- cross-posted to:
- cat@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- cat@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36846914
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What is the evolutionary advantage?
Preservation of energy. Anti-parasite behavior.
By lack of limb and intestinal autonomous motion! Yep, the cat is also digesting while flowing down.
The temperature in your house is too high … because your cat has taken to its liquid form.
Cathartic?
Felis Slinkere!
He wants pets and is using the stair edges to handle it himself.
It’s called “de-escatlation”. Just like de-escalation, but with an awkward hiccup.
“On the rheology of cats” is the article that studies this phenomenon, please if you don’t trust my link don’t follow it just search the name in quotes from the beginning of the message (you should never trust the links (-________________-) ) https://www.drgoulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rheology-of-cats.pdf
Tbh, the most compelling idea of why animals play that ive heard is just as a way to keep the body limber and ready. Its like free form yoga and calisthenics combined if youre playing hard
