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    Do you know your cat? When she is not purring on your living room sofa - do you know where she roams? Do you know where she wanders off once she leaves the premises? No? Well, would you like to?
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  • @thomascorbett2936
    @thomascorbett2936 2 года назад +3840

    I love cats , I've always had at least one cat in my house since I was a little boy, I'm now 71 .

    • @rosemarycrosman6381
      @rosemarycrosman6381 2 года назад +199

      I have 12!

    • @thomascorbett2936
      @thomascorbett2936 2 года назад +209

      @@rosemarycrosman6381 bless your heart .

    • @frankshannon3235
      @frankshannon3235 2 года назад +120

      My father-in-law hated cats as a boy and young man. But they finally got one he liked when he was about 50 and after that they've never been without at least one. He looks like The Skipper on Gilligan's Island. We found a stray that was injured and nursed it. One of the most loving cats ever. We named it "Little Buddy" and gave it to him. If you don't understand Google it.

    • @thomascorbett2936
      @thomascorbett2936 2 года назад +58

      @@frankshannon3235 yes I understand I used to watch Gilligans island, good story thanks .

    • @jl.creature.design
      @jl.creature.design 2 года назад +59

      They're amazing animals, we're very lucky to have them ! I hope you're doing well!

  • @Jessica-re3ke
    @Jessica-re3ke Год назад +692

    My cat is the one who looks left and right before crossing the street 😄 he also stops at alleys to make sure no cars are speeding out, and he only crosses at crosswalks. He is 9yrs old now and walks with us and our dog everyday for a long walk, then i found out from neighbors that he also waits at their doors from as early as 6am to go walking with them and their dog, and he walks with families and their kids to school in the morning and comes back. He is the block mascot and loves his walks 😆

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  Год назад +73

      omg what an awesome cat! Ha! Thanks for sharing that. How cute is that?!

    • @cliffbird5016
      @cliffbird5016 Год назад +35

      1 mine looks left and right before crossing the road as well.
      he goes out in the morning before the busses start running and doesnt come home again till after the last bus has stoped as his territory is across a busy road and he only goes out before the roads get busy and wont come back till the roads get quit again. so i only seem him for a few hrs a day as by the time he comes home its my bedtime.
      His tracker says he goes out between 4 and 5 AM and he doesnt normaly come back home till around midnight. he never seems to stop for more than 20 mins in 1 place so he is nearly always on the move during the day and only sleeps when he is home. the tracker updates every 10 mins and it keeps the history so i can track where he goes over a 24hr period whici i do at night when he comes home and i put the tracker on charge before puting it back on him then go to bed.

    • @starfishw7138
      @starfishw7138 Год назад +9

      Now that is one inspiring kitty.

    • @NewarkBay357
      @NewarkBay357 Год назад +13

      That's a genius-level cat.

    • @kellykeller5741
      @kellykeller5741 Год назад +13

      How sweet..I have one cat who looks under my car for other cats so I won't hit them..

  • @evelynwhittington5089
    @evelynwhittington5089 7 месяцев назад +52

    I can't live without cat. They are smart and they are the most beautiful beings.

  • @ecospider5
    @ecospider5 Год назад +61

    We slept in a tent in our backyard one week. The stray cat we started feeding years earlier slept with us each night. It was very nice until she put a mouse under our pillow while sleeping.
    Good kitty. Thanks for the gift. 😴😟😯😲😬🙀🐭🐁🎁

    • @georgeinazuma4377
      @georgeinazuma4377 3 месяца назад +7

      Clearly the cat saw that you were poor hunters! 😇

    • @ecospider5
      @ecospider5 3 месяца назад +3

      @georgeinazuma4377
      She definitely didn’t want us going hungry 😋

    • @gk51171
      @gk51171 Месяц назад +1

      you are lucky she did not bring a snake or a big lizard

    • @full_time_Sinner209
      @full_time_Sinner209 Месяц назад +1

      ​@georgeinazuma4377 lmfao 🤣 the cat obviously knew they were going to die if he didn't intervene lol 😂

    • @ecospider5
      @ecospider5 Месяц назад

      @full_time_Sinner209
      If she didn’t bring us dinner I don’t know what we would have done. 🤣🤣😋

  • @normalhuman428
    @normalhuman428 2 года назад +406

    I had a small male cat who had surgery. He had metal stitches and I had to put salve on them. After coming home from the hospital on day 2, he was acting kinda crazy wanting to go out but not actually leaving when I opened the door. In that animal to human mind meld of staring at me, I realized he knew he could not go out there by himself in his condition. So, I bought the vowel, opened the door, he waited, and I followed. He took me on journey around the property, marking (peeing) on trees and such, moving ahead stopping to make sure I was following, until we made a circle all the way back to the door and we went in. I did this a couple of days. Afterwards, he was always happy and purring on my lap. We marked our territory together to make sure the bad cats stayed away.

    • @raphaellavictoria01
      @raphaellavictoria01 Год назад +22

      that's awesome! 😍😍😍

    • @Monk-eee
      @Monk-eee Год назад +40

      this is actually very sweet of you, and I'm sure he was very appreciative of your guardianship and extra muscle on those walks around his territory. And gave him a sense of calm knowing he did his rounds and all was ok

    • @lindamaloney1651
      @lindamaloney1651 Год назад +10

      So sweet!

    • @idwtbam
      @idwtbam Год назад +8

      Wow😮

    • @MultiChubby1
      @MultiChubby1 Год назад +17

      You are the owner every cat needs.

  • @flygirlfly
    @flygirlfly 2 года назад +95

    My friends 'adopted' a stray cat. He'd demand to go out for 1/2 a day, then return for the night. They took him to the vet because he started getting so fat. The vet laughed, and asked if they were SURE he was their cat. The vet recognized the cat as he already had a file on him. Turns out the furry conman was a "bigamist". He already had a family. They contacted the 'other' family, and agreed to share him, only coordinate his feedings, so he didn't turn into a glutton.

