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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
FoodLion the cat

My tabby cat was dying. The family up the street moved away but left this baby Siamese cat to take care of itself. My dying cat would not eat all of its food, so this little kitten tentatively sneaked out of the forest at night and consumed the leftover food. Over time, I patiently coaxed him into accepting me, and in that way he became my pet. When he first arrived, his baby fur made him look like a baby lion. And he ate the food. So he became my "FoodLion." He loved to hide in the daffodils.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2019
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: New London, North Carolina, United States of America
Camera: Canon PowerShot S400
Copyright: © Michael Smith