Narrator:
THREE REMARKABLE LITTERS. THREE FASCINATING BREEDS. ONE AMAZING STORY. [ KITTEN MEWS ] KITTENS COMING OF AGE. THE FIRST 8 WEEKS OF THEIR LIVES
WILL BE AN EPIC ADVENTURE... ...AND TOTALLY ADORABLE. [ KITTEN MEWS ] BECAUSE THESE KITTENS
ARE SIMPLY TOO LOVABLE... ...TOO CURIOUS... ...TOO CUTE. -- Captions by VITAC --
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS MEET ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
CATS IN THE WORLD -- THE PERSIAN. LONG-HAIRED AND GORGEOUS, THEY ARE FELINE ROYALTY. BUT EVEN ARISTOCRATS
HAVE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. THIS IS TRULY ELEGANT. YEP, THAT'S HER NAME. SHE'S 8 WEEKS PREGNANT,
AND TODAY'S THE BIG DAY. AT 5 YEARS OLD,
TRULY'S A CHAMPION SHOW CAT... [ DING! ] ...WHO HAS WON
OODLES OF "BEST IN SHOW" AWARDS IN HER ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER. SHE'S ALREADY PRODUCED
THREE PRIZE-WINNING LITTERS. SHE'S A POSH
AND PERFECTLY PEDIGREED PERSIAN, AND SHE KNOWS IT. BUT WAIT A SECOND. A SHARP KICK MEANS
THAT HER LABOR HAS BEGUN. SHE'LL NEED TO FIND A COMFORTABLE PLACE
TO GET TO WORK. THE FIRST TO ARRIVE
IS A LITTLE BOY NAMED REGINALD. SOON REGINALD IS JOINED
BY THREE LITTLE SISTERS. TRULY RELAXES
WITH HER FOUR NEWBORNS BECAUSE THE HARD WORK IS OVER. BUT TRULY IS IN FOR A SURPRISE. MEET MADELINE, A FIRST-TIME MOM. SHE'S A BENGAL CAT WHO'S
QUEEN OF HER SUBURBAN JUNGLE. BENGALS ARE A CROSS BETWEEN A DOMESTIC FELINE
AND AN ASIAN LEOPARD CAT. EXCEPTIONALLY SMART
AND EASILY TRAINED, THEY'RE ACTIVE
AND WILD AT HEART. MADELINE IS FEELING
UNCOMFORTABLE. HER FIRST LITTER
IS ABOUT TO BE BORN. A FEW HOURS LATER,
MADELINE IS THE PROUD MAMA OF FIVE STRIPED AND SPOTTED
BENGAL KITTENS. [ KITTENS PURRING ] BUT HER YOUNGEST BOY, WINSTON, COMES DOWN WITH
A TINY CASE OF THE HICCUPS. [ WINSTON HICCUPING ] MOM DOES HER BEST
TO CURE HIM WITH KISSES AS HE JOINS HIS FOUR SIBLINGS. WINSTON GETS
THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE AND IS FINALLY
RID OF HIS HICCUPS. [ WINSTON HICCUPS ] OR MAYBE NOT. THIS ULTRA-ATTENTIVE WATCH CAT
IS AVALON, AN ABYSSINIAN. SHE'S A NEW MOM, AND NO ONE'S COMING THROUGH THIS
DOOR WITHOUT HER PERMISSION. ABYSSINIANS
ARE A SLEEK AND ATHLETIC BREED WITH ORIGINS IN NORTHERN AFRICA. THEY LOVE TO PLAY
AND CAN BE GREAT HUNTERS. [ AVALON PURRING ] IT'S FEEDING TIME FOR
AVALON'S FIVE NEWBORN KITTENS. [ KITTEN MEWS ] TINY DANCER
IS THE RUNT OF THE LITTER. IT'S PRETTY COMMON
FOR LARGE LITTERS TO HAVE ONE KITTEN BORN SMALLER