    • @JacyndaMinor
      @JacyndaMinor 2 года назад +19

      Ha! My older cat used to be indoor/outdoor, and everywhere we have lived when I was loading up to move out I’d have neighbors coming up to say goodbye telling me they were going to really miss him! I’d be like, wait, who are you? Apparently he would visit certain families at certain times when they were outside enjoying evenings on their porches and whatnot every single day, doing all his best bits, even jumping into their cars when they got home to say “hello.” He gets more done in a day than I do! Anyways now he’s indoor only though bc it drastically lowers their life spans to let cats out to wander. He loves it when we have visitors tho

    • @gracewonder1867
      @gracewonder1867 Год назад +15

      When I adopted my stray, she was feeding from 6 different families each day!

    • @nataliacole6085
      @nataliacole6085 3 месяца назад +3

      😂 too funny !

    • @bonnylouwho76
      @bonnylouwho76 3 месяца назад +5

      @@gracewonder1867 Cats are SMART! It never hurts them to adopt so many adoring human beings does it? LOL

    • @full_time_Sinner209
      @full_time_Sinner209 Месяц назад +1

      Lol 😂

  • @teashaadams4639
    @teashaadams4639 Год назад +35

    I absolutely love cats. Especially my black cat. They’re so special and full of good fortune ❤ my love of cats is the reason I got into veterinarian technology ❤️

    • @monakeulen5622
      @monakeulen5622 Месяц назад

      First time to hear that about a black one! They are usually the ones left from the litter or fed to snakes.

  • @inkandfleece
    @inkandfleece Год назад +44

    Cats are soo amazing and mysterious in their own ways. Absolutely love them! 😌🐈‍⬛🐈❤️

  • @Ifellofmybike
    @Ifellofmybike 2 года назад +1270

    My cat kept disappearing and coming back home with smoke smell lingering on its fur. we don't smoke. then it stopped and later we found missing cat note... of our cat! these poor folks bought him everything and considered it theirs. our prodigal cat got double food and cuddles for almost a month.
    EDIT: My cat thanks for all the likes 😺👉❤

    • @bookmouse2719
      @bookmouse2719 2 года назад +164

      Put a collar on him with a tag, ID chip him and maybe put a note in his collar saying please don't feed MY cat!

    • @DancingDeity
      @DancingDeity 2 года назад +140

      That's quite funny. I agree with the other commenter that you should give him a collar & a microchip.

    • @vaneenusa1776
      @vaneenusa1776 2 года назад +64

      This is hilarious! Lucky cat

    • @l82theparty4
      @l82theparty4 2 года назад +45

      This happened to a neighbors cat. only the visited home kept the cat inside. (neighbors told on neighbors)

    • @user-md3tu2oo1i
      @user-md3tu2oo1i 2 года назад +55

      This is happening right now with this new kitty I have been feeding. He comes in the house usually at evening and night then goes home in the morning lol I know he has a home. My cats are indoor. One doesn't like him but it's not dangerous. My daughter is in love with him. Our senior kitty passed a few months ago and she has been devastated. So let him sleep with her. Such a great cat too

  • @midgoog2
    @midgoog2 2 года назад +414

    About 4 years ago, during the height of our Australian summer my wife (a dedicated dog lover, cat hater ) found a litter of kittens seemingly abandoned in our yard. The next day with still no sign of the mother we gathered them up and started the hand rearing process to try and save them from a horrible death. There is no better feeling than having 5 kittens nuzzling your beard and exploring your dressing gown while bottle feeding the sixth.
    The mother cat did return 2 weeks later and rediscovered her litter but no attempt to capture her was successful.
    We lost 1of the kittens around 6 months of age. He was an explorer and we like to think someone took him in rather than alternate possibilities.
    My wife is now a convert to these wonderful animals even with the high costs of having 5 fur babies ( 3 male, 2 female ). They are all desexed and microchipped, and it helps when the Vet gives us a bulk discount on the annual check up and vaccinations.
    There is always a cat needing a cuddle, playtime or scratch when you have 5 of them.
    Eric

    • @kkbird21
      @kkbird21 Год назад +18

      We had 2 sets of abandoned babies on my mom's property (triplets and quads) that we nursed and kept as pets- we became crazy cat people ever since! Although they ideally should be with their own mom, it was an amazing bonding experience that I kind of miss. My current "covid sisters" were between 6-8 weeks when I rescued them and the bond is just not the same. No matter... I'm a diehard cat fan for life 😺

    • @KJ-wx2su
      @KJ-wx2su Год назад +27

      My cat (a former stray, still indoor/outdoor) had four kittens a few months back. I'd honestly love to keep all of them, but as a single guy who still rents in the city, it's just not realistic. Though I'm keeping one of the kittens, saying goodbye to the other three is proving to be an emotionally trying experience.

    • @owlthepirate5997
      @owlthepirate5997 Год назад +11

      Try feeding, an caring for 15!

    • @AuntieThree
      @AuntieThree Год назад +8

      I would pass away from allergies, I wish I could cuddle them.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion Год назад +10

      Aw you kept them all! That's great man!

  • @carmaela2689
    @carmaela2689 10 месяцев назад +28

    I adore cats. I love dogs too, but cats just have so much personality and I admire their ability to live only by their own rules.

  • @eunicestone6532
    @eunicestone6532 Год назад +70

    We had an old mamma cat that went out and brought back mice, squirrels, rabbits. Mom always said that she was paying her "rent". Mom would make a big fuss over thanking her and telling her what a good kitty she was. She never scolded her for it. We were amazed at their relationship. We always referred to her as Mommy's cat..

  • @jsigmo
    @jsigmo 2 года назад +831

    My wife and I watched this documentary the other night, and we had one of our cats (Sophia) sitting between us as we did so. We had about as much fun watching Sophia's reactions to the show as we did from watching the show ourselves.
    Sophia attentively watched the show at least 90% of the time, and her ear movements and body language as she saw and heard the cats on the TV screen were fantastic. Cats shown with their tails whipping made her hunker down as she knew what that means. Cats crouching down for an attack also made her react similarly. Basically, our cat reacted with the poses and body language one would expect from a cat who was right there live with a cat or cats exhibiting various behaviors. It was fascinating and hilarious at the same time.
    This is the first time we've seen Sophia pay much attention to any program on the TV, and it was wonderful.
    We're going to seek out more cat programs to watch with our cats, particularly Sophia, who seemed to really enjoy it. She was in a most playful mood after the show, too.
    Oh, and my wife and I enjoyed the show, too. Very interesting, well photographed, well edited, and entertaining while also being informative and fascinating. Often, documentaries are not so well produced as this one. So: Bravo, and thank you.

