Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom in front of the College of
Education No. 1 Building on a late summer afternoon.

I never met a fixed male cat with more muscle than Orange Blossom (O.B.). If he stuck around, he might be boss of the Dining Hall Troop. But since he likes to go away where it is quiet to sleep during the day, he isn't around enough to be boss. When push comes to shove in the Dining Hall area, no one is stronger than O.B. Caramel, his brother, is a more adept hunter and faster in his movements. Shaun, their cousin, is bigger than both O.B. and Caramel. Elvis, when he was here (he is now in the US with his new family), was the fiercest. But no one has more muscle and power than O.B. He climbs and descends very tall trees, but without the use of a tail (he lost this in an accident before he was one year old). Perhaps this need to compensate, especially when he comes down a tall tree, has given him more strength training. O.B. will climb trees and pursue young crows. He has at least two confirmed kills. Apparently O.B. hates crows because he remembers them getting some of his brothers and sisters when they were kittens. Only Caramel and O.B. survived. A bit later, another survivor, their cousin Shaun joined the Dining Hall Troop.