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Nine lives?

LONG VOYAGE: From northern Israel to England. PHOTO: AP

Ziggy the cat used up at least one of his nine lives after surviving for 17 days without food on a 2,300-mile voyage that took him from northern Israel to England. The skinny white cat named after Ziggy Stardust — the character created by David Bowie in the 1970s, because like the rock star he has one green and one blue eye — made his epic trip as a stowaway in a 40-foot container. "When the container was finally opened, staff unloading it got a real surprise when this fluffy white cat shot out," said Colin Barton, the local authority's animal health officer who helped capture Ziggy. "I think he had probably used up some of his nine lives." The cat had not only survived but resisted capture for five hours.

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