    • @TeaWitcher
      @TeaWitcher 2 года назад +39

      Ahhh 🥲😍 how adorable!! I can't wait to have a pet cat again

    • @ah-ha723
      @ah-ha723 2 года назад +38

      There was one time I was playing a video of a bunch of kittens crying for their mother, because they got themselves stuck somewhere. Our cat Sam was very concerned and began scouring the desk for them and seemed to be shouting "I'm listening but where are you??"

    • @ronaldfauver1469
      @ronaldfauver1469 2 года назад +4

      9

    • @deluxe67x12
      @deluxe67x12 2 года назад +30

      Years ago I watched the movie "The Bear" with my sisters. Our cat, who ordinarily ignored the television, planted herself in front of the set and watched the first half of the movie, which had no humans, with intense interest. When humans appeared in the second half and the focus shifted to them, she lost interest in the movie.

    • @7yep4336dfgvvh
      @7yep4336dfgvvh 2 года назад +5

      That right there shows cats' lacks in intelligence. A crow would've known it wss watching a documentary

  • @CopiousDoinksLLC
    @CopiousDoinksLLC 2 года назад +421

    Rudi is my favorite. He's clearly a badass. I also love how he didn't particularly feel like he needed to refresh his scent every day. He's like "I'm tough enough that I'll be able to take it back if someone comes on my turf."

    • @2003_4channer
      @2003_4channer 2 года назад +62

      I love this analysis! Rudi is a smooth operating veteran that knows about longevity in the turf game. For sure a kingpin in the area, despite his age.

    • @PiXie232
      @PiXie232 2 года назад +21

      He was my favorite too:) That was the main reason why I clicked on this video was because of the thumbnail that had his photo.. he looks so similar to my cat Bella that just passed away a few months ago.. he was 22 years old. My boy had longer fur though:) He was a big Maine Coon tom cat. It reminded so much of him.. this was a cool video.

    • @jaijai5250
      @jaijai5250 2 года назад +7

      @@PiXie232 I bet you must really miss him. Our car Sally died May 2020, she was 26 years old. She hardly ventured further than the patio, and if she did, she only walked up the garden path and back.

    • @phoenixfire8978
      @phoenixfire8978 Год назад +13

      He’s definitely the seasoned old brawler.

    • @PiXie232
      @PiXie232 Год назад +7

      @@jaijai5250 oh wow 26! An old granny kitty:)😻 I bet she was a wonderful kitty:) That’s a very long time.. I really wish I would’ve had another four years with my beautiful boy.. he was my baby.. I had him since he was born. It’s still so hard being without him. I miss him terribly. But he had a very good life, and he passed away in my arms, so I’ve got to be grateful for the time I had with him:) You know how hard it is losing your fur baby though.. and he was my first one that I had on my own once I moved out when I was 16. So he was my favorite..♥️

  • @snowkracker
    @snowkracker Год назад +44

    After seeing this I would be interested in getting a GPS tracker for one of my cats Lucy. The other day a neighbor told me she saw her hanging out with her big friendly male pit bull. I didn’t know she had dog friends. Lol.

  • @voyaristika5673
    @voyaristika5673 Год назад +104

    I thought it interesting that Lars and Emily live with the same family but never bonded at all, yet they have the exact same territory patrolled at different times. I'd sure like to talk to all these cats and have them explain what they're thinking. Fascinating study.

  • @rachmonte
    @rachmonte 2 года назад +403

    We had a feral show up one night. We fed her and slowly gained her trust. Took about two years but she moved in and she eventually lost interest in going out at all. We took good care of her. She was such a sweetheart. She suffered medical problems from years of living in the wild. We always wondered where she came from and what her life was like.

    • @BWOOHAHAHAAA
      @BWOOHAHAHAAA 2 года назад +32

      You stole my cat!

    • @Phoenix-One0922
      @Phoenix-One0922 2 года назад +17

      You're lucky that you got to share in only one of her 9 lives...

    • @ATAdude666
      @ATAdude666 2 года назад

      @@BWOOHAHAHAAA good, keep it inside lol

    • @fayewong736
      @fayewong736 2 года назад +11

      We took in a feral cat 10 months ago. Still building trust with him. Sometimes we also wonder where he from and what his life was like in the wild lol

    • @stefandieter4611
      @stefandieter4611 2 года назад +3

      Happy new month Rachel

  • @luciferalpha3080
    @luciferalpha3080 2 года назад +623

    I can't get over how beautiful and green this neighborhood is. I wanna move there.

    • @Bombarded1n
      @Bombarded1n 2 года назад +3

      It’s painted grass Bwhahahaha

    • @roigrose5045
      @roigrose5045 2 года назад +7

      50 hectares of park! Admirable!

    • @jedfra9172
      @jedfra9172 2 года назад +23

      You will need a few Euro's that's for sure.

    • @jamesdean9943
      @jamesdean9943 2 года назад +25

      Yes Germany is a beautiful country, as most of Europe in the spring summer.

    • @jude999
      @jude999 2 года назад +20

      Germans keep things tidy and clean.

  • @TheMixCurator
    @TheMixCurator Год назад +58

    This was a great watch. I have two cats (Cashew and Mango), but the rule is they are not allowed out once it gets dark,so they're very into the human rhythm of up at light, asleep at dark. They have evening entertainment though, as we have 4 foxes that regularly visit at night (I leave them food) so it's their own version of Cat TV.
    Weirdly though, when I let them out at day break I have regularly seen them playing/chasing the foxes like it's the best playtime - the foxes know I feed them/are aware the cats come from the same house. It's hilarious watching a cat a quarter of the size of a fox chase them around and give them playful punches.

    • @2qlrn273
      @2qlrn273 Год назад +13

      You should start your own YT-channel with videos of those 'Foxy-Cat-Encounters!'

    • @2qlrn273
      @2qlrn273 Год назад +8

      What's more, many of us would LOVE to watch those 'Foxy-Cat-Entcounters', too!

