Twitter s been on fire with people amazed by cats that seem compelled to park themselves in squares of tape marked out on the floor.
Cats and squares on the floor.
Black cats tabby cats big cats kittens and even hairless cats are parking themselves in the center of their squares in utter contentment.
So what makes cats so interested in a square on the floor.
Matheson s mother s text inspired others to try out the trick on their own cats.
Twitter s been on fire with people amazed by cats that seem compelled to park themselves in squares of tape marked out on the floor.
These felines appear.
Most cat parents know that if you draw a square on the floor your cat is going to come running and sit in it.
Cat owners everywhere are making tape squares on the floor and watching as their feline friends are instinctively drawn to their creations.
Cats like safe spaces so the marking on the floor creates some illusion for the feline similar to a low sided box that a lot of cats are attracted to with regards of safety.
One of my professors back when mammoths roamed america opined with some support that felines have an innate boundary perception which was probably related to spotting edges.
She was told if she put a square on the floor her cat would get into it.
This is an interesting question that has been pondered for some time.
These felines appear powerless to resist the call of the.
There is no doubt that cats like squeezing into narrow places and like to hide in boxes.
These felines appear powerless to resist the call of the.
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It is a fact that cats have poor close up vision so they may have.
They imagine and feel as if they are in something which even though is shallow it is still comforting.
It s a neat trick and now cat owners want to know why it works.