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Cat imitates other animals (mostly birds) (goatmatrix.net)

submitted 6 days ago by x0x7 to c/aww

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[–] CoCo_Goldstein 4 points 6 days ago

I too have seen cats do this. I assume it is one of two things - the cat hopes to draw the birds closer by mimicking their chirps or to alert other cats that there is prey nearby. Perhaps it is a combination of both.