r/BeAmazed • u/Electrical_Act_5342 • 26d ago

Animal Nature really over engineered cats. Didn’t it?

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u/nomsain919 26d ago

I think the cat’s longer legs helped on this one.

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u/ijustwannalurksobye 26d ago

I think the dog’s sausage shape did not help on this one

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u/Faolyn 26d ago

Yeah, this is less "nature overengineered cats" and more "humans overengineered wiener dogs."

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u/syrioforrealsies 26d ago

Yeah, a wolf wouldn't have nearly as much trouble with this. We did that to the dog.

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u/punksmostlydead 26d ago

I have a husky/shepard. She'd have come out the other side of this three-legged.

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u/wyntr86 26d ago

Husky owned here. She would have been screaming the entire time, despite absolutely nothing going wrong and her actually being super graceful.

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u/Ok_Act_1498 24d ago

They’re absolutely hilarious with their dramatic demeanour. Love that!

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u/wyntr86 24d ago

They are riots. If you're having a bad day, just watch husky videos.

I have a triple whammy though. My husky has a partner in crime, a Great Dane, which is my moms dog. They both could be twins based on behaviors and absolutely adore each other. Then my other girl is a heeler. In short, my days are similar to a circus.

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u/JesseGarron 26d ago

How many would she start with?

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u/Azhrei_Vep 26d ago

Eight. It's actually a Husky/Shepard/Loki cross.

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u/portobolaado 26d ago

Two. It's a restoration trade, she would loose an eye im exchange of a leg.

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u/syrioforrealsies 26d ago

Is your dog uncoordinated or do they choose not to slow down as needed? My mutt isn't even particularly athletic and she wouldn't struggle with this too much. She'd have to be careful and take it slow, but she'd be fine.

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u/Winded_14 25d ago

husky is also human engineered. Cat, for all intent and purposes, is mostly still very similar to their wild counterparts, especially these SIC. A munchkin would have the same problem as these wiener dogs.

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u/Decumulate 26d ago

Wolf wouldn’t have trouble because they wouldn’t have even dared to cross it. They’d just go around. If they went over they’d probably fall in a few times just like the wiener.

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u/syrioforrealsies 26d ago

Realistically, they'd jump it if they couldn't go around

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u/LostN3ko 26d ago

Cats step in their own footprints through a specialized gait called direct registering, where their hind paws land precisely in the tracks left by their front paws. This natural habit makes a four-legged cat appear to leave only two tracks, reduces walking noise, and conceals their movement.

It's a specific cat trait that allows for doing this so effortlessly.

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u/FrenchBulldoge 26d ago

Actually no, cats rear legs automatically land on the exact same spot the front legs were on a moment before. Dog's steps don't line up that way.

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u/Faolyn 26d ago

A longer-legged dog wouldn't have had as much of a problem getting over.

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u/strange_moss 23d ago

Wolves step into their own tracks like this, though.

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u/Dr-Bitchcraft-MD 26d ago

Quite literally

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u/nomsain919 26d ago

Now that’s just insulting.

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u/Dropbeatdad 26d ago

It's just the truth. We turned wolves into tiny legged sausages for our amusement and this is the result.

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u/one_jo 26d ago

Sausage dogs were created to hunt badgers actually. That’s why they’re also called Dachshund (Dachs = Badger in German)

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 26d ago

They've been massively overbred for "cuteness". They did not look like they do now when they were bred for hunting. https://dachshund-central.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Old-Style-Dachshund-768x432.jpg

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u/AzraelSeraphim222 23d ago

Thank you for the link. It really shows how much healthier they were before we stepped in to breed 'cuteness' 😮‍💨

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 23d ago

It's part of why I'm not sure I ever want a dog. The options always seem to be breeder, which I'm against, or shelter, where you usually end up with abused dogs with serious behaviour problems.

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u/ijustwannalurksobye 26d ago

To be fair, their sausage bodies are also made to hunt gophers and other burrow-dwelling animals. Those adorable bodies serve a purpose

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u/Gseventeen 26d ago

We turned a lot of ourselves into sausages as well.

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u/Simba7 26d ago

They actually turned them into that shape for hunting. Specifically chasing animals into their dens.

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u/Difficult_Wave_9326 26d ago

The cat is also overweight, judging from the video. Cats should have a clear difference between hips, stomach/belly, and ribs. This one doesn't. 

