‘She follows me everywhere and grooms my beard’: Wildlife biologist spends weeks trying to tame a terrified kitten—now she won’t leave his side

You know, it is rather funny how people complain about how difficult it is to train an uneducated doggo. And sure, while it is no picnic, doggos are amenable enough to eventually respond to commands and therefore make tangible progress.

While when it comes to cats, they do not care what you have to say, in fact a lot of what we have to say can leave them in a rather salty state, and in the best case scenario they learn to feel safe in the environment you have given them, mainly thanks to the food we put out for them. It is a journey of pain, persistence and perseverance, and only the toughest of the tough can make it through to the other side and bond with their babies. Much as this wildlife biologist did and we could not be prouder to share his story with you.

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