*giggle* Sadly, the situation isn't entirely parallel, as cats do not exhibit the same levels of social embarrassment over misplaced hairs that humans do. In fact, I have yet to see evidence that cats are embarrassed by anything.
You haven't seen the look on my cats face when she accidently falls off her scratching post, or runs into something while doing her daily frenzies. I would swear if she could talk she would be saying, "I'm so embarrassed, why did I do such a stupid thing."
What, your cat doesn't give you the "I meant to do that" look? How odd; I thought it was part of kitten indoctrination, along with clawing the furniture and breathing cat-breath in your owner's face. :-)
Might have something to do with the fact that i got her as a very young kitten and she didn't have older cats to learn from. She was socialized to humans and thinks she is human (or I'm a cat, which is more likely considering how much she likes to groom me.) She has her own web pages, check it out. http://www.donnamdube.com/lily.html
Your kitties are adorable too. I am especially partial to torties like Embla. And Baldur looks like he(?) has the same markings as my Lily, maybe a bit darker, but really similar.
Yes, Baldur is a he. You're right; his markings are similar to Lily's. (His gray is contiguous -- no spots like on Lily's shoulder -- but otherwise pretty much the same.)
It looks like Lily has longer hair than Baldur, at least on her tail.
Yes, Lily has extremely long fur on her tail. And the grey on her shoulders is a bit more broken up, she has one spot that looks like a heart on her shoulder. It's cute.
Cats don't suffer attaks of embarassment. They either have fits of "I meant to do that" or acute attacks of "Dignity. Dignity. I must reclaim my dignity."
The most amusing, though, is the stage that cats go through at about 6-10 months of age:
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I have a few pictures of my gang up, but not nearly as many as you.
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It looks like Lily has longer hair than Baldur, at least on her tail.
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The most amusing, though, is the stage that cats go through at about 6-10 months of age:
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