Cats have a precise method of walking called direct registering.

[Nevilledog]

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Cats have a precise method of walking called direct registering.

Their hind paws fall inside the place of their forepaws, minimizing noise and visible tracks, while ensuring more stable footing.

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6:40 AM · Oct 22, 2021

[Ocelot II]

1. Cool video. I knew they walked that way, but you seldom see it so clearly like this,

when they're walking on a surface that leaves tracks. Another example of the excellence of cats!

[IronLionZion]

2. Sneaky little predators

prowling around to ambush their prey, or the humans who feed them.

[Captain Stern]

3. Very interesting video. Thanks. Another cool cat walking factoid...

is that unlike most four legged animals they step with both legs from the same side together (right front/right rear rather than right front/ left rear)

The only two other animals that do this are camels and giraffes.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. You made me look this up and dogs apparently do it too

(I would think any animal that is a predator would need to do that when chasing to help change direction quickly)

[Mosby]

10. dogs can have 6 gaits.

https://pethelpful.com/dogs/A-Guide-to-Understanding-Dog-Gait

most all mammals have different gaits when they speed up.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. When I saw the word

"gaits" I immediately thought of this - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142816495

(sorry )

[Mosby]

13. lol

[3catwoman3]

4. How interesting.

Cats are fascinating in so many ways.

[Probatim]

5. I think wolves, coyotes, and foxes do that too.

[BobTheSubgenius]

6. My friend's cat used to walk such a precise path...

...that there were paw prints in the lawn going to her neighbour's yard. She put her paw in the exact same spots every time she traversed the route, in either direction, often enough to wear the lawn to soil.

[Probatim]

7. That's hilarious.

[SpankMe]

9. Funny...Direct Register is how runway models are trained to walk

Also, marching band musicians.

That's one foot directly in front of the other at even spacing.

[zanana1]

17. I tried walking like a model once.

It was hilarious.

[barbtries]

11. so elegant. nt

[Blue Owl]

14. Don't even gotta try...

[trof]

15. Well I'll be damned.

You learn all kids of things here.

[Skittles]

16. see how both feet move on one side, then both on the other

giraffes and camels walk that way too