# We're in trouble now: cats are apparently evolving FAST! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552 "2011-12-17T18:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/1 "2011-12-17T18:22:57Z")
My first reaction to [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZOd7G1OasY) was “holy shit!” but then the slow motion part started and my reaction changed to :eek:“HOOOOOLLLLLLYYYYYYYY SSSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIIIITTTTTT!!!”:eek: I figure the only plausible explanations are that either cats are evolving faster than we knew, or we’ve already been invaded by space aliens! ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/2 "2011-12-17T18:39:07Z")
Two ideas: 1. It’s being played backwards. The cat was placed in a bipedal position and left there to settle, and the other cat backed off. 2. “Evo cat” is actually being pulled up by strings or something that have been edited out. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/3 "2011-12-17T18:42:28Z")
Um, what? The cat got up on two legs for a few seconds. So what. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/4 "2011-12-17T18:47:40Z")
I thought this was going to be about those polydactyl cats. CATS WITH THUMBS, now that is a pretty troubling development for mankind. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/5 "2011-12-17T19:36:33Z")
Think that’s bad…how bout _[cats with thumbs!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8)_ ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/6 "2011-12-17T20:02:03Z")
My cat used to do that all the time when my dog was a puppy. They played together incessantly- sometimes the dog and the cat would hit that ninja pose simultaneously, then resume grappling and chasing each other. Alas, the dog grew up and no longer indulged the kitty’s desire to play. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/7 "2011-12-17T22:20:29Z")
One of my cats often stands up like that to look around, especially to look out the window. I’ve seen her take a half-step to adjust her position without putting her front paws down. It’s rather cute. The other cat… definitely not evolved enough. Cute, but stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/8 "2011-12-17T23:55:25Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > Two ideas: > > 1. It’s being played backwards. The cat was placed in a bipedal position and left there to settle, and the other cat backed off. > 2. “Evo cat” is actually being pulled up by strings or something that have been edited out. 1. You have no idea how cats actually move and are talking out of your ass. My dog can stand on his hind legs and remain there for up to 30 seconds if he thinks you have food. He can even walk forward. My old cat used to be able to do the same. Notice that the “Standing up” portion of the video goes for a couple of seconds at best? It’s just a cat doing what cats do - trying to make itself look bigger to a potential threat. There’s no trickery or video fakery involved at all. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/9 "2011-12-18T00:00:47Z")
Cat walking on back two legs? That’s **[nothing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y97z-8xeTJw)**! ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/10 "2011-12-18T00:58:27Z")
That is hillarious, **gaffa**. And more impressive. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/11 "2011-12-18T01:21:57Z")
I just love how the hind leg cat looked like an aggressive bipedal stance. It’s not just the hind legs, but that, for a split second, it looks almost human. I’m sure there some much smarter Doper who can tell me a lot of reasons it doesn’t actually look like human posture, but that’s what I saw at first. Like a lanky human in a hoody, who did not look happy. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-in-trouble-now-cats-are-apparently-evolving-fast/606552/12 "2011-12-18T01:39:11Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It’s not just the hind legs, but that, for a split second, it looks almost human. No! It’s almost as if that was the entire point of the video…