  • @VJShordee
    @VJShordee Год назад +23

    I loved this. I have cats but they are indoor cats. I’ve rescued 3 from outside. The first one was a intact ginger Tom about 5. He was so beautiful. At first I let him out. I didn’t know who he belonged to. He was under my deck in a blizzard. I figured he was forgotten by his family or someone died & he was just let outside. He came home from a fight & I never let him out again. However, he got out a few times only to run under my deck where he has lived. The 2nd was a feral Tom I thought was a teen. Took me months. Eventually he came inside. He was about 3 the vet said. I wasn’t sure if he was a female or male. He’s never been out again. The 3rd was a calico teenager in my front tree trying to catch something to eat. I coaxed her down w food. I figured someone couldn’t handle her & let her go. She was quite a handful. I take her outside w me only. I had another cat that died 2 yrs at 20. He was allowed to go outside in the summer w me, so that’s how the Calico got the privilege to go outside, plus I really couldn’t control her. She never leaves the yard. I’m always outside w her.

  • @garyschraa7947
    @garyschraa7947 2 года назад +53

    In Boxtel Netherlands smallish woodland animals in the country were being hit by cars routinely , so the town decided to pay for tunnels , or corridors to be dug under the roads , in key areas where they frequented . It was a complete success . I suspect cats have learned to use them as well

    • @RicardoMartinez-oh9sq
      @RicardoMartinez-oh9sq Год назад +4

      Oh, that is great to hear!

    • @eeccee11
      @eeccee11 11 месяцев назад +1

      That is amazing. I wish we would work together and do that in more of Canada. So many animals 😢

    • @TheTibmeister
      @TheTibmeister 8 месяцев назад

      That is wonderful. Holland is a lovely country to visit too.

  • @SandraNelson063
    @SandraNelson063 2 года назад +264

    When cats bring their catches home, they are trying to feed their people. They would do the same for their kittens.
    Much respect to Rudi, a tough cookie.

    • @josephbelanger5053
      @josephbelanger5053 2 года назад +6

      Indeed. Rudi is a riot. I adopted two male litter mates who are best buds. It is striking how divergent their personalities, behaviors and habits are. Side note: The word "data" is plural You don't say shows. The data show.

    • @brendajoycewhite5747
      @brendajoycewhite5747 2 года назад +24

      When my Dad was sick, cancer, his 2 cats would bring him birds and mice.

    • @midesti
      @midesti 2 года назад +7

      And they're trying to teach you how to handle prey, which is why they "play" with it. They want you to practice.

    • @hellosweetheart3350
      @hellosweetheart3350 2 года назад +16

      @@brendajoycewhite5747 my Siamese brought my mom a mouse and dropped it on the bed and she yelled for me because she couldn't move due to having a reconstruction surgery of her breast after breast cancer! I was caring for her at my home and our cat never ever done that before!!

    • @spraakkanon
      @spraakkanon 2 года назад +6

      Others say they do it to teach you how to hunt because they find you a bad hunter.
      Either way, cats shouldn't be let to catch native species (that includes native rodents). That does not include house mice, since they are not native, but sure includes mice that live in the forests and fields, they are different species.

  • @JohnTLyon
    @JohnTLyon Год назад +3

    I'm a Leo, born in the year of the Tiger, 1950. In the old Ogham (Celtic) calendar, my sign is the cat. I think you know where I'm going with this!🦁🐱 Cats rule, dogs drool!!! Cats have a high reproduction rate because they have a high mortality rate. Particularly wild cats. This is a very good examination of the domestic cat and its predator instincts. Bravo!👍👍👍

  • @dabndangle
    @dabndangle 2 года назад +44

    A car dropped a box off on my road one day. Went up and found a kitten. Eyes weren't even open. Bottle fed it and what not. He's almost 18 now and is legit like a dog. And surprisingly still fast and agile. Jumps higher then my younger cat that is fat🤣

    • @dannyarcher6370
      @dannyarcher6370 6 месяцев назад +6

      _A car dropped a box off on my road one day._
      I can't tell you how angry this makes me.

    • @jacobwright1279
      @jacobwright1279 5 месяцев назад

      @@dannyarcher6370you and I both. Thank god for people like this person who will actually take the box and take care of the kittens inside instead of leaving them for dead. I have 2 nearly 3 year old maincoon cats who’s mother was even found in the middle of the road half ran over. Everyone went over or around her until we got her and took her in and nursed her back to health. Not long after, we had the 2 lovely cats that we have now. I love them like actual kids.

    • @jeskac209
      @jeskac209 3 месяца назад

      Amazing 💕😽🐾

  • @DescartesRenegade
    @DescartesRenegade 2 года назад +271

    I used to be agnostic about cats but always loved dogs. I took in a stray and it freely goes in and out of my house. They are MUCH more interesting than dogs. They lead lives outside of what we see, maybe even with second families. They're extremely stealthy, sensitive, territorial, and instinctive killers. They are fascinating.

    • @loralieisa
      @loralieisa Год назад +16

      Dogs are also interesting. I have chosen to live life to the fullest and have dogs and cats.

    • @katula14
      @katula14 Год назад +16

      Dogs can't compare to cats in any way.

    • @josephmendoza9523
      @josephmendoza9523 Год назад +23

      The big difference between dogs and cats is (besides the size) is that Dogs pretty much lost their ability to hunt because they know we will give them food. Cats however despite feeding them they have not lost their ability to hunt. And what I do love about house cats is that they are technically teaching us What big cats do

    • @Blinkers2007GameDev
      @Blinkers2007GameDev Год назад +1

      they truly are, you know

    • @Blinkers2007GameDev
      @Blinkers2007GameDev Год назад

      @@katula14 Lion don't compare themselves to humans!

  • @justasmallltowngirlll
    @justasmallltowngirlll 2 года назад +225

    I hand delivered my furr babies. Momma was bought for my son, and she escaped the just before she was to be fixed and was ended up pregnant. We went to the vet to get her fixed, and he was like she's pregnant. So, we bonded over the three months, and she came to me when she first started labor and made her a nest like bed on my bed, and I stayed up with up with her. A few hours later, our first little bean popped out, and she literally held my arm as she pushed. Then, half an hour later, a second little bean, and then labor stopped. I called the vet, and he said if she didn't deliver the last babie that we had to bring her in at 7am. I dropped her off and came back and bam. Not one more bean but two!!! She was fixed just after he did the surgery to get the babies out. So fast forward a bit, and I was the only one allowed to be near the babies. She would get so exhausted after delivering and then major surgery. She would meow and look at me and be like it's your turn. I am done, lol. And we would switch and she would go relax with my son and I would watch the babies. She would carry each baby to me and take off for a bit. The second they would meow for food, she was back instantly. We ended up keeping two beans and gave two away. The boys are more human than cat. They are now 5, and they think I am also momma and are the biggest sucks. They even talk a lot. Lots of chirping and always tail straight up and happy. They are my babies and are part of the family. I would love to put gps on them and see where they go. They are the only cats on my block and have the whole neighborhood to themselves. Anyways, sorry for the book, like comment lol Have a super awesome day everyone!!!

