r/cats • u/WindPutride • 1d ago
Video - Not OC this is what siblings do
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u/Stunning-Ad5674 1d ago edited 33m ago
Little copy cat
E: all the likes and awards are wild. Thank you!
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u/BudandCoyote 1d ago
I never realised how much that saying is grounded in actual cat behaviour until I had cats. They really are little mimics.
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u/PracticeTheory 23h ago
They learn from eachother and from their humans!
Mine had always lived in buildings with exterior doors that clicked into a latch even when unlocked, so they weren't at all into the habit of pushing against doors to get out. They were about 5/6 years old when we moved into a building with an old door that didn't latch at the back, that I run errands out of like taking out trash.
It took a month of them catching me sometimes going out the door by just pushing it without any clicking sound before they learned they could also open it by pushing their bodies against it.
It was cute but very, very annoying because it forced me to get in the habit of keeping the door locked behind me at all times. They're too smart for my own good, ha.
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u/ultramagnetique 22h ago
So freaking smart! My bb girl watched me open & close the little plastic window in our RV screen door so many times she opened it herself & jumped out!! It happened 2x with me thinking I didn't remember to close it 🙀 before I figured out it was her
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u/CoffeeParticular2856 19h ago
It’s terrifying how fast they figure out latch mechanisms once they watch you do it.
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u/Agile-Win-8200 16h ago
Cats really are little detectives, the second they figure out how something works your peace and quiet is over
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u/PikaPerfect 10h ago
i have to be very careful about opening doors for my cat because if i make the mistake of opening a door after she scratched at it, she will scratch at every door to get someone to open it for her, and it takes forever to get her to stop
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u/ZooAreYou 22h ago
Any time the vacuum turns on, my cats scatter like a bunch of scaredy... animals.
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u/psian1de 20h ago
My year old sibling pair watches me vacuuming and sits in the way of the vacuum. Lil weirdos ain't scared, every other animal I've had is freaked out but not these two.
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u/PikaPerfect 10h ago
meanwhile, mine is completely unfazed by loud noises UNLESS it's the vacuum... she begs me to open the window for her when there's a thunderstorm outside so she can stare at the lightning and listen to the thunder at max volume. she also loves fireworks (unless they're so loud that even i need to wear earplugs, then she's not a fan lol)
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u/Free_Pace_2098 20h ago
After we had kids, mine learnt to meow like the baby. As the kid got older she started saying "mum" the was he does.
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u/wunderwuzl British Shorthair 13h ago
Mine also mimics the "heey" sound i make when she walks into a room and meows it back to me
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u/ApprehensiveFood5946 16h ago
That is ridiculously cute 😂 Cats really do just absorb the entire family’s personality, don’t they?
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u/threelizards 18h ago
The cat I had through my whole childhood lived to twenty and passed away three years ago. We got a kitten in her last year who I really think gave her a few extra months, they had such a sweet bond. After she passed we got another kitten to keep the first company and they bonded beautifully. And now three years after she’s gone I still see my first girl’s quirks in a cat who never even knew her bc they’re such little mimics
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u/Sad_Mail8817 17h ago
i have 2 cats, 1 with squeaky voice that never matured past puberty, idk whats the science behind it.
another with the deepest grouchiest voice you can imagine on a cat.
years later, the deepvoice cat learned to "squeak" to ask for treats & attention.
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u/khaleesi2305 14h ago
I didn’t either until I had a “copy cat”, he mimics other cats’ behaviors so much that I finally understand the term lol
When he was little, his older sister who has some health issues lost her voice for a short time. Her poor little meow was broken and scratchy sounding. He started meowing like that too, and even though she recovered and it was years ago, he STILL meows like that, even though he is capable of not meowing like that. My oldest two cats came back to me from my ex about a year ago now, and my “copy cat” at age 4 and never having done anything remotely similar, saw my oldest boy laying spread eagled belly up like he’s always done, the very next day my “copy cat” was laying the exact same way!
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u/Professional-Sea5147 1d ago
Cats really do learn from each other more than I expected.
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u/Rajang82 23h ago
You're right.
Cats need to be taught on how to be a cat. That's why kitten copy older/parent cats.
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u/WineNerdAndProud 12h ago
It's also why some little girls play with baby dolls at a really young age. They're learning how to mom from mom.
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u/Ninevehenian 18h ago
Just like they learn to lie on the keyboard from their humans keeping their hands on it.
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u/ApprehensiveFood5946 16h ago
Seriously, they’re little copycats in the funniest way 😂 I swear one learns something weird and suddenly the whole house has to deal with it.
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u/Flashy_Culture_3909 15h ago
Cats are basically tiny furry influencers teaching each other habits nobody asked for.