AND WEAKER THAN THE REST. [ TINY DANCER MEWS ] IT'S TOUGH BEING THE LITTLEST
ONE IN THE FAMILY... ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO JOSTLING FOR POSITION
AT MEALTIME. SHE NEEDS TO EAT, BUT
EVEN WHEN SHE GETS CLOSE TO MOM, THE OTHER LARGER KITTENS
NUDGE HER OUT OF THE WAY. TINY DANCER HAS BEEN LEFT OUT. IT SEEMS AVALON IS
TURNING HER BACK ON TINY DANCER. A MOTHER CAT
WILL OFTEN IGNORE THE RUNT, KNOWING ITS CHANCES OF SURVIVAL
ARE SLIM. [ KITTENS MEWING ] [ MEWING CONTINUES ] [ AVALON PURRING ] HELP IS HERE FOR TINY DANCER. FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, TINY WILL GET HER MILK
THROUGH THIS TUBE UNTIL SHE'S STRONG ENOUGH TO ELBOW HER WAY IN
AND NURSE ON HER OWN. WITH A LITTLE LUCK, SHE'LL SOON CATCH UP
WITH THE REST OF THE LITTER. OVER AT THE BENGALS' HOUSE,
FIRST-TIME MOM MADELINE MAKES CARING FOR QUINTUPLETS
LOOK EASY. BUT ONE OF HER NEWBORNS
IS STIRRING THINGS UP. [ KITTEN MEWS ] IT'S FEEDING TIME,
AND THE BIGGEST KITTEN, ELEANOR, IS CLAWING HER WAY
TO A GOOD SPOT. SUDDENLY, THINGS
AREN'T SO PEACEFUL ANYMORE. [ KITTENS MEWING ] WHEN MADELINE SAYS
DINNER IS OVER, IT'S OVER. [ KITTENS MEWING ] AFTER THEIR MEAL,
MADELINE'S SANDPAPER TONGUE CLEANS AND SOOTHES
HER FUSSY NEWBORNS. SOON THE KITTENS ARE ALL
CALMED DOWN AND READY FOR A NAP. MADELINE AND HER TINY TROOP OF
TIGERS HAVE HAD A BIG FIRST DAY. COMING UP... THE PERSIAN KITTENS GET THEIR
FIRST TASTE OF SHOW-CAT LIFE. Narrator:
AT THE PERSIANS' HOUSE, TRULY ELEGANT AND HER
NEWBORN KITTENS ARE SETTLING IN. THIS LITTLE
BLACK-AND-WHITE BALL OF FUR IS REGINALD, THE OLDEST KITTEN. TRULY THOUGHT
THAT HER WORK WAS FINISHED. BUT AN HOUR AFTER
FOUR KITTENS WERE BORN... PRISCILLA SUDDENLY ARRIVES, FASHIONABLY LATE. EVEN YOUNG PERSIANS
NEED PAMPERING TO STAY LOOKING THEIR BEST. AND IF YOU WANT TO BE A TOP CAT, YOU HAVE TO START
YOUR HAIR-CARE REGIMEN EARLY. TRULY IS TOO EXHAUSTED TO GIVE
HER KITTENS A THOROUGH CLEANING. SO AT ONLY MINUTES OLD, PRISCILLA IS GETTING
HER FIRST SPA TREATMENT. [ WATER STOPS ] AFTER THE WASH
COMES THE BLOW-DRY. [ BLOW-DRYER WHIRRING ] PRISCILLA SHOWS OFF HER NEW 'DO
TO HER SISTER GIZMO. SHE'S NOT IMPRESSED. [ TRULY ELEGANT MEOWS ] FINALLY, THE WHOLE LITTER
IS FLUFFY AND FABULOUS. [ KITTENS MEWING ] THOUGH THEIR WILDCAT LINEAGE MEANS THEY'LL ONE DAY
BE EXCELLENT HUNTERS, MADELINE'S BENGAL KITTENS HAVEN'T YET DEVELOPED
ALL THEIR SENSES. AT 12 DAYS OLD,
THEY'RE STILL BLIND AND DEAF. BUT THEIR KEEN SENSE OF SMELL
MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR IT. [ KITTENS MEWING ] ELEANOR, THE BIGGEST KITTEN, IS HUNGRY AGAIN
AND SNIFFS HER WAY TO MOM. [ ELEANOR MEWING ] BUT HER KID BROTHER, WINSTON,
IS A LITTLE LOST. SO MADELINE
LENDS A REASSURING PAW. NOW THAT ALL THE KITTENS
HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO MOM, THE VIBRATIONS OF MADELINE'S
PURRING LULLED THEM TO SLEEP. [ MADELINE PURRING ] [ KITTEN MEWING ] HER JUNGLE LULLABY
WORKS LIKE A CHARM. [ PURRING CONTINUES ] THE ABYSSINIAN KITTENS
ARE FURTHER ALONG. THEIR EYES AND EARS ARE OPEN,
AND THEY'RE MAKING BIG STRIDES. THEY'RE ALL UP ON THEIR FEET,
PATROLLING THEIR WORLD. EXCEPT FOR ONE. [ KITTENS MEWING ] THE RUNT, TINY DANCER. BUT AVALON HASN'T GIVEN UP
ON HER LITTLEST GIRL JUST YET. [ AVALON PURRING ] FINALLY, TINY DANCER
GETS MOM ALL TO HERSELF. [ PURRING CONTINUES ] IT'S CATNAP TIME FOR TRULY ELEGANT'S
PERSIAN PRINCE AND PRINCESSES. [ KITTEN MEWING ] EXCEPT FOR GIZMO, WHO INSISTS
THAT SHE'S NOT SLEEPY. SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HER THAT CATS SLEEP
FROM 13 TO 16 HOURS A DAY. SO SHE BETTER
GET WITH THE PROGRAM. [ MEWING CONTINUES ] HER NOISY CRIES ARE KEEPING HER SISTER PRISCILLA
FROM HER BEAUTY REST. [ MEWING CONTINUES ] PRISCILLA SURRENDERS
TO HER BIG SIS. THERE'S NO WAY SHE CAN GET
ANY REST WITH ALL THAT RACKET. MAYBE SHE NEEDS SOME COMPANY
TO HELP KEEP HER QUIET. [ KITTENS MEWING ] [ KITTENS MEWING ] NOW EVERYONE'S GOT
SOMETHING TO SAY. [ MEWING CONTINUES ] FINALLY, MOM IS HERE
TO HELP QUIET EVERYONE DOWN. AND SHE DOES IT THE BEST WAY
A MOTHER KNOWS HOW -- WITH A SNACK. COMING UP... TINY DANCER WANDERS OFF AND
MAKES A FASCINATING DISCOVERY. Narrator: THE PERSIAN KITTENS'
FAVORITE HANGOUT IS THEIR ROYAL-PURPLE BED, A FELINE NEST
ALMOST AS FUZZY AS THEY ARE. AND MOM LIKES IT BECAUSE
SHE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THEM. TRULY ELEGANT'S OLD PAL
HARLEY THE PUG DOESN'T RAISE ANY RED FLAGS. BUT THERE'S A NEW ADDITION
TO THE FAMILY -- A PUG PUPPY. AND SHE'S
A LITTLE UNPREDICTABLE. [ PUPPY BARKS ] [ KITTENS MEWING ] [ PUPPY BARKING ] [ MEWING CONTINUES ] [ BARKING CONTINUES ] JUST AS THE ROUGHHOUSING
GETS OUT OF HAND, MOM SWOOPS IN TO THE RESCUE. [ KITTEN MEWING ] [ KITTENS MEWING ] A QUICK ONCE-OVER REASSURES
TRULY THAT HER KITTENS ARE OKAY. BUT FROM NOW ON,
TRULY HAS A NEW POLICY -- NO DOGS ALLOWED. [ HARLEY YIPS ] [ TRULY ELEGANT GROWLS ] [ TRULY ELEGANT HISSES ] [ GROWLING RESUMES ] [ HARLEY WHIMPERS ] TRULY ELEGANT IS TRULY ANGRY. [ TRULY ELEGANT SNARLS ] [ HARLEY BARKS ] IT'S A LESSON THAT THE PUGS