    • @lyndalwest7183
      @lyndalwest7183 2 года назад +1

      9

    • @janledford3010
      @janledford3010 2 года назад +15

      Enjoyed your ‘book’!! I too had a kitty, Sugar, that got pregnant by,, her brother!🥴 She was only 6 months and didn’t understand. She had 2 babies, both boys in my lap. I made her a bed for them, but she would pick them up and bring them to me. She wanted her babies in my lap! Sweet. They ended up being the smartest kitties, but I made very sure that never happened again!!! God bless❣️

    • @justasmallltowngirlll
      @justasmallltowngirlll 2 года назад +9

      @Jan Ledford it's amazing how they trust us to look after the babies. That is a true bond. Hope you have a super awesome day

    • @anotherabeer4341
      @anotherabeer4341 2 года назад +6

      Beautiful book 😻

    • @mombudny2842
      @mombudny2842 2 года назад +2

      You are a very sweet kitty Mama. God bles you sugar. He loves it when we care for His fur babies 👍❤️

  • @andrealfarrow6726
    @andrealfarrow6726 Год назад +85

    What a awesome vet these cats have! What a great understanding he has about cats having souls...I think all these cats are in the right place:) A very interesting documentary. Thanks to the people who put this useful scientific study together for us to view.

    • @garyrowden7150
      @garyrowden7150 Год назад +6

      we need more vets here that understand and love cats (we always get the dog loving ones)

    • @ingridakerblom7577
      @ingridakerblom7577 8 месяцев назад +2

      All animals do and as a vet, something is wrong if you don't understand that 😂

  • @davidheslop1212
    @davidheslop1212 Год назад +59

    We need more cat documentaries 🤩

  • @Immortal_BP
    @Immortal_BP 2 года назад +403

    lived under a mountain with houses spread pretty far apart and we had 2 cats. one day a bear was trying to get into our garbage and one of our cats who was the most chill cat in the world named Smokey just walked up to the bear and they acted like they were friends. we just assume that wasnt their first encounter, pretty awesome if u ask me.

    • @drevil3606
      @drevil3606 2 года назад +5

      Def awesome i d love to see that my 2 fave animals

    • @TheSpeechQueen
      @TheSpeechQueen 2 года назад +21

      The bear came to visit Smokey.

    • @philflip1963
      @philflip1963 2 года назад +3

      'Smokey' is a bears, not a cats name.

    • @fultoncandeleja5731
      @fultoncandeleja5731 2 года назад +11

      Smokey invited the bear over tonthe garbage

    • @gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg
      @gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg 2 года назад +12

      @@philflip1963 you don't decide if it's a cats name or not

  • @linjoy9627
    @linjoy9627 2 года назад +35

    The BBC did this documentary in an English Villiage many years ago, it was surprising how many Cat’s had supper at different houses! No wonder we can’t get them to loose weight. It’s good to see another country do the same. I’ve got 7 Cat’s left from the 9 I had. Two are British Shorthair and 5 Burmese. They have their own garden that’s been converted to prevent them leaving home.

  • @TigerShark_With_thigh_in_mouth
    @TigerShark_With_thigh_in_mouth 9 месяцев назад +56

    I have a 25lb cat named Garfield. He pretty much never leaves our yard. I love him so much. He spends 90% of his day laying under a tree watching birds waiting for them to get close enough he can get a snack.

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  9 месяцев назад +11

      🤣

    • @bonnylouwho76
      @bonnylouwho76 3 месяца назад +2

      Oh funny, there was a HUGE "Garfield" colored male cat from somewhere in our area of the city. He must have 35 lbs at least. GORGEOUS~ To me he seemed as if he might have some Maine Coone in him to be that large and not be an obese cat. I could never get close enough to him because I had a dog. My dog loved kitties too.

  • @janbadinski7126
    @janbadinski7126 2 года назад +26

    I've been obsessed with cats since I was a little kid. After a number of years I quit fighting my obsession. Now I watch RUclips vids of them every chance I get.

  • @ScubaSteveM45
    @ScubaSteveM45 2 года назад +33

    Hats off to Lars for keeping it real, returning to his birthplace in the abandoned factory

  • @gogglespisano24
    @gogglespisano24 2 года назад +19

    The Vet in the video is an absolute animal lover. Thank goodness for him. He is sitting here lovingly staring at the babies

  • @Mandrake42
    @Mandrake42 Год назад +46

    I have watched cat tracking videos before and its always amazing how wide reaching they are. When either of our cats are gone the whole day I often wonder just how far afield they have gotten.

  • @cjgem80
    @cjgem80 2 года назад +7

    46:28 The parents get together to discuss their kids' behavior 😂

  • @frankG335
    @frankG335 2 года назад +114

    I love this kind vet who saves neglected litters of kittens. Wild cats suffer terribly, as he says.

    • @robertko5425
      @robertko5425 2 года назад +2

      True - especially with the poachers running around targeting and poaching feral and stray cats and kittens for the cat meat trade now that is has become very lucrative in recent years, due to unchecked immigration.

    • @regant.cameron8237
      @regant.cameron8237 2 года назад +1

      @@robertko5425
      OH
      YIKES 😳🥺

    • @robertko5425
      @robertko5425 2 года назад +3

      @@regant.cameron8237 I agree with you, since the grains that are needed to feed the cattle's. chickens, pigs, and lambs, and other livestock's, etc. are skyrocketing in prices due to sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, then watch the feral and stray cats population completely DISAPPEAR, and will appear on many families dinner meals and plates, and restaurant menu's as we speak. Russia has become the largest producer or wheat, barley, corn and other grains in recent years, since many people in western nations tend to like to sit around and play with their devices all day long, and will NOT do this kind of laborious, and back breaking type of work, producing the necessary foods that we have been conveniently enjoy eating all of those years, and taking things for granted as well. I hope you know what I'm getting at?