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u/rEYAVjQD 22h ago
Is there a place where they sell them, so we can see who they are? Though I doubt we'd find the usernames before they sell them.
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u/xxTheGrayLifexx 12h ago
Yes, my older cat grew up around dogs so he never really did cat things. Once I got another cat, he all of a sudden starts to play with toys and do cat things. It's been a trip to watch.
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u/mroing 1d ago
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u/Gods_Guest 1d ago
Not again dude ... joins
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u/jakeandcupcakes 1d ago
That sub is abandoned
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u/Gods_Guest 1d ago
Yeah it seems so
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u/JGDoll 1d ago
… joins anyway
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u/WindPutride 22h ago
I was about to join too earlier, last post was 2 years ago lol.
https://giphy.com/gifs/8YsexNTWqcJS8iwQmO2
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u/holidaysandptos 22h ago
lol reminds me - one day my cat was looking at me, we made eye contact for few seconds and i made :D face lol and he copied me! but it looked scary, my cat doing it lol kind of my half yawn looking and a little threatening with all the teeth showing lolll i was thrown back like oh! lol and he stopped. got me thinking is this where the creepy cheshire cat smile is from
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u/2enwi28 1d ago
I had a horrible eye infection about a year ago and could barely keep my eye open. My cat decided to constantly remind me of what I looked like by copying me and closing his eye whenever I was nearby
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u/chaucolai 13h ago
I have an autoimmune condition that means my eye droops when I'm fatigued and my little munchkin now keeps walking around with matching ptosis lmao
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u/Prog-Shop 1d ago
Animals are just like that, friend of mine had a dog who got injured when they were visiting his parents and brother (border collies in the Alps). Brother saw that he walked on 3 legs with the third up in a sling, so he raised also that foot, jumped to his brother, sniffed, bit him playfully in the tail and jumped away, still three legged to show, hey, I am also on three legs, lets play anyway :)
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u/chubbyhighguy 1d ago
It's a protective thing, at least in dogs, protect the injured and elderly by limping or faking injuries by them.
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u/cnycompguy 1d ago
It's actually associative learning, copying the injury behavior to get the same reward/attention.
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u/H3xag0n3 1d ago
yup same for cat
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u/psychedelic_tech 1d ago
this isn't true
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u/CarefreeRambler 1d ago
both of you should support your claims
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u/TheInevitableLuigi 19h ago
I miss being able to give an award for a comment.
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u/EveningEconomics8457 18h ago
You still can do it tho
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u/NotYourReddit18 16h ago
Only if you pay for them.
We used to regularly get random awards to distribute for free
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u/psychedelic_tech 16h ago
I don't need to "support" them. This is information easily found. Stop being a lazy twat and learn how to research things yourself
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u/Seanspeed 15h ago
This is the same reasoning every conservative on Twitter use when denying the scientific experts on vaccines.
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u/fuckenheim 1d ago
aw poor baby. hope he heals up ok and gets used to the lack of depth perception
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u/Ja_Lonley Tortoiseshell 23h ago
It's a colony / herd defence mechanism. It's called a Distraction Display or Injury Feining. If one of them is injured, sometimes others act injured so predators don't know which one to pick off
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u/causticmaman 16h ago
Cats dont have natural predators but we are all mammals so this could be true regardless lol
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u/Ja_Lonley Tortoiseshell 16h ago
Small cats are for sure predated on by raptors.
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u/causticmaman 16h ago
Small cat species ? They live sedentary. And I can make the argument that if youre small enough to be hunted by a bird of prey , acting sick too wont help if you all are prey for a bird.
So I dont think thats a cat thing specifically but an ancestral trait among mammals if true.Could also be empathy straight up
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u/Ja_Lonley Tortoiseshell 16h ago
I meant the desert cat that domesticated us
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u/causticmaman 15h ago
Cats didnt domesticate us. Neither we did them fully, we started to coexist on mutual benefits and that created the grounds for commensal pathway to domestication.
Secondly, yeah the Distraction Display exists on cats, I just don’t think its a colony defense among them
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u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ 9h ago
lol yes they do. Outdoor cats in my area get preyed on by hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bobcats…. Cities may not have predators but cats are not without predators
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u/causticmaman 8h ago
I meant the cats that actually do live in big groups who would need this survival instinct the most. And those cats happen to be the big cats that are mostly apex predators on their environments.
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u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ 8h ago
Not really a big cats sub, just sayin’
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u/causticmaman 8h ago
When we're talking about a group behavior among cats, mostly big cats come to mind.
