People just can't help but be negative and tear others down can they. Everyone is so very smart, and knows best. Get over yourselves already. Disappointing.
@PrayerPeacePurity I just got here, but nope...I would still tell them that their cat is doing what other cats would do. My cat can hear the difference between the sound of the chain on her laser pointer and anything else anyone brings in the house to jingle. After ONE time of seeing me get her nomnoms (snacks) out of the container she came over, pushed my hand away and stuck her paw in. This is what hunting animals do! ANYTHING FOR FOOD!! Did I forget to mention I taught her to sit after 1 try
Being conditioned to do something doesn't necessarily make him intelligent. Not saying he isn't smart, just saying that that isn't a very good example
@AccursedBiscuit This is true. The smartest dogs are actually the ones that you can teach a trick but then they choose not to do them. Hell, I had a dog that could lie to me. That is freaking smart. LOL
@MadShepard The challenge is in learning to open the slides in a somewhat methodical manner to get the food. Any animal with a nose will know there is food in there but will likely try to dig a hole in the thing to get at it and will occasionally open a slide accidentally. As you can see, there isn't any random digging happening here - he's far more systematic than that.
@sootikins um...no, for one, the blocks only slide one way so of course it looks "methodical" to you, secondly the cat has probably done this a dozen times and knows it already so it's not actually "figuring out" anything at all. also since they know what blocks are hiding food still because they can smell it, no need to open the same one a dozen times because it no longer smells like food.
of course there's no digging the blocks are easy to grab moving very freely. try again kiddo
@MadShepard Indeed the cat has done it many times, If saying "figuring out" and "methodical" is the issue here let's just say he's been "conditioned" to do this. Self-conditioned actually, by randomly digging and pushing at the thing and learning through trial and error that the most direct route to the food is sliding blocks (as opposed to chewing through or digging or flipping the thing over or...) Anyway, I have nothing to prove here and we both know what arguing on the innertubes is like.
@MadShepard Wtf is this so now I am supposed to believe this cat is "ordinary" just cause you say so. Then why did my Huskies piss on the ground where they slept all the time? Why cant my friend's cat figure out how to slide the cardboard that covers its food container when she is hungry? So no any normal animal cant perform these actions.
@mkuroglu um...your dogs are incontinent, duh, maybe that cat is a moron. and yes any animal can perform these actions, your dogs being incontinent, has nothing at all to do with their intelligence level. nothing you said in your comment has anything to do with this on any level whatsoever.
@sootikins I just thought you where implying bengal cats where more intelligent judging by the title. But anyway, nice cat you got there. How much does it weigh?
Oh god I want one of these...... I just wonder if they like climbing. My mum says the cat has to be kind, and not climb on walls in our house. THEY LOOK SO FREAKIN GREAT.........:)
@TheKEYist Yes, Bengals like to climb - a lot. The trick is to supply them with enough things that they are allowed to climb (cat trees, etc.) and then they don't need to climb your furniture or screens or whatever.
@sootikins We've had a cat before, and it had alot of toys. Every day I played with him, but he still climbed the furniture. That was the only problem with him. But thanks for the tip anyway! btw, if my english isn't right, then thats because I come from sweden.
@TheKEYist Your English is good. With Bengals you need TALL toys because they love to be up high. Several cat "trees", all about 2 meters tall, keep mine satisfied.
This is brilliant and further reinforces my opinion on just how incredibly intelligent Bengals are. Cats typically are very different to dogs as they (dogs) have a pack mentality so they seek to please their established hierarchy which is usually the owner in a domestic sense. Cats do not have this hierarchy as they are not pack animals so they don't react to the same stimulus thus many people think cats are 'dumb' and untrainable. Cats actually DO respond very well to the right training methods
@gcm747 Totally agree re: absence of pack mentality - and therefore absence of desire to please the Alpha being - in cats. Solution - work instead whit what DOES motivate cats: either food or play usually.
This video is so out of date now. This cat (Hunter) has become much more proficient and efficient in clearing out the puzzle box without mistakes or back-tracking. I need to get a new video shot and posted.
Cats are smart. One day I will make a country on a island in the pacific island build some huge skyscrapers and all and have a cat with advanced piece if hardware hanging around it's neck that translates meowing and brain waves into human language! And this cat will be dictator of this nation. First cat in history to be leader and dictator
Can he figure it out if he has to move both blocks over? I could imagine that being confusing since there'd be no immediate gratification for moving the first block.
@MagicGuru88 He's gotten much better & faster at it since I filmed this. He handles the both-block situation fine now. Sometimes he does it in 2 actions (close one then open the other) and sometimes he just moves both at once. He is definitely able to think at least one step ahead.
For some reason my cat really likes this video. He suddenly started looking very interested in the computer screen and even tried to touch the cat. It's like he was mesmerized. ;) The cat is probably very happy.
