Why do cats act so weird?

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noun

1. 1.

   a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractable claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed.

   Similar:

   feline

   pussycat

   pussy

   puss

   kitty

   kitty cat

   kitten

   Tiddles

   Tibbles

   tom

   tomcat

   tabby

   ginger

   tortoiseshell

   marmalade cat

   mouser

   house cat

   wild cat

   alley cat

   moggie

   mog

   fur baby

   fur kid

   grimalkin
2. 2.

   INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN

   (especially among jazz enthusiasts) a man.

   "this West Coast cat had managed him since the early 80s"

verb

NAUTICAL

1. raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead.

   "I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had the anchor catted"

They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the science behind some of your cat’s strangest behaviors.

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Why do cats act so weird?

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Adjectives: 

cute  

lovable 

entertaining 

strange 

feline 

amusing 

baffling 

solitary 

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instinctual 

domestic 

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odor-free 

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stealthy 

dumb 

hairless 

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