by Linda Kay

British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage from Australia shows a rooster who grew up with a wallaby in a farmyard and learned to hop.

Reality Cat: A second oddball pair of animals is presented after the wallaby and the rooster. A cat is shown sitting patiently inside a cage with a bird named Cocky and lets the bird “preen his feathers.”

Final Mewsings: It would be easier to believe if we actually saw the cat climb into the cage of his own volition!

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