PainterofCrap posted:

When my family moved from Zurich to Cannes, My mother & one sister were tasked with moving our four cats, so they flew Air France to Nice. My only prior experience with moving (these same cats) was transatlantic; in 1970 that meant that they were sedated, installed in heavy wooden crates, and put in the hold.

But Air France put them, al fresco, in cardbord carriers - two cats per - as carry-on luggage. Early in the 3-hour flight, one of them chewed through the cardboard and escaped, and ran loose about the cabin for the rest of the flight, to the general mirth of the passengers, and she was recovered during descent.

Related:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_8mdH20qTQ

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:

Sound:

https://i.imgur.com/Q6Vc9WO.mp4

wesleywillis posted:

Cativarius.

ILL Machina posted:

Cythereal posted:

https://i.imgur.com/DLr2Y6c.mp4

dog nougat posted:

Lookit this adorable puppy face!!

dog nougat posted:

Pack it up folks, this is the most blessed image on on the internet.

Kennel posted:

Bobby Digital posted:

https://twitter.com/barnacrealpacas/status/1307274214026760196?s=21

CarForumPoster posted:

He's brought us a catfish

Runcible Cat posted:

A portal to the Snootiverse.

PurpleXVI posted:

How the hell.

He really IS incredible.

hazardousmouse posted:

We had a cat that caught, killed, and left a bat in the dog's water dish. I maintain he was sending a powerful message

he also let loose a live squirrel in our basement and watched as we caught it with a fish net. Fuckin cat

CarForumPoster posted:

We inherited an outdoor cat with our house that does this. Here he is.



We were told he doesn't like humans and would almost certainly bail once new people moved in.

Here he is hating humans. It took us living there and feeding him for about 2 weeks before he'd want to come in every night for pets and brushing. He sites on a lap, purrs and naps the whole time.


He's ~13 years old and an incredible mouser. He's brought us a catfish, ~3 decapitated squirrels and a half dozen or so lizards.

dog nougat posted:

Lookit this adorable puppy face!!

Cartoon Man posted:

Phlegmish posted:

Yeah I play the cat

CarForumPoster posted:

We inherited an outdoor cat with our house that does this. Here he is.



We were told he doesn't like humans and would almost certainly bail once new people moved in.

Here he is hating humans. It took us living there and feeding him for about 2 weeks before he'd want to come in every night for pets and brushing. He sites on a lap, purrs and naps the whole time.


He's ~13 years old and an incredible mouser. He's brought us a catfish, ~3 decapitated squirrels and a half dozen or so lizards.

hazardousmouse posted:

We had a cat that caught, killed, and left a bat in the dog's water dish. I maintain he was sending a powerful message

quote:

he also let loose a live squirrel in our basement and watched as we caught it with a fish net. Fuckin cat

cat article posted:

Cats learn through experience and traditionally they are raised by their mothers. This involves teaching the kittens how to look after themselves, including how to catch prey. The mother educates her young gradually, starting off by bringing back dead prey for the kittens to eat. Next she will bring back live (but rather disheveled) prey for the offspring to kill themselves, and eventually when they’re ready, she will take her young out and show them how to hunt. There have also been documented examples of female cats doing this for young that do not belong to them.

Given that female cats are most likely to bring back animal presents, the most likely explanation for this behavior is that they are trying to teach you the hunting skills that you clearly lack. It is also possible that the animals are merely bringing it back to you as a gift, but it seems more likely that this relates to their hunting instincts that have been suppressed and dulled by domestication.

Elias_Maluco posted:

https://twitter.com/ChuteNations/status/1306567372170571780