HAVE LEARNED THE HARD WAY -- NEVER MESS WITH A PERSIAN. AVALON'S ABYSSINIANS
ARE 18 DAYS OLD. TINY DANCER IS STILL
THE SMALLEST IN THE LITTER. BUT SHE'S LEARNING THAT
BEING TINY HAS ITS ADVANTAGES. [ KITTENS MEWING ] [ AVALON MEOWING ] WHILE HER MOTHER, AVALON, WRESTLES
WITH THE BIGGER KITTENS... [ AVALON MEOWS ] ...TINY PREFERS TO STAY
ON THE SIDELINES. SHE AVOIDS
HER ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE FAMILY AND WANDERS TO THE FAR REACHES
OF THE PINK BLANKET. TINY FINDS AN ACTIVITY BETTER
SUITED TO HER DELICATE WAYS. [ KITTENS MEWING ] IT'S A PERFECT FIT. WELL, ALMOST. BENGAL CATS ARE
A POWERFUL AND ATHLETIC BREED, ABLE TO LEAP OTTOMANS
IN A SINGLE BOUND. THEY ARE THE LEOPARDS
OF THE LIVING ROOM. AT THE 4-WEEK MARK, ELEANOR IS THE BIGGEST,
TOUGHEST KITTEN IN THE LITTER. SHE PROWLS THE HOUSE
LIKE A JUNGLE CAT, ALWAYS READY TO POUNCE. EVEN IF SHE'S
NOT QUITE SURE WHY. BUT HER KEEN HUNTING SKILLS
SNIFF OUT A SURPRISE. THE KITTENS ARE BEING WEANED. [ KITTEN MEOWS ] SO THEY'RE TRYING THIS YUMMY
MIXTURE OF GROUND RAW MEAT. IT'S THEIR FIRST TASTE
OF SOLID FOOD, AND ELEANOR AND HER SIBLINGS
DIG RIGHT IN. BUT ONE KITTEN IS MISSING
FROM THE MEATY FEAST. LITTLE BROTHER WINSTON HASN'T
FIGURED OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FOOD YOU CAN EAT... AND THE KITTY LITTER YOU CAN'T. [ KITTENS MEWING ] WITH FULL TUMMIES, THE BENGALS NOW HAVE
EXTRA ENERGY FOR PLAYTIME. POOR MADELINE. GOOD LUCK TRYING TO KEEP
ALL THESE KITTENS CORRALLED. COMING UP... ELEANOR TAKES HER FIRST STEP
INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS. Narrator:
THE DOMESTIC BENGAL CAT IS THE UNDISPUTED KING
OF THE SUBURBAN JUNGLE. BEFORE ELEANOR, WINSTON,
AND THE OTHER KITTENS CAN WANDER THE GREAT WIDE OPEN,
THEY'LL NEED A DOCTOR'S NOTE. THE YOUNGEST KITTEN, WINSTON,
GETS EXAMINED FIRST. AND HE'S PRETTY NERVOUS. ALL OF THIS
SQUEEZING AND POKING... [ WINSTON MEOWS ] ...PROMPTS A QUICK ESCAPE. HE DOESN'T GET VERY FAR. BUT HE DOES END UP
WITH A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. [ MEOWS ] UP NEXT IS ELEANOR,
THE BIGGEST OF HER SIBLINGS. WEIGHING IN AT A HEFTY 2 POUNDS, SHE'S NEARLY A THIRD LARGER THAN
ANY OTHER KITTEN IN THE LITTER. [ ELEANOR MEOWS ] NOW THAT THEY'VE PASSED
THEIR PHYSICALS, THEY'RE FREE TO EXPLORE
THE WILDS OF THE BACKYARD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. ELEANOR MAY BE THE BIGGEST,
