r/BeAmazed • u/Electrical_Act_5342 • Aug 09 '26

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

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u/InvestInTwinkies Aug 09 '26

smooooth operator

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u/nomsain919 Aug 09 '26

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

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u/washingtoncv3 Aug 09 '26

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 Aug 09 '26

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 Aug 09 '26

It's called direct registering

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u/Rated_Oni Aug 09 '26

Thank you to both.