@dmatahari Maybe your cat can read my cat's body language. My cat is definitely happy, confident and brave - nothing bothers him. Maybe that shows in the way he moves?
An Idea here is that the cat figured out how to get the treat. It is a simple process for human but not for other animals. Pigeons or most others animals can't get the treat.
i've had my cat for a year and he constantly surprises me with how intelligent he is - your cat knows exactly what he's doing (and is stunning too - gorgeous coat) and puts to shame all those people who think they're just dumb animals
So what? my cat can solve a rubix cube. u jelly?
GANJAxxTHExxCURE 2 months ago
my cat does this and he's dumb as fuck.
alexpringle20 2 months ago
People just can't help but be negative and tear others down can they. Everyone is so very smart, and knows best. Get over yourselves already. Disappointing.
Your cat is awsome! Very cool :)
SloppyJunkPants 2 months ago
@PrayerPeacePurity I just got here, but nope...I would still tell them that their cat is doing what other cats would do. My cat can hear the difference between the sound of the chain on her laser pointer and anything else anyone brings in the house to jingle. After ONE time of seeing me get her nomnoms (snacks) out of the container she came over, pushed my hand away and stuck her paw in. This is what hunting animals do! ANYTHING FOR FOOD!! Did I forget to mention I taught her to sit after 1 try
Zmblover 2 months ago
Being conditioned to do something doesn't necessarily make him intelligent. Not saying he isn't smart, just saying that that isn't a very good example
AccursedBiscuit 3 months ago
@AccursedBiscuit This is true. The smartest dogs are actually the ones that you can teach a trick but then they choose not to do them. Hell, I had a dog that could lie to me. That is freaking smart. LOL
Zmblover 2 months ago
very cute and very clever
bortnib 4 months ago
a lot of animals can do that. I believe most animals are smarter then we give them credit for.
TheWolfRavera 4 months ago
Oh look, a cat doing cat things that any other cat can do.
So
Freaking
Intelligent
(cute, though)
akuma327 4 months ago
@akuma327 Anxiously awaiting your video upload of one of your "any other" cats doing this. Oh wait... nevermind.
sootikins 4 months ago 29
Nope. Your cat is not special and there is no defense against this. Just accept that I called him cute.
akuma327 4 months ago
@akuma327 Hahaha!
Omg this comment made my night!
Pari28 2 months ago
@akuma327 Oh look, a troll doing troll things that any other troll can do.
So
Freaking
Jerk
(stupid, though)
Tobogan3000 1 month ago
this actually isn't a challenge for any animal, they all have noses and know where the food is *shrug* cute to watch though
MadShepard 5 months ago 3
@MadShepard The challenge is in learning to open the slides in a somewhat methodical manner to get the food. Any animal with a nose will know there is food in there but will likely try to dig a hole in the thing to get at it and will occasionally open a slide accidentally. As you can see, there isn't any random digging happening here - he's far more systematic than that.
sootikins 5 months ago 19
@sootikins um...no, for one, the blocks only slide one way so of course it looks "methodical" to you, secondly the cat has probably done this a dozen times and knows it already so it's not actually "figuring out" anything at all. also since they know what blocks are hiding food still because they can smell it, no need to open the same one a dozen times because it no longer smells like food.
of course there's no digging the blocks are easy to grab moving very freely. try again kiddo
MadShepard 5 months ago
@MadShepard Indeed the cat has done it many times, If saying "figuring out" and "methodical" is the issue here let's just say he's been "conditioned" to do this. Self-conditioned actually, by randomly digging and pushing at the thing and learning through trial and error that the most direct route to the food is sliding blocks (as opposed to chewing through or digging or flipping the thing over or...) Anyway, I have nothing to prove here and we both know what arguing on the innertubes is like.
sootikins 5 months ago 18
@sootikins lol exactly, and it's a beautiful cat too we have two of them over here
MadShepard 5 months ago
@MadShepard I wish I had no friends so I could be a condescending asshole to strangers on the internet like you
Pyretix 1 month ago
@Pyretix Congratulations, wish granted! now go fetch a clue
MadShepard 1 month ago
the funny thing is this guy keep opening and closing then reopeining thinking that foods gonna reappear lool
Solja2010 4 months ago
@MadShepard Wtf is this so now I am supposed to believe this cat is "ordinary" just cause you say so. Then why did my Huskies piss on the ground where they slept all the time? Why cant my friend's cat figure out how to slide the cardboard that covers its food container when she is hungry? So no any normal animal cant perform these actions.
mkuroglu 2 months ago
@mkuroglu um...your dogs are incontinent, duh, maybe that cat is a moron. and yes any animal can perform these actions, your dogs being incontinent, has nothing at all to do with their intelligence level. nothing you said in your comment has anything to do with this on any level whatsoever.
