Kitten discovers mirror

Chewie the kitten can't understand where the other kitten is

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Pets & Animals

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• kitten
• mirror
• reflection
• cute
• funny
• silly
• fun
• crazy
• kitty
• cat
• chaton
• katzen
• little
• baby
• suprise
• scared
• cruel
• chewie

[endrake2]

no matter how scary I make myself look, that other guy looks just as scary! What's happening?!?!?!?!

[KamikoAmaterasu]

Seems like a really smart kitteh, I've watched a bunch of other videos and it seems like most cats want to fight their mirror image, this one's just curious and trying to figure it out :V I love the parts where it pokes its head around the mirror and gets all confused xD

[UberKrassMann]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwweee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeee

[CarpathianCarl]

@DarkELfBG4ever I've noticed that my cat can be trained by "making him" do something. When I bought his scratch post (about 2 months old), I'd hold his front legs while sitting behind him, and make him scratch at the post. Even taught him to "grab" the post (like putting your hands on each side of someone's shoulders) Surprisingly he caught on quickly. He'll only scratch the post and not any furniture as well. Same idea with the mirror. If he ignores it, sit with him and "puppet" him and see.

[CarpathianCarl]

@DarkELfBG4ever Also, it might take awhile as they usually "avoid" eye contact with the reflection. I'd sit behind him, making sure he'd look in the mirror. He'd follow my finger's reflection. Other times wait til he was around a corner, than position the mirror to "appear" as another cat "hiding" around a corner. Also, with the mirror in front of him/her, try angling it at different angles as it'll appear the cat is in the floor, and they tend to get curious. 

[DarkELfBG4ever]

@CarpathianCarl really interesting facts:D right now, though, my cat (6-7 years old) isn't in the house, she stays in the garden. (she wouldn't stay inside, she's a "free" cat:D) in 1-2 years from now when i'm gonna move in a house on my own, i'm gonna get one and i'm gonna try these:D

[CarpathianCarl]

@DarkELfBG4ever You have to show them their reflection as kittens. I put a mirror down for my cat, when he was young, and he finally took to playing with himself in the mirror. Usually when he has his daily "spaz out" if I leave a mirror down he'll play by running towards it. But isn't being aggressive with it. He's actually playing. BTW, buy a stuffed lion or tiger about the same size/bigger than cat LOL. Depending on personality, they'll freak out or "lay" against it after getting used to it.

[CarpathianCarl]

@DarkELfBG4ever You have to show them their reflection as kittens. I put a mirror down for my cat, when he was young, and he finally took to playing with himself in the mirror. Usually when he has his daily "spaz out" if I leave a mirror down he'll play by running towards it. But isn't being aggressive with it. He's actually playing. BTW, buy a stuffed lion or tiger about the same size/bigger than cat LOL. Depending on personality, they'll freak out or "lay" against it after getting used to it.

[Omarew]

How can you stand that clock ticking!? So loud!

[DarkELfBG4ever]

oh my it's so smart btw:D

[DarkELfBG4ever]

amazing:D my cat doesn't do anything in front of a mirror, she just ingnores her reflection:D

[msmonte70]

Cat:oh hey look a new kitten ill just go around this evil contraption. Person: tehe. Cat:wait what where is he if I take a step to left I see him but when I take a step to the right and look left I don't see him wait he must be flat or 2D. Person: tehe. Cat: you idiot. Person: tehe.