The cat who couldn't spy: A CIA fail

Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The CIA once recruited a feline agent to spy on enemies, according to a new book that sheds light on the elite cat and its abysmal failure during "Operation Acoustic Kitty."Emily Anthes, author of the new book "Frankenstein’s Cat", told Discovery News that felines weren’t the only non-human field agents.There were "cyborg insects as well as cyborg rats (called ratbots)," she said, adding that ...    

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