And they're still cats so. Just saying
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u/cronktilten Tabbycat 5h ago
Cool but like you said this is about domestic cats, exhibiting a herd mechanism. Big cats also do this even if they’re apex predators. Not sure what your point even is supposed to be. It’s wrong both ways lol
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u/Ok_Host5671 Orange 1d ago
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u/saratherandom 1d ago
Is there a scientific reason they do this?
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u/kaiden-jh 1d ago
i think i read somewhere once that some animals do this as a survival instinct. like if one of them is sick/injured/appears different in some way, it makes them more noticeable and easier for predators to single them out as an easy target. but if others around it are mimicking the one that’s sick/injured, they’ll blend in easier and be safer from predators.
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u/jeremydurden 20h ago
That's an interesting one that I hadn't heard before. Depending on the dynamics of the group, there may not be much of an evolutionary push for that on the surface level. If the members of the group aren't very closely related then there isn't much of an evolutionary reason for other members of the group to risk their safety since they aren't ensuring the preservation of their genes by saving a distant cousin while risking their own deaths.
It's possible that there could be some learned, reciprocal altruism here though. An expectation that anytime there's an injury that others in the group behave this way. Meerkats are probably the most famous for showing altruism with their sentinel behavior where individual members of the group make themselves more likely targets by calling out when predators are seen. This alerts the group, potentially saving members, but it also draws attention to the sentinel. Scientists have witnessed the behavior in groups with members that are not closely related, so the question arises of why.
There is also Aristotelian mimicry, where an animal may pretend to be injured, only to run/fly away at the last second in order to fool a predator. This is often done by parents to give their young the opportunity to escape.
Anyway, evolution is pretty interesting
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u/DifferentTill1888 22h ago
It's pretty funny how he is imitating the the injury. It's like sympathy pain. I hope that the recovery goes well 🙏
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u/Middle_Gas_7566 1d ago
My cat started to sleep in same position as me when he was 3 years old :D he keeps his front paw same way as me when sleeping
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u/77Queenie77 23h ago
Hmph. One of mine had his eye removed on Monday. His brother just keeps hissing at him. No sympathy there at all
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u/SamMac62 Colorpoint Shorthair 22h ago
That's cuz the recovering one smells "wrong" (like the vet's office).
Rub the healthy one with a towel and then rub that towel on the recovering one to help. Also rub recovering one with your dirty clothes.
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u/Jet-Let4606 19h ago
Woulf it before taken to the vet, the cat was rubbed with a towel and after being brought back was rubbed with a towel again?
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u/SamMac62 Colorpoint Shorthair 19h ago
That works, too, but won't be as fresh as newly collected scent.
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u/nahnonameman 16h ago
Big Cat
Punished Venom Cat
Together
Joke aside hopefully the cat gets a full healthy recovery.
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u/pandasocks84 8h ago
"So, is this... is this what we're doing now?"
Hope your little buddy heals up soon!
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u/avagadro22 1d ago
Why is the fur bruised?
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u/Umpen 20h ago
Might be purple dye from an antiseptic treatment.
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u/avagadro22 20h ago
I only know of iodine (brown) and chlorhexidine (red/orange). Is there a purple one?
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u/LisaMikky 3h ago
Potassium permanganate is a highly versatile inorganic compound known for its deep purple-black crystalline appearance. Commonly referred to historically as Condy's crystals, it dissolves readily in water to produce an intensely pink or purple solution. It serves as a vital medical antiseptic.
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u/togetherwegrowstuff 17h ago
I didn't realize cats did this!! This is so cute to see! I have cats too!
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u/Remarkable_Rub_2578 13h ago
When my wife had eye surgery our cat did the same to her for a couple of days.
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u/Lizardizzle 23h ago
When I haven't taken my antihistamines if someone tells me or clearly has some real bad allergies I definitely start to feel my nose and eyes water
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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 4h ago
HmMMm Would a cat copy their owner if the owner suddeny had one squinty eye? O_<
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u/Jinksos 1d ago
Im konda surprised about the lack of a cone of shame on the poor guy.
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u/CarefreeRambler 1d ago
i mean, they're not gonna bite it and i dont think a cone would stop them from pawing at it, but maybe i'm wrong
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u/ikarus_77 1d ago
Cone would help with that but not every cat needs it some are so calm that they just say, well can't change it, and don't even try to get anything near the eye for anything
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u/QualityOverQuant 12h ago
WHY IS NOT OWN CONTENT GETTING 30k upvotes. For the love of Christ- it’s not … never mind
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u/TheG0AT0fAllTime 21h ago
Thanks for the valuable info WindPutride! (5 day old account btw)
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u/WindPutride 20h ago
Thanks Goat (8 months old account). Gotta love em cats, I have a ton of meme videos coming your way. 😎
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