Tuesday, March 3, 2015

"The One-Handed-Snatch-and-Claw-Grab" (3/3/15)

Emily and The Rainbow Snake put aside their differences for a stunning display of skills this afternoon. Here is the top highlight from that encounter -- a brilliant snag (what Emily terms "The-One-Handed-Snatch-and-Claw-Grab"). It seems at first that The Rainbow Snake will escape her clutches and slither free, but, just as TRS is about to be free, Emily expertly hooks her claw in and brings her prey to its knees. A masterful display of elegance and grace by one of the worlds finest hunters.

Though many of you may not follow professional tennis, we here at the staff of My Slow Mo Cat have been keeping tabs this last week and we couldn't help but draw comparisons between this elegantly executed move and the recent fine form shown by another ageless great: Roger Federer. In his match on Saturday, Federer dialed in a dominant performance against current world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Federer is 33, past the age when many tennis players have hung up their racquets. Emily, though she hides it well and definitely does not advertise the fact, is 14, a similarly advanced age in the feline community. Just as Federer's one-handed backhand and graceful, attacking style of play was on blistering display against Djokovic, in this clip, we see that Emily's "One-Handed-Snatch-and-Claw-Grab" is just as fast, accurate, and deadly as ever.


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