People communicate in a ton of different ways. While most people think of communication as consisting of writing and speech, body language plays an extremely important role. Human communication varies depending on genetics and culture. For example, some behaviors like smiling are thought to be primal, while others, like nodding your head for ‘yes’, vary from place to place. Humans obviously aren’t the only ones who use body language to communicate though.
Other animals, like parrots, for example, can control the irises of their eyes. Tigers, on the other hand, communicate a lot with their ears. An aggressive tiger will have twisted ears, while a defensive one’s ears will be folded down. Elephants swish their tails when they’re happy, and they become visibly stiff when they’re stressed. Heck, even the common Sydney octopus communicates with body language— aggressive ones sporting darker colors and submissive ones turning a lighter shade. After living together for centuries, people have started to decode these various animal behaviors. Cats, however? Cats are a total mystery.
Back in 2014, a man named Adam Ellis published 15 hilarious explanations of common cat behaviors— but these explanations were made in two parts: the “expert” opinion and the actual truth.
People went wild for Ellis’ hilarious interpretations, and cat lovers collectively roared with laughter. Turns out internet fanatics weren’t the only ones who loved the explanations. One veterinarian thought they were so hilarious, he actually printed them out and hung them on his office corkboard.
That’s where Imgur user ItsJayOrDan spotted them. He then snapped a few photos to share the hilarity with the Imgur community, and the photos just spread from there. I think it goes without saying that this vet has an amazing sense of humor. I keep picturing concerned cat owners walking up to the corkboard, expecting some bits of dry cat information, and being met with these unexpectedly funny clippings.
For example, in the case of a kitty ready to pounce, the first clipping notes that while “experts” say cats wiggle back and forth to position themselves for an attack— the “truth” is that they have satellite transmitters in their butts and must periodically recalibrate to receive transmissions from their home planets.
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