    • @TheBucketSkill
      @TheBucketSkill 2 года назад +3

      @@robertko5425 We'll survive. Glory to Ukraine.

    • @dcnative1618
      @dcnative1618 2 года назад

      India has a very good crop of grain and will no doubt export a lot of it.

  • @billyjoejimbob75
    @billyjoejimbob75 2 года назад +128

    Wow. This is the first docu I've seen in a while where the narrators voice isn't drowned out by the music & sound effects. Give those sound people a raise.

  • @ouch1011
    @ouch1011 Год назад +24

    I used to have a cat named Rudy. I had to put him down last year due to a cancerous mass on his face that couldn’t be treated because he also had chronic kidney failure, but he made it to 19 years old, so he had a good long life. He was the sweetest, most affectionate cat I’ve ever known, and I’ve had a cat since I was 5 years old (now 37). He was a Maine coon, but ironically, my cat KC looks exactly like Rudi in this documentary (just about 8 years younger).
    My parents lived on a corner for most of my childhood. People tend to come around the corner way too fast, despite it being a small residential neighborhood. We had 2 cats get run over (verified) and 1 that just disappeared (presumed run over). After that, we made an agreement as a family that all our cats would stay inside. It limits their territory and might make their life more boring, but we try to make up for that with toys and attention. They definitely have longer, healthier lives when kept inside.

    • @ralphralpherson9441
      @ralphralpherson9441 Год назад +9

      I watched my cat get run over when I was just 10 years old. Poor guy didn't get much of a life sadly. (Munchie - only 2.5 years old) It was so traumatizing and awful that I have never had an outdoor cat again. Even when my mother's cats, who still are allowed outside periodically, come back in I scold her and remind her of what happened to our poor orange friend Munchie. Her cats are very healthy and happy, but I'm always paranoid for the ones who go outside. People drive like damned idiots all the time and you just never know. So for my 2 cats (Stan and Nigel) they live indoors 100%... To help them cope, I've hung kitty hammocks by the windows in clear sight of the bird feeder, and I've placed a bowl of potting soil with wheatgrass and bluegrass growing in it, which they chomp on from time to time... so at least they can still have a little bit of simulated outside time.

    • @robinantonio8870
      @robinantonio8870 7 месяцев назад

      A couple of thousand dollars will build a big cat run in your garden.

  • @morestupidforms
    @morestupidforms Год назад +35

    Semi rural UK here. My old cat (sadly lost to cancer) used to range at least a mile, he would bring back rabbits and squirrels and was extremely territorial, he was feral when we got him. Very aggressive but the most loving of cats with us and his adopted brother, who barely left the garden. The current cat (18m old) has spent months getting friendly with the local dogs, a few of them he even plays with, they chase each other round the dog owner's gardens.

  • @thoibaby8172
    @thoibaby8172 2 года назад +16

    Few days back,my 6 month old indoor kitten went outside the house when I was sleeping and he got lost. I searched for him everywhere,call his name, ask to my neighbors, but he didn't come back. I tried to control my emotions,but when the night falls I almost lost the hope of finding him again.I was crying badly i cried so much that I even puked.I deleted all his photos and videos because I wanted to forget him. I couldn't sleep properly that night. But a miracle happens when I woke up at 2.27 am he was walking on top of me while I was sleeping on my bed. I couldn't believe this. I was so so happy. Thank God for answering my prayer.

  • @apieceofdirt4681
    @apieceofdirt4681 2 года назад +44

    My cat will never leave her home. The world is too big and they can get into so much trouble really quickly so the safest place for my kitty is in the house next to me!

    • @jpet87
      @jpet87 7 месяцев назад +1

      The senior cat got injuried, and the owners still let him go outside. I creat my cats indoors.

    • @mcmlxii4419
      @mcmlxii4419 5 месяцев назад

      @apieceofdirt4681 ~ Very wise!

    • @apieceofdirt4681
      @apieceofdirt4681 5 месяцев назад

      @@jpet87 Did you mean crate your cats indoors? If so your definitely a responsible kitty parent 👍

    • @jacobwright1279
      @jacobwright1279 5 месяцев назад +2

      I feel the same way about my cats. My heart drops so hard if I think they got out or something happened to them. Especially since we live on a busy street with a bunch of A holes who speed through they’d just get ran over. But one thing I have found that works and gives a good balance is trying to get your cat adjusted to walks with a harness and leash. They get to run around as much as you can put up with, and you can also keep them in bounds and insight the entire time and react to things if necessary.

  • @jasperpike242
    @jasperpike242 Год назад +13

    My friends cat started going out at breakfast time. They decided to follow him. He went to the next door basement flat with two OAPs. He was sat at his place at their table eating a boiled egg. The old dears were devastated they thought they were rescuing the little conman. His name was FRODO

  • @marthanifick6145
    @marthanifick6145 Год назад +29

    They all deserve to survive, and not suffer. People should be more responsible and accountable. NO CAT SHOULD EVER SUFFER! 💔🐈

    • @bunjijumper5345
      @bunjijumper5345 9 месяцев назад +4

      all animals deserve kindness, no reason for any human to eat meat

    • @Deploracle
      @Deploracle 3 месяца назад

      @@bunjijumper5345 What about animals that eat meat?

    • @bunjijumper5345
      @bunjijumper5345 3 месяца назад

      My comment was humans who eat meat, the ones in the wild don't have Walmarts with literally hundreds of other things to eat instead of meat. I mean we have so many other choices. Animals do not need to suffer under human beings anymore, I mean who can eat veal and call themselves a decent person? All I can say is if aliens come and see how we treat animals, we deserve the same treatment from them. @@Deploracle

  • @fishermansdaughter5793
    @fishermansdaughter5793 2 года назад +538

    I knew my cats were going further than I imagined, quite scary but they always come home. I keep mine in at night now since some of them have come home with injuries, but they’re happy spoiled kitties. Only a creature with a soul could return love as do my cats & dogs ❤️

    • @davidpringle7262
      @davidpringle7262 2 года назад +7

      Tape some bacon around your cats tail and let him out I bet he will have a good time when he meets some big slobbering pooch😅

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 года назад +20

      How many birds does he kill ?

