cat exhibitions across the globe. Feral cats, released to form semi-wild social communities in urban and rural settings, are at best nuisances and at worst vilified predatory pests to fragile birds and wildlife in conservation-minded Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Domestic cats carry in their genomes the majesty and resilience of their fantastically successful wild relatives, the 36 living species of the Felidae family. The cat family, one of eight within the order Carnivora, contains species with remarkable size variance (from the 3lb South African black footed cat to the 700lb Siberian tiger), exquisite predatory acumen and complex reproductive and social behavior. The great roaring cats of the *Panthera* genus sit atop the trophic chain in every ecosystem they occupy and have fascinated humankind since history began. The 36October 1989: American actress Bo Derek attends Anthony Quinn's art exhibition at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. That was the same year in which Quinn hit bottom, starring opposite Derek in GHOSTS CAN'T DO IT, playing the ghost of her husband who still wanted to have sex with her. On the short list of worst movies ever made. less

October 1989: American actress Bo Derek attends Anthony Quinn's art exhibition at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. That was the same year in which Quinn hit bottom, starring opposite Derek in GHOSTS CAN'T DO ... more

Cameron Diaz went through a terrible phase, in which she played nothing but a series of smiling, bubbly idiots -- and the trend was at its worst in CHARLIE'S ANGELS.

Cameron Diaz