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tblue37

(64,982 posts)
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:12 PM Oct 2021

Did you know this about cats? I was today years old when I learned it.



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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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Did you know this about cats? I was today years old when I learned it. (Original Post) tblue37 Oct 2021 OP
You have known this longer than me. mercuryblues Oct 2021 #1
I knew cats walked that way, House of Roberts Oct 2021 #2
I learned something new today....thanks! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #3
Survival of the Fittest . . . Lovie777 Oct 2021 #4
That cat is on Arrakis and does not want to attract the worm. tblue37 Oct 2021 #5
I didn't know that either, until just now. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #6
... "I was today years old when I learned it." KelleyKramer Oct 2021 #7
Means they learned it today. Mosby Oct 2021 #8
It just means I didn't know it until today. It's a humorous internet meme. tblue37 Oct 2021 #9
Ahhh, OK thanks KelleyKramer Oct 2021 #11
How you tell wolf tracks from puma. rickyhall Oct 2021 #10
I learned many years ago Marthe48 Oct 2021 #12
And they always walk single file - to hide their numbers. And those blast points - Rabrrrrrr Oct 2021 #13

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,848 posts)
6. I didn't know that either, until just now.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 12:47 PM
Oct 2021

If I was a cat, I'd probably keep cutting the back on my front paws with the claws of my back paws.

Marthe48

(16,692 posts)
12. I learned many years ago
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 03:31 PM
Oct 2021

But didn't know that it had a name.

I used to read books about forest lore, anything about the natural world, learned from one of those good old books

Rabrrrrrr

(58,347 posts)
13. And they always walk single file - to hide their numbers. And those blast points -
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 06:03 PM
Oct 2021

too accurate for a dog. Only cats are so precise.

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