# Cats' tails? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 18, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-tails/818123 "2018-07-18T04:20:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-tails/818123/21 "2018-07-20T20:18:06Z")
Ours likes to sit in the middle of the passageway to the kitchen, then twitch her tail over to whichever side you try to walk around her on. It’s like she’s deliberately trying to get stepped on. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-tails/818123/22 "2018-07-20T20:57:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Ours likes to sit in the middle of the passageway to the kitchen, then twitch her tail over to whichever side you try to walk around her on. It’s like she’s deliberately trying to get stepped on. That’s a definite _dare_. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-tails/818123/23 "2018-07-20T22:52:13Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Here’s what I want to know, when my cat is stalking something (a bird, say) and his tail wiggles gives him away, how is that an evolutionary advantage? That movement reminds me of a runner, shuffling their feet at the starting block, to get good traction. Head down, butt a bit higher, settling their feet firmly on the ground. I’ve assumed it was a way of assuring good traction before they push off and chase down their prey. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-tails/818123.md?page=1)