I never get tired of watching kittens getting goofy over mirrors. I had an anole once who’d go positively postal if he saw his reflection in a mirror; and I once saw a hamster get very grumpy about it. But kittens seem to be having fun.
It is said that clams are among the very few animals to recognize themselves in a mirror; but they don’t do anything about it.
From 2018
That gray kitten, near the end of the video, seems to have intimidated itself by acting so scary. I always have to laugh at how kittens can act so scary when they are, to coin a phrase, as harmless as a kitten.
My little cat never went through that stage. She noticed herself in the mirror when I first got her and seemed to figure it out almost immediately.
Seven years hence, and indeed, I remember this video.
It has to be frustrating for a kitten, no matter how scary they act, that “other cat” in the mirror makes itself equally scary, and maybe even scarier. But seven years on, the same little cat as I had when I first responded to this post, completely ignores mirrors. But, she can’t resist a water faucet and insists that drinking from a trickle of water coming from a faucet is much better than drinking from a bowl.
They are all such unique individuals. Will have to talk in another post about Peep and Robbie. Patty
That’s for certain. Cats have been a part of my life for over 60 years, and every one of them has been very much an individual. I am grateful to our God that I’ve had them in my life, and I know that He values their lives every bit as much as I value their lives.
That is so very true. We have such a deep connection with them, it is hard to express. Patty
I had a similar thing happen with a stray cat that I rescued. When she passed, I grieved very deeply.
My last little girl, Peep was my absolute darling. We had a deep bond . I truly was her world. We adored each other and it broke my hear when she died. Patty