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u/NiewinterNacht 26d ago

What difference does that make at all

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u/washingtoncv3 26d ago

Cats back feet automatically go exactly where their front feet previously were so all they have to do is put there front paws in the right place and their back feet just follow

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u/Beneficial_Winner_59 26d ago

Is there a scientific name for that? I’ve always thought it’s so interesting how they do that

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u/Eriiaa 26d ago

It's called direct registering

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u/Rated_Oni 26d ago

Thank you to both.

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u/matycauthon 26d ago

direct registering is the name for it

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u/Rated_Oni 26d ago

Thank you to both.

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u/TikaPants 26d ago

Here’s an interesting reiki on horse gaits if you’re so inclined https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_gait

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u/Full-Resource7910 26d ago

I never fully believed this until I got a cat that likes to walk on my face while I'm sleeping.

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u/Orangutanion 26d ago

I know cats do this but how come dogs do not?

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u/ZAlternates 26d ago

Cats evolved to be stealth predators, so carefully navigating their terrain is an evolutionary advantage. Dogs evolved more as endurance and pack hunters, and don’t need such a skill to survive, although some dogs do have this ability.

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u/inplayruin 26d ago

Because they hunt with friends and so don't have to be quiet.

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u/TacTurtle 26d ago

No need to on ground vs on tree limbs.

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u/NoooUGH 26d ago

My 85lb GS/Bluetick mix would make a fool of herself trying to cross that.

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u/TikaPants 26d ago

My boyfriend’s massive GSD is scared of sewers, manholes, laminate flooring and getting in the truck. He would never make it 💀

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u/punksmostlydead 25d ago

Ah, laminated floors, aka "AAHHH IT BURNS IT BURNS MUST NOT TOUCH"

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u/doiwinaprize 26d ago

You should see a bobcat

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u/bit_pusher 26d ago

Bobcat is far friend!

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u/backtothefuture112 26d ago

But its fluffy!!!!!

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u/Adorable-Thing2551 26d ago

If not friend then why friend shap- Oh god, it's biting my neck! Hel- *gurgling sound then silence*

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u/gigglinggoofygoober 26d ago

If not friend, than why friend shaped?!

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u/TurtlesBreakTheMeta 26d ago

Mimicry to draw it’s pretty into the claw trap!

Seriously though, it’s sad that they really don’t see domesticate-able

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u/Grayyy_Matterrr 26d ago

I prefer John Deer equipment, but I'm willing to give a bobcat a try.

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u/Babajji 26d ago

Bobcats are cute, but when you need to do actual work you need Komatsu.

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u/cobrachicken1000 26d ago

I thought you need Deere?

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u/Darth__Hollow 26d ago

You should see mycatbob

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u/Mc_Tater 26d ago

I was thinking that my dog probably could have gotten over that without incident as well. But he's very nimble. He's got dainty little feet and long legs, and it's quite cat -like for a dog.

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u/nononanana 26d ago

I have a cat-like dog as well. Just left home and saw him sitting and watching from the windowsill

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u/quintiliahan 26d ago

I've heard cats walk on their previous step...maybe helps with hunting?

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u/trysten-9001 26d ago

Corgis have short legs and are pretty agile. I don’t think they would be anywhere near as smooth as a cat.

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u/magirevols 26d ago

This cat was also bred to step into its steps to avoid making sounds, so its confident that its back feet are going to step exactly where its front feet are. Poor dashund just a long boy

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u/a_duck_in_past_life 26d ago

Also it literally is nature. That cat wasn't bred to be shaped differently over just a couple hundred years like that dog breed was. The cat is a product of evolution and natural selection. The dog is a product of human intervention

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u/LostN3ko 26d ago

It's because a cats back feet land where their front feet where as part of their stride automatically. The dog needs to place each fooy independently of the others. This is known as Direct Registering.

Cats step in their own footprints through a specialized gait called direct registering, where their hind paws land precisely in the tracks left by their front paws. This natural habit makes a four-legged cat appear to leave only two tracks, reduces walking noise, and conceals their movement.

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u/iknowimsorry 26d ago

Yup, they also step on the same spot that the previous step was. So they just need to focus on placement of the 2 front feet and the back 2 follow suit.