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Week three of my furry little babies. And I saved the big boy for last.

Can you guess from the picture below what this one's name is?

If you guessed Ralph Mouth, you would be correct.

This is the brother of Little Yipper from last week. This one has a total different personality from Yipper. He is more laid back. Actually he is a sissy. I tell my friend's that he is gay and the only manly thing about him is his stomach. He doesn't like to be rubbed or played with roughly. He has a high pitched meow. He is a little wimp.

How he can get his heavy body up a tree always amazes me. When him and Yip are playing he is like the wind. He is graceful and daring.

He, unlike Yip, likes to come inside. Here he is chilling out on a hot humid day.

He has huge paws, legs and tail. And just look at that belly. It's huge. But also look at his markings. He has stripes, spots and tortoise shell markings. I have never seen a cat with such markings.

When Ralphy isn't talking, which trust me is not that often, he is purring. He has such a loud motor, you can hear him when he is in the other room.

Unlike Yipper, he has many nicknames: Mr. Handsome, handsome boy, pretty boy, big boy, mouth, fat boy. The list just keeps going.

I took these pictures last week while Ralph and Yipper were eating. I wanted to give you an idea of how big he is.

(Yipper on the left. Ralphy on the right.)

Yipper tips the scales at around 10 pounds. Ralphy at around 17-20 pounds. He takes after his father with his size and that's it. Both mom and dad were feral. The dad black and white and the mom orange tiger striped. I meant to mention in Yipper's that the only coloring she got from her dad is one black whisker. Ralphy doesn't have any black on him at all.

One funny story. I was out back reading and Ralph took off running. I got up to see what is was up to. By the time I got to the back of the deck to see, he was running the other way with a catbird hot on his tail. He ran under a bush, turned around and was peeking out from the bush. The catbird was pissed and trying to get to him. He out waited the catbird, who finally gave up. Ralphy came out from under the bush with a smug look.

Well there you have it, my three furry feline babies. My Baby and Little Yip . To see other furry babies and some critter's that are not so furry, visit Misty at Camera Critters. If you have a critter picture that you would like to share, please join us. Have a good weekend.