That’s your perception of it, that doesn’t make it true.
My best guess is cat’s can contort in certain ways that make it look like what you saw.
He could raise part of his body above his center of mass.
Consider the Cat Tummy, the above center of mass. He can move his long, skinny feline body above or below the center by arching up or down.
I just got my copy of this book from amazon, and I wanted to say thanks to you for mentioning it, Cal. The book is thin but hilarious; a very worthwhile addition to my library. It’s going to sit right next to The Solar Cat Book on my bookshelves.
Direct registering (scroll down 1/3). Not certain if it’s every species of Felidae (I’m pretty sure it is) and only Foxes in all other species.
Sure sign that you’re tracking a fox and not a small dog, and if there are no claw marks (the vast majority of the time) a larger felid and not a fox.
CMC fnord!
When I saw the thread’s title, the first thing that came to my mind was this smartphone game I used to be addicted to with the same name.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for me to get re-addicted…
13 Reasons Why Cats are Basically Magic.
Some of which has already been covered in this thread.
An interesting video here in which the owner coaxes his cat to jump higher and higher to retrieve a toy hanging in a loose sling. At first the cat easily jumps up and grabs the toy with both front paws; by the end, he’s jumping for all he’s worth and then batting the toy out of the sling with one paw reaching as high as he can. Lots of interesting camera perspectives and slo mo at all the right times.
“In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
Loved that - thanks!
And more modern cats seem to update this idiosyncracy, by walking on your keyboard and knowing just which key to step onto, to erase your letter/post/program AAUUGGGGHHH!!