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Cats are (almost) liquid

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253 points lnyan | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 11:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wormlord ◴[17 Oct 24 14:48 UTC] No.41870187[source]▶
Before I had cats, I used to think of them in terms of other animals. What I mean is that a dog or a horse is very defined by its skeletal structure. They are like popsicle stick armatures with some flesh thrown on.

Now I think of cats more like amorphous blobs with some hard bits stuck on. I think anyone who owns a cat will know what I mean by this.

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bl4ckneon ◴[17 Oct 24 14:52 UTC] No.41870228[source]▶
My cat often lays down twisted 180 degrees or more. Just doing whatever they want, defying laws of nature.
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9dev ◴[17 Oct 24 15:01 UTC] No.41870326[source]▶
Well, dogs also do this—I present to you my majestically twisted creature: https://imgur.com/a/5WcYzSw

I have no clue how that is even possible.

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1. spike021 ◴[18 Oct 24 01:39 UTC] No.41875617[source]▶
My Shiba Inu does all kinds of similar things. He also doesn't hesitate at all when trying narrow spaces. He only hesitates once he's all the way in and realize he can't go any further nor turn around so he has to back up completely back out.