BUT IS SHE THE BRAVEST? LITTLE WINSTON
IS FROZEN IN HIS TRACKS. BUT HE COLLECTS ENOUGH COURAGE
TO TAKE A FEW STEPS. MAYBE THIS ISN'T SO BAD
AFTER ALL. ELEANOR'S ALREADY FEELING
AT HOME IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS. [ TIRES SCREECH ] [ MEOWS ] BUT ULTIMATELY, ELEANOR AND WINSTON ARE JUST
A COUPLE OF SCAREDY-CATS. LIFE AS HOUSE CATS
HAS BEEN PRETTY CUSHY SO FAR FOR THE LITTER OF PERSIANS. BUT AT 5 WEEKS OLD,
IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK. SHOW CATS HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE
BEING PICKED UP AND POSED. [ PRISCILLA MEWS ] THERE'S NO ROOM FOR WIGGLERS. REGINALD IS MAKING
AN EXCELLENT FIRST SHOWING. AND IT'S NOT JUST
HIS DEVILISH GOOD LOOKS. [ REGINALD MEWS ] HE'S GOT A NICELY SHAPED HEAD... AND A PERFECTLY SQUISHED FACE. [ REGINALD MEWS ] IF REGGIE'S GOING TO MAKE IT
AS A SHOW CAT, HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE
TO PUT UP WITH BEING EXAMINED LIKE THE WORK OF ART HE IS. IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL WHICH ONE
OF THESE PRECIOUS PERSIANS WILL BE THE PICK OF THE LITTER
AND GO ON TO BE A SHOW CAT. SO FOR NOW, TRULY ELEGANT TREATS THEM ALL
LIKE PRIZE WINNERS. [ MARBLES CLATTERING ] AT 6 WEEKS OLD, THE ABYSSINIAN KITTENS
CAN BARELY CONTAIN THEIR ENERGY. [ AVALON HISSES ] BUT LITTLE TINY DANCER
PREFERS TO STAY ABOVE THE FRAY. WHILE HER RAMBUNCTIOUS SIBLINGS
BEHAVE LIKE ANIMALS... TINY DANCER
IS ALL ABOUT SELF-CONTROL. SHE'S A LOVER, NOT A FIGHTER. COMING UP... THE PERSIAN KITTENS
WILL FIND OUT THAT SHOW-CAT BEAUTY
COMES WITH A COST. AND NOW A "TOO CUTE" QUIZ. WHICH OF OUR BREEDS GOES THROUGH
A STAGE CALLED "THE FUZZIES" WHEN THEY'RE 2 WEEKS OLD? IS IT THE PRIM PERSIAN... THE ATHLETIC ABYSSINIAN... OR THE WILD BENGAL? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU. Narrator:
WHICH OF OUR BREEDS GOES THROUGH A STAGE
KNOWN AS "THE FUZZIES" WHEN THEY'RE 2 WEEKS OLD? THE ANSWER -- THE BENGALS. TO PROTECT THEM FROM PREDATORS, BENGAL KITTENS GROW LONGER HAIRS
TO COVER THEIR MARKINGS. THIS PROTECTIVE COAT GROWS OUT
IN A FEW MONTHS. BENGALS ARE THE DESCENDANTS
OF WILD ASIAN LEOPARD CATS. WHEN THEY TURN
THEIR RAW JUNGLE INSTINCTS ON IN THE LIVING ROOM... ...THOSE FEATHER TEASERS
BETTER WATCH OUT. BENGALS ARE ONE
OF THE MOST ACTIVE CAT BREEDS AND NEED PLENTY OF ROOM TO PLAY. AT 8 WEEKS, ELEANOR
AND LITTLE BROTHER WINSTON AREN'T YET ATHLETES,
BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT. GETTING LOTS OF EXERCISE NOW WILL HELP THEM DEVELOP
THE MUSCLES THEY NEED TO BECOME STRONG ADULT CATS. [ CAT TOY JINGLING ] WINSTON TAKES TO THE EXERCISE
PROGRAM RIGHT AWAY... ...WHILE ELEANOR CHOOSES
A MORE RELAXING ACTIVITY. OVER AT THE PERSIANS' HOUSE,
TENSIONS ARE HIGH. TRULY'S KITTENS ARE ABOUT TO
EXPERIENCE THEIR FIRST GROOMING. REGINALD IS UP FIRST,
AND HE'S NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT. PERSIANS HAVE TO TOLERATE MORE THAN JUST NAIL CLIPPERS,
BRUSHES, AND COMBS. [ REGINALD MEWS ] THEIR PRIMPING
GOES A STEP FURTHER. THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO LOVE
WHAT MOST CATS CAN'T STAND... ...WATER. UNLIKE OTHER CATS, LONG-HAIRED
PERSIANS NEED REGULAR BATHS TO KEEP THEIR LUXURIOUS COATS
HEALTHY AND FLUFFY. SOAPY. REGINALD DOESN'T CARE
IF HE HAS A PRIZE-WINNING COAT. HE JUST WANTS
THE ORDEAL TO BE OVER. [ REGINALD MEWS ] UNFORTUNATELY FOR REGGIE... [ REGINALD MEWS ] ...THERE'S ONE LAST STEP. HE'S ABOUT TO LEARN THAT GETTING WET IS NOTHING
COMPARED TO GETTING DRY. [ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ] [ REGINALD MEWS ] HE HAS SHOWN PROPER
SHOW-CAT ETIQUETTE UP TILL NOW. BUT REGINALD HAS HAD ENOUGH. [ REGINALD SNARLS ] OW. IT SURE IS TOUGH
BEING THIS CUTE. AT THE HOME OF THE ABYSSINIANS, TINY DANCER
IS GETTING LESS AND LESS TINY. SHE'S ALSO DEVELOPED
A BIT OF AN INDEPENDENT STREAK. WHILE THE OTHER KITTENS ARE
CONTENT TO HANG OUT WITH MOM, TINY DANCER PREFERS TO EXPLORE
OTHER PARTS OF THE HOUSE. AT FIRST,
SHE'S A LITTLE TENTATIVE. BUT THIS ROOM
LOOKS REALLY INTERESTING. TINY SUMMONS HER SIBLINGS
TO JOIN HER. SHE LEADS THE WAY
INTO THE LIVING ROOM, WHERE THE KITTENS DISCOVER A WHOLE NEW SET OF TOYS
TO INVESTIGATE. THIS RUNT HAS TURNED INTO
THE LEADER OF THE PACK. COMING UP... THE KITTENS GET READY FOR
THEIR BIGGEST ADVENTURE OF ALL. Narrator:
AFTER 10 WEEKS, THE BENGALS HAVE GROWN INTO
HEALTHY AND PLAYFUL YOUNG CATS. THEY DON'T KNOW IT, BUT TODAY A
NEW ADVENTURE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. [ CAT TOY RATTLING ] EACH OF MADELINE'S
ADORABLE OFFSPRING HAS BEEN PAIRED WITH
A CAREFULLY SELECTED FAMILY. [ SMOOCHES ] THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA GET EVERY DAY. OH, YOU'RE TROUBLE. THE KITTENS ARE READY TO EXPLORE
THEIR NEXT WILD FRONTIER WITH THEIR NEW FAMILIES. MADELINE'S BABY BENGALS
HAVE TRANSFORMED FROM BLIND AND HELPLESS
NEWBORNS... ...TO ADVENTUROUS
AND BRAVE FELINES THAT WOULD MAKE
