- cross-posted to:
- cat@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- cat@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36846914
Down we go
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“That’s so weird!”
“And what are you doing?”
“…”
They expect embarrassment but they will only get pity.
Close, but not sideways, no cheek-skritch action
I’d say the silliness seen here goes hand-in-hand with curiosity and intelligence, which makes them clever and effective hunters. This type of derpiness also earns them a rent free spot in monkey houses. So, dumb as it may seem, this is actually a very fit behavior.
What is the evolutionary advantage?
Preservation of energy. Anti-parasite behavior.
Also, autonomous bodywide scratching
By lack of limb and intestinal autonomous motion! Yep, the cat is also digesting while flowing down.
Well, cats are basically liquids, so flowing down the stairs is actually the expected behavior.
Your premise is mistaken. The cat is rubbing its scent glands/scratching its cheek (and shoulder) on the stairs’ edges, to satisfy an itch and mark its property simultaneously. Sliding down the stairs is merely a benign side effect.
I bet theyre also having fun, because cats do like fun
The temperature in your house is too high … because your cat has taken to its liquid form.
It’s called “de-escatlation”. Just like de-escalation, but with an awkward hiccup.
Sometimes when I’m really tired in the morning I get out of bed like this, it’s the path of leadt resistance.
slinky cat!
Example of convergent evolution.
i think stairs can just be awkward for cats to navigate too. they are designed for human feet…
He wants pets and is using the stair edges to handle it himself.
A pet with pets? Petception.
Felis Slinkere!
… Drunken Tiger Paw?
Evolutionary advantage…?
Uh… its fairly energy conserving, accomplishes the desired goal when time is not a critical factor, also keeps kitty limber via basically a light stretch/workout of many diffent muscle/tendon groups?
