Russia has added so much to world culture, from the films of Alexander Sokurov to the comedy stylings of Yakov Smirnoff. Russia's most recent contribution? A circus populated by cats. Russians eat it up—and now, so do we.

The Moscow Cat Circus isn't your grandfather's traveling circus*, it's performers are all highly trained cats. Cat gymnists, cat tightrope walkers, cat clowns specializing in slapstick and agility. You name it, they've got it. Step into the world of the Moscow Cat Circus and soon you too will learn that sometimes, the cats teach us the tricks.

*provided your grandfather is not a Russian cat circus veteran