We have another birthday to be excited about here at Animal Rentals! My friend Jesse James the Geoffroy Cat turns 12 years old today. I hope we get to celebrate with more cake and presents. I really like birthday cake…it is one of my favorite foods!
I just realized that I don’t know if Jesse likes birthday cake or not. I’ve never seen him eat any. Not even at my birthday party. I’ll have to ask him if he likes cake. But I’ll have to catch him at the right time, because you never know whether Jesse James is going to be happy to see you or not!
Jesse’s a great guy and all, but he’s still a little on the wild side. He doesn’t ever really seem to completely relax…even when he’s just lying there, he is always alert and watching everything. Out of all of my exotic animal friends, Jesse James is the toughest. He says that all Geoffroy’s Cats are like that, and that they will never be as tame as domestic house cats – even though they are about the same size. Jesse thinks people should remember that small doesn’t always mean cute and cuddly. ..sometimes it means wild and fierce.
I don’t know if Jesse is really as fierce as he thinks he is, but it’s true that when we do our animal shows at parties, festivals, college entertainment programs and all of the other exciting events that we travel to, people are really drawn to Jesse James because they say he looks like a miniature leopard or cheetah. It is easy for them to forget that he is a wild animal because of his size. The rest of my exotic animal friends and I never forget that, but sometimes people do.
Even though Jesse James likes to act tough, he is a really nice guy and a loyal friend – and everyone here at Animal Rentals really likes him a ton! So we all want to wish him the happiest 12th birthday ever! Won’t you join us in saying “Happy Birthday Jesse James”?!