    • @davidpringle7262
      @davidpringle7262 2 года назад +9

      He probably kills a few that's 8f he's lucky the Chinese weren't in the park.

    • @christinecallanan63
      @christinecallanan63 2 года назад +20

      It's more than cats and dogs who have souls. Makes you want to go vegetarian, doesn't it?
      Jussayinnotjussayin'....
      😹🚬

    • @christinecallanan63
      @christinecallanan63 2 года назад +12

      I bet if there were meth addict cats in the streets you wouldn't let them go out at all ....
      I'm not even allowed to defend myself as a homeless woman. I even get robbed by police. I've lost 8 guitars to police. That's not very nice. Nobody cares. Sorry. I keep forgetting. I hope THEY don't expect others to care when THEY'RE "down and out". I know my help is limited now. Everything's been taken from me.... including my son. Murdered by human traffickers in the FBI. They said it was in retaliation for me speaking up about the child sex trafficking I discovered while on the school board in Port Wing Wisconsin. He was kidnapped, tortured and brutally murdered. They sent me the video of what they did to him.
      Nobody cares.
      I keep forgetting.
      Carry on.....while you can.

  • @franl155
    @franl155 2 года назад +627

    This was a lot more interesting than I expected! I don't even have a cat and I found it fascinating. Thank you - and thank the researchers.

    • @nepenthes1978
      @nepenthes1978 2 года назад +16

      Yes, it was, wasn't it!? I am enjoying every minute of it.

    • @MeagainIA2011
      @MeagainIA2011 2 года назад +16

      when my Pete was alive, he was the most relational cat I have ever had. He did a lot of things seen in this video of cats. When I sat at the sewing machine, he'd jump on the back of my chair and drape himself over my shoulder and nuzzle my ear until I was done. And ornery, he was notorious about snaggin' a chicken nugget from my plate and trot victoriously out of the room with it. When he played, it was like there was someone invisible playing with him. I believe in angels. The bible says every human being is given one at birth. My friend tells me she's asked God to give me three more, because I tend to be a bit fearless. I believe its an angel that played with him. A week before I unknowingly would have to put him to sleep. I discovered an obscure verse in the bible, that animals that serve honorably on earth return to the Creator. I had one of those cat trees. Pete played on it like a monkey. He was tubby and aging, and he fell off the top level and broke his back. I took him to the vet. He was already paralyzed. He didn't seem to be in pain. As the vet administered the medicine, Pete Pete went to sleep in my arms for the last time. (no more cat trees). That night I had a dream. I was sitting on my bed writing like usual. I looked up and there was Pete. He was facing away from me, and there were two sets of human looking legs and sandaled feet on each side of him. Pete started walking away from me, stopped, looked back at me with his perpetual smile that he had. Then turned away and with his signature question mark tail wag, all three walked away and the dream faded. I awoke, tears in my eyes. I knew that Mr. Pete returned to his Creator and I will see him again one day. And he was ushered into eternity by two angels at his side. (btw: heaven isn't the end. Heaven is the next age to come) Pete was 10y/o. And just this past Thursday, Feb 24th, 2022, Ms. Tilly, another tubby little tabby, at the age of 19 went to be with the Creator also. I now have just one left. Tag, my shadow, a ragdoll that has no idea how to be a cat. When they are all gone. I will get another, only an elderly cat. My health if failing too. Depending on your health and age, I'd recommend a kitten, two or three are best at a time. So they can have years of imprinting on you. When they rub their cheek on you, they are marking you as their very own. Its a great honor they bestow. If older, sketchy health, elderly cats, though they can come with health problems too. If you can't afford medicine or vet bills, go for a healthier elderly cat to grow old with.

    • @charlenewright891
      @charlenewright891 2 года назад

      @@MeagainIA2011 I

    • @wetdroidedition2549
      @wetdroidedition2549 2 года назад +1

      No Caters = No coiners

    • @mchapman2424
      @mchapman2424 2 года назад +1

      I plan to buy about 100 gallons of cat urine and pour it all over the entire neighborhood, just to give every cat a panic attack

  • @EagleArrow
    @EagleArrow Год назад +2

    Wished we had this for our orange tabby we had for 17 years. He was an explorer. He roamed all over and visited many I'm sure. He went out at 6 am, hung around the house until after children went to school. Then off he went. He was very regimen. 6am all better get up and he sat on the until 9pm. Then he bathed himself every night at 9pm. Then goes to each child's room and sat with them until they fell asleep. He was a true parent. During the day, he usually brought us decaptitated squirrels, baby rabbits, and bats. He always came home just before the children came home from school. He would go on walks with us. He also walked our eldest and neighbors children to and from school for 3 years. Two of us had asthma during winter at times, he would come sit on our chest and dig in applying pressure. It actually helped calm and relax like a heavy blanket. He could open doors. When neighbor boys played baseball, hecwoukd run outvand sit on the ball. He was so fun! Very social.
    Now we have another kitty with a mustache. He is 2. He is now wanting to explore, but people today are so different. They don't let cats roam anymore and or try to keep them. This kitty also comes and sits on our chest and digs in and applies pressure on cold winter nights. I do believe there is a healing aspect to this they are trying to do. Will try a GPS tracker on him.
    Cheers. 🐈🐈‍⬛

