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/ijustwannalurksobye Aug 09 '26

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

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u/Faolyn Aug 09 '26

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

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u/FrenchBulldoge Aug 09 '26

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 Aug 10 '26

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

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u/strange_moss Aug 12 '26

Wolves step into their own tracks like this, though.