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A mirror in the forest - this is a must see (Original Post) ashling Feb 2013 OP
wow, very brave In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #1
That stndoffish leopard is saying ashling Feb 2013 #4
I just think they are cute. In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #7
Thank you ashling Feb 2013 #9
It was like he was looking for a way in. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #2
I think he eventually figured it out. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #11
Thank you! mia Feb 2013 #3
Looked exactly like every cat confontation with a mirror I've ever seen. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #5
Same here - I've watched our cats do that entire mirror dance several times. calimary Feb 2013 #13
Loved how he/she kept going behind the mirror... Sekhmets Daughter Feb 2013 #6
Sweet! A flatscreen. Now I can watch Human Planet. Kennah Feb 2013 #8
probably thinking PatrynXX Feb 2013 #10
You mean... cui bono Feb 2013 #14
Reminds me of the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey Not Sure Feb 2013 #12
I think all cats are freaked out by mirrors at first. Reminded me of Lucy and Harpo. Gorp Feb 2013 #15

ashling

(25,771 posts)
4. That stndoffish leopard is saying
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:54 PM
Feb 2013

"Lola, I'm telling you, don't mess around with that. It's a portal to another dimension"

"Does my spotted butt look big in the other dimension?"

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
7. I just think they are cute.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 12:09 AM
Feb 2013


Oh and, no. Your spotted butt does not look big in the other dimension.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
11. I think he eventually figured it out.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 02:21 AM
Feb 2013

At one point he was moving his tale and watching it move in the mirror. Then he sat back with his front legs in front of him, sitting on his haunches. Later yet, he looked at the road as it went before him, behind him and how it looked in the mirror.

That was quite amazing.

He seemed to follow some sort of reasoning process, first looking into the mirror and trying to touch what he first thought was another cat, then looking behind the mirror and down into the mirror. Amazing.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)
5. Looked exactly like every cat confontation with a mirror I've ever seen.
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:55 PM
Feb 2013

Stare at it. Sneak up on it. Paw at it. Walk around the other side. Flop down and stare some more. Repeat. Thought balloon forms over cat's head: "WTF?"

I wonder if this whole thing came from somebody thinking, "You know, it would really be fun to mess with some leopards by putting a mirror in the forest. It'll really fuck up their heads! Har, Har."

calimary

(81,238 posts)
13. Same here - I've watched our cats do that entire mirror dance several times.
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 04:20 AM
Feb 2013

A cat by any other name is still a cat. Especially when confronted by a strange thing called a mirror!

Cool video! I shared it to my Facebook page.

Not Sure

(735 posts)
12. Reminds me of the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sat Feb 16, 2013, 02:22 AM
Feb 2013

When the black object first appears before the primates.

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