This ginger cat was obviously not paying close attention ... the leaves giving way in the water startled him so much that he lost his balance completely and fell in, flailing all the time.

A too-curious Melbournian moggie managed to take a train from St. Albans station all the way to Flinders Street.

A cat owner has thanked a former firefighter who patiently rescued her pet from a tree in an operation lasting 24 hours.