THEIR WILD ANCESTORS PROUD. Woman: LOOK AT YOU. HE ABSOLUTELY TAKES
YOUR BREATH AWAY, DOESN'T HE? Man:
ISN'T HE BEAUTIFUL? LITTLE WINSTON
ISN'T A SCAREDY-CAT ANYMORE. HE'S EXCITED
TO MEET HIS NEW OWNER. IT APPEARS THAT SHE SHARES
HIS FASHION SENSE. OH, HE'S LOVELY. HERE YOU GO, SWEETHEART. THERE'S A GOOD BOY. THERE YOU GO. IT'S ELEANOR'S TURN
TO MEET HER NEW FAMILY. HELLO, SWEETIE. THE BIGGEST KITTEN
IN THE LITTER GOES TO A LITTLE BOY WHO WILL
APPRECIATE HER WILD WAYS. ISN'T SHE PRETTY? WHAT DID YOU SAY SHE LOOKED LIKE
WHEN YOU FIRST SAW HER? A CHEETAH. A CHEETAH, YEAH. Narrator: IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING
DAY OF NEW BEGINNINGS FOR MADELINE'S BENGAL BEAUTIES. AT THE HOME
OF THE PERSIAN KITTENS, IT'S A DIFFERENT
KIND OF BIG DAY. LOOK AT THIS
BLUE COLOR. A CAT-SHOW JUDGE
IS BACK TO SEE WHICH ONE HAS GROWN
INTO CHAMPION CUTE. HERE WE GO, SWEETIE. [ KITTEN MEOWS ] SHE'S A LITTLE BOTTOM-HEAVY
OVER HERE, OKAY? SEE HOW THAT IS? YES, YES.
IT'S VERY NICE. THERE'S NOTHING
STICKING OUT. AS THEY MEASURE
AND EVALUATE... ...MOM TRULY
ASSESSES FOR HERSELF. REGINALD
AND HIS YOUNGER SISTER GIZMO ARE THE FRONT RUNNERS. I LOVE THE COLOR. REGINALD HAS BEEN THE FAVORITE
TO MOVE ON TO CAT-SHOW LIFE. THIS KITTEN
IS PHENOMENAL. BUT GIZMO'S COLORING AND
CALM DEMEANOR GIVE HER AN EDGE. WITH PERSIANS,
EXPRESSION IS EVERYTHING. ONCE THE RESULTS
ARE TALLIED... [ DRUMROLL ] ...GIZMO EMERGES TRIUMPHANT. SHE'LL START COMPETING IN
CAT SHOWS IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. [ GIZMO MEWS ] REGINALD MIGHT BE
A LITTLE JEALOUS... [ REGINALD MEOWS ] ...BUT HE AND HIS SIBLINGS
HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. THEY'VE COME SO FAR, TRANSFORMING
FROM HELPLESS NEWBORNS TO SHOW-WORTHY KITTEN ROYALTY. AND TRULY ELEGANT
COULDN'T BE PROUDER. MEANWHILE, THE ABYSSINIANS HAVE GROWN INTO
KITTENS ON HYPERDRIVE. [ CAT TOY RATTLING ] AVALON IS LOSING PATIENCE
WITH HER BOISTEROUS YOUNGSTERS, SO IT'S THE PERFECT TIME
FOR THEM TO HEAD TO NEW HOMES. BUT WILL SOMEONE WANT TO ADOPT
TINY DANCER? RUNTS SOMETIMES HAVE
A TOUGHER TIME FINDING HOMES. TINY MAY BE EXTRA SMALL, BUT SHE'S ALSO EXTRA CUTE. AND SHE ALREADY HAS AN ADMIRER. [ LAUGHS ] [ SMOOCHES ] JUST 8 WEEKS AGO, TINY DANCER
WAS THE RUNT OF THE LITTER, FIGHTING TO CATCH UP
TO HER BIGGER SIBLINGS. [ AVALON MEOWS ] [ KITTENS MEWING ] BUT NOW SHE'S AN ADVENTUROUS,
INDEPENDENT KITTEN WHO HAS COME INTO HER OWN. NO DOUBT HER NEW OWNERS
WILL FIND HER JUST TOO CUTE.
;~; so cute