MadShepard 2 months ago
They actually are more intelligent and I 've owned domestic short hair (or "housecat")
hortensia007 5 months ago
a normal housecat would do that easily too.
olafurhh03 5 months ago
@olafurhh03 Yeah, I never said otherwise. What's your point??
sootikins 5 months ago
@sootikins I just thought you where implying bengal cats where more intelligent judging by the title. But anyway, nice cat you got there. How much does it weigh?
olafurhh03 5 months ago
@olafurhh03 Bengal is a popular search term and the cat is a Bengal after all.
He's now 13lbs and full grown. A bit on the small side for a male actually, but that's okay with me.
sootikins 5 months ago
Oh god I want one of these...... I just wonder if they like climbing. My mum says the cat has to be kind, and not climb on walls in our house. THEY LOOK SO FREAKIN GREAT.........:)
TheKEYist 6 months ago
@TheKEYist Yes, Bengals like to climb - a lot. The trick is to supply them with enough things that they are allowed to climb (cat trees, etc.) and then they don't need to climb your furniture or screens or whatever.
sootikins 6 months ago
@sootikins We've had a cat before, and it had alot of toys. Every day I played with him, but he still climbed the furniture. That was the only problem with him. But thanks for the tip anyway! btw, if my english isn't right, then thats because I come from sweden.
TheKEYist 6 months ago
@TheKEYist Your English is good. With Bengals you need TALL toys because they love to be up high. Several cat "trees", all about 2 meters tall, keep mine satisfied.
sootikins 6 months ago
@sootikins ah, maybe that was the problem. Really thank you for everything! :) Great cat btw.
TheKEYist 6 months ago
This is brilliant and further reinforces my opinion on just how incredibly intelligent Bengals are. Cats typically are very different to dogs as they (dogs) have a pack mentality so they seek to please their established hierarchy which is usually the owner in a domestic sense. Cats do not have this hierarchy as they are not pack animals so they don't react to the same stimulus thus many people think cats are 'dumb' and untrainable. Cats actually DO respond very well to the right training methods
gcm747 7 months ago
@gcm747 Totally agree re: absence of pack mentality - and therefore absence of desire to please the Alpha being - in cats. Solution - work instead whit what DOES motivate cats: either food or play usually.
This video is so out of date now. This cat (Hunter) has become much more proficient and efficient in clearing out the puzzle box without mistakes or back-tracking. I need to get a new video shot and posted.
sootikins 7 months ago
smart cat. I love how at 1:23 ish he moved the same block for a second time, like he's playing with a magical wooden treat generator
theBLC420 7 months ago
Cats are smart. One day I will make a country on a island in the pacific island build some huge skyscrapers and all and have a cat with advanced piece if hardware hanging around it's neck that translates meowing and brain waves into human language! And this cat will be dictator of this nation. First cat in history to be leader and dictator
SMGJohn 8 months ago
Can he figure it out if he has to move both blocks over? I could imagine that being confusing since there'd be no immediate gratification for moving the first block.
MagicGuru88 11 months ago
@MagicGuru88 He's gotten much better & faster at it since I filmed this. He handles the both-block situation fine now. Sometimes he does it in 2 actions (close one then open the other) and sometimes he just moves both at once. He is definitely able to think at least one step ahead.
sootikins 11 months ago
@sootikins
Fascinating. I love hearing about Feline intelligence.
MagicGuru88 11 months ago
For some reason my cat really likes this video. He suddenly started looking very interested in the computer screen and even tried to touch the cat. It's like he was mesmerized. ;) The cat is probably very happy.
dmatahari 1 year ago
@dmatahari Maybe your cat can read my cat's body language. My cat is definitely happy, confident and brave - nothing bothers him. Maybe that shows in the way he moves?
sootikins 1 year ago
@sootikins someone's got a crush lol ^^
mooame 11 months ago
An Idea here is that the cat figured out how to get the treat. It is a simple process for human but not for other animals. Pigeons or most others animals can't get the treat.
xg3000 1 year ago
i dont get it? how is that a puzzle?
WelcomeToZomboCom 1 year ago
bravo kitty!!! ::))
csiribiri1 2 years ago
i've had my cat for a year and he constantly surprises me with how intelligent he is - your cat knows exactly what he's doing (and is stunning too - gorgeous coat) and puts to shame all those people who think they're just dumb animals
jembl81 2 years ago 9
Yeah. Cats have always been smarter than humans.
clambii 2 years ago 2
Calm down now. Cats didn't build the dog brick puzzle now did they?
Revo21384 2 years ago
what a handsome kitty! It may just be my bias towards cats talking here, but this video restates the obvious in terms of feline intelligence ^_^
Just0Another0Fangirl 2 years ago 28