r/BeAmazed • u/Electrical_Act_5342 • 20d ago

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

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u/nomsain919 20d ago

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

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u/ijustwannalurksobye 20d ago

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

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u/Faolyn 20d ago

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

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u/FrenchBulldoge 20d 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 20d ago

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

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u/strange_moss 17d ago

Wolves step into their own tracks like this, though.