A Chinese Cat as a Stowaway

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Sandra Hu, Stowaway Chinese Kitten Survives Long Trip to US, Sparks Jealousy Online. China Real Time, July 14, 2012.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... s-long-trip-to-u-s/

Note:
(a) summary: A three-month-old kitten survived in a container on a ship from Shanghai to Los Angeles, a 6,500-mile journey "without food or water."

"It was unclear how many days the kitten was in the container. The trip can take as long as 21 days, according to freighter-travel.com" Associated Press, on which the above report is based.   

(b) crack wise: "to make a wisecrack"
, from www.m-w.com, in the page of "crack" as a verb.
(c) wisecrack (n): "a clever or sarcastic remark"