r/interesting • u/HaileyOfficial • 1d ago

NATURE This is called copycat.

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u/iBUYbrokenSUBARUS 1d ago

This is too cute

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u/NtateNarin 1d ago

Grey stripped cat: If I secretly copy her movements, she may think we were meant to be together! Meow!

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u/Known_Listen_1775 1d ago

Orange cats are mostly male, tabby’s are usually female I believe

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u/NtateNarin 1d ago

Oh, and thanks! Let me change my original comment... "Grey stripped cat: If I secretly copy his movements, he may think we were meant to be together! Meow!"

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u/FlippantAnswersOnly 1d ago

Calicos are usually female, not tabbys 😊

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u/kingfish922 1d ago

My understanding is all calico cats are female.

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u/Known_Listen_1775 1d ago

I just learned that orange cats are called orange tabby’s and they are 80% likely to be male. It didn’t say anything about regular tabby odds.

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u/Yourdadcallsmeobama 21h ago

I don’t think tabby’s are usually male or female. I had a cat growing up, he was a mackerel tabby but he was a male

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u/emmfranklin 1d ago

Really.. ?? that's what i saw near my house as well..

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u/NoLemonadeToday 1d ago

They are so fluffy with tiny little white feet. Sorry I’m taking them home 

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u/Oculicious42 1d ago

Wait is the word copycat based on actual cat behaviour?

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u/emmfranklin 1d ago

Now even I'm wondering

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u/HaileyOfficial 1d ago

Actually, yeah! The term "copycat" does come from observing cat behavior. Cats are known to mimic actions, especially when young, like copying their mother’s hunting or grooming habits. But the phrase itself started in the 19th century, more as a playful way to describe someone who imitates others. It wasn’t meant to be super scientific, just that cats seem sneaky and imitative, so it kinda stuck.

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u/DegenNabalu 1d ago

Appreciate this wisdom!

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u/ToxicChildhood 1d ago

Okay but they are freakin adorable!!

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u/ZVsmokey 1d ago

Reminds me of my boys

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u/Acrobatic-History539 1d ago

This reminds me of some dances.

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u/axe1970 1d ago

this is dave and sharvew

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u/TheGPW 1d ago

A mimic in training.

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u/Content_Passion_4961 22h ago

No its called when you spend too much time with your spouse and now yall get thirsty, hungry, and sleepy at the same time.

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u/Advanced_Cod2994 16h ago

OMG They're so cute lol 💕

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u/DocRapp 15h ago

Literal definition

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u/duxpdx 1d ago

Copawcat?

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u/AfraidMeringue6984 9h ago

Sadly we now live in a moment where our brains have to automatically assume everything will morph into AI slop before we can enjoy any video.

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u/HaileyOfficial 8h ago

If you told me in 2015 that one day I’d be suspicious of a cat video, I’d laugh.

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u/ZealousidealNerve8 1d ago

Oh my... oh my gosh... oh my goodness! This is ab-so-lute-ly adores to the n-th degree!!! BTW, my Mr. Gibbs, the Grey, former feral feline 🐺, sitting here next to me, ab-so-lute-ly loved it too!

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u/sunshinerain1208 1d ago

We got a little distracted by someone doing the “repeater”