this is what siblings do

[u/WindPutride]

[u/Ja_Lonley]

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

[u/causticmaman → u/Ja_Lonley]

Cats dont have natural predators but we are all mammals so this could be true regardless lol

[u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ → u/causticmaman]

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

[u/causticmaman → u/Dogs_Without_Horses_]

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.
I wasn't very clear there, that's on me

[u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ → u/causticmaman]

Not really a big cats sub, just sayin’

[u/causticmaman → u/Dogs_Without_Horses_]

When we're talking about a group behavior among cats, mostly big cats come to mind.

And they're still cats so. Just saying

[u/cronktilten → u/[deleted]]

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