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regdog@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days ago

What kind of locomotion is that? What is the evolutionary advantage?

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What kind of locomotion is that? What is the evolutionary advantage?

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      Close, but not sideways, no cheek-skritch action

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      “That’s so weird!”

      “And what are you doing?”

      “…”

      They expect embarrassment but they will only get pity.

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    I’d say the silliness seen here goes hand-in-hand with curiosity and intelligence, which makes them clever and effective hunters. This type of derpiness also earns them a rent free spot in monkey houses. So, dumb as it may seem, this is actually a very fit behavior.

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    What is the evolutionary advantage?

    Preservation of energy. Anti-parasite behavior.

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      Also, autonomous bodywide scratching

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      By lack of limb and intestinal autonomous motion! Yep, the cat is also digesting while flowing down.

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    Well, cats are basically liquids, so flowing down the stairs is actually the expected behavior.

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    Your premise is mistaken. The cat is rubbing its scent glands/scratching its cheek (and shoulder) on the stairs’ edges, to satisfy an itch and mark its property simultaneously. Sliding down the stairs is merely a benign side effect.

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      I bet theyre also having fun, because cats do like fun

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    It’s called “de-escatlation”. Just like de-escalation, but with an awkward hiccup.

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    The temperature in your house is too high … because your cat has taken to its liquid form.

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    Sometimes when I’m really tired in the morning I get out of bed like this, it’s the path of leadt resistance.

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    i think stairs can just be awkward for cats to navigate too. they are designed for human feet…

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    slinky cat!

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      Example of convergent evolution.

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    He wants pets and is using the stair edges to handle it himself.

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      A pet with pets? Petception.

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    … Drunken Tiger Paw?

    Evolutionary advantage…?

    Uh… its fairly energy conserving, accomplishes the desired goal when time is not a critical factor, also keeps kitty limber via basically a light stretch/workout of many diffent muscle/tendon groups?

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    Felis Slinkere!

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