cat's insane jealousy. But I called that vet a couple days later, and he said it should make a full recovery. I hope it did.

[Fla Dem]

2. Oh God, my heart would have been in my throat. Thanks for saving her.

[Fla Dem]

3. She really is a gorgeous animal, glad they saved her.

[Harker]

4. An anteater is a nice change of pace.

Not that there's anything wrong with cats and dogs.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Technically, a Northern Tamandua.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_tamandua

[MissMillie]

6. Is that a "power nap?"

[Roland99]

7. Ha!