  • @fremontvideos3236
    @fremontvideos3236 Год назад +4

    What a fantastic response to this film!
    I'm halftime student at college, and thanks to the miracle of Motorola voice recognition I no longer need to use my fingers to type out words so I can write longer pieces for whoever social media or comments for state agencies all that kind of stuff while still getting A's.
    I got my kitty a couple years ago, it was a new living situation and she found me, and so she became my roaming feline, then a year later she brought me five, and one of those unfortunately got attacked by another cat and he died immediately, so I have four left.
    But yeah I mean she was gone for a little bit a few weeks, she went she went on her honeymoon with her partner in the neighborhood, and then she came back for nesting and and all that.
    However what I noticed was that the fear of separation that these cats evidenced was definitely palpable because having been in the neighborhood they had seen how cats get torn from their mothers only a few days old.
    So my cat was really concerned for their for her brood.
    in fact, as they were growing up the first year, she slowly migrated away so that they could have more room, when it was feeding time if she was in the area she would always let them eat first and she would just wait back...
    Then for some reason one day she took it way too far, she was gone for a month or two, and not long ago a few weeks ago she comes back and she she's limping, think another cat bit her in the leg and she's bleeding and all that.
    So I bring her back in and this time I'm not going to let her go from the house because she's going to get a more trouble and she's not ready, so she finally decided to stay she finally decided to accept medicines and bandages, and so now her skin is 100% healed up.
    But such a good cat such as this one, who is such a good mother, who has taught her kittens the skill she knows, which basically includes shiatsu style massage and pressure points, and just a wonderful therapy as far as body therapy I've had several injuries and they've seen to it that I'm healed up from my muscular and stress injuries!!!
    They're so grateful for the good food, I don't just feed them cat food, most owners you know feed them dry food and occasionally wet food but not here, I share all my food with them, doesn't matter what I'm eating shrimp it could be a steak, the other day I bought a special steak for my birthday and it was a you know a really good steak and I still gave them other cat a portion of it because she had been hurt and because she deserved the best.
    The boy that survived, at first as soon as he started getting into heat he started looking at his sister's, and I quickly this abused him of that notion, I trained him never to even contemplate trying to do anything with his sisters because because I would I would kick him out immediately.
    He finally got the point, you finally grew up and now he's a really he's the best tomcat I've ever had I've never had a tomcat and this cat not only is he larger but he now he's really sweet now he understands to look out for his sisters in case of other cats, we really bonded as a family and that's because I treat them like I would literally my sons are my daughters
    And so as far as fertility, you know in the United States the trend is yeah neuter and spay them or else, well not here I'm not going to chop my boys balls off and I'm not going to tie my girls tubes, the other remedy is hormones.
    So yeah so after all that, the 1 year old went and got pregnant herself too, and now she brought me two more, but these two new kittens they are so divine that immediately they were so grateful for having me as her caretaker and I knew that they wanted to be here more than anything, and so I I decided I'll have to keep them and just raise him as my own so now from one straight Kitty that showed up,
    I have seven wonderful loving cats who are so incredibly grateful for the food that they get and the medicines, that they really go the extra mile to make sure that I'm feeling okay.
    When I just need to slow down, they let me know, and I know that they're doing it on purpose that they know that I'm fatigued that I that they know that I need this or I need that, and they always find the answer they're so bright too.
    Anyhow, thanks for the movie and thanks for the RUclips and all that, and good job congratulations to the scientist and all that, and yeah wow must have been quite a quite a lot of work.
    SJB
    CSN Nevada

  • @TheJakecakes
    @TheJakecakes 2 года назад +29

    I brought a tiny stray home from work 3years ago. My husband never had a cat and is absolutely fascinated with him. He was about 3mo old when I found him so he's primarily wild but he comes and goes as he pleases. He returns home every night of his own will and clearly understands he belongs to our tribe. He adores our Doberman and scent marks her every chance he gets. He is a great joy to us.

  • @sarapaws692
    @sarapaws692 2 года назад +265

    The documentary I didn't know I needed. Thank you, Free Documentary-Nature

    • @FreeDocumentaryNature
      @FreeDocumentaryNature  2 года назад +29

      🤣 like that extra pair of shoes only more fun

    • @ShirleeKnott
      @ShirleeKnott 2 года назад +9

      same here! as with 90% of these

    • @SenpaiCig8383
      @SenpaiCig8383 2 года назад

      @@FreeDocumentaryNature t m u zyzicf u you try ugfgguzu CC c

    • @dlminor
      @dlminor 2 года назад +13

      I agree. I am a vet tech and wish I could share this with every cat owner I meet. It’s I find it extremely educational especially at the 35 minute mark which explains cats belief that humans are bad hunters.

    • @FullyOnVolks
      @FullyOnVolks 2 года назад +4

      @@SenpaiCig8383 facts bro

  • @janewillis9582
    @janewillis9582 Год назад +6

    I feed a colony of ten cats around my rural house and they all hang out together happily. Same goes for the twenty cats living at the monastery up the road. I live in Cyprus where the oldest archeological find of a cat was discovered - buried face to face with it's owner - nine thousand years ago! My house cat, Frida, also ignores my guest foster kittens when she is not snarling at them, and she'll be glad when they go to their forever home in June.

  • @ilovesamosa
    @ilovesamosa Год назад +8

    I have cats for the last 14 years and with cats for 3 decades and I am amazed by this little beautiful but mean creature. From my experience I knew a lot what is told in the documentary like hunting, wandering, and free lunch, but without any scientific proof. Your research just proved my knowledge. Thanks.

  • @gisawslonim9716
    @gisawslonim9716 2 года назад +44

    My last cat who was 18 when she died went out on the staircase one time and got psychologically stuck on the first floor of our three story building. She would not go down or up and when I tried to approach to help her she was so petrified that she began to hiss at me. I called an animal rescue service for help who said he would be there soon but was at present stuck in traffic. I put treats down on the steps, hoping to lure her up another floor but nothing helped. Sheer terror had glued her to one stair and she was remaning there. A friend came over to help, the expert was on the way, I was still hyper nervous and all of a sudden she sat up and sashayed up the stairs to the third floor and the open door of my apartment, strolled in and flicked her tail as if nothing had occurred at all. Cats! The never cease to amaze.

    • @smisango1738
      @smisango1738 2 года назад +7

      Lol, they do stuff like that! I get a kick out of it, lol 😆 😸🐈 they can be so sadistic at times but I do love cats each one has individual personality and everything is all about them!.. lmao

    • @chattingesque372
      @chattingesque372 2 года назад +5

      Ghost?

  • @Peace-tk3gr
    @Peace-tk3gr 2 года назад +72

    My cat was adopted. He's such a blessing. Loving, mostly sweet 😇 and very vocal. Sleeps inside for most of the day then runs around outside after dark. I often wonder what he gets up to.

    • @dakmycat3688
      @dakmycat3688 2 года назад +8

      I have two adopted and two showed up on our doorstep. Christopher cat, and Dak , are Adpoted😇we adopted two male’s . We Already had a female, moca. Then lil baby Blue just showed up last Christmas on our door step. Blue loves to sleep covered up all comfy like a human 🤣😂

    • @depressed_weighted_B1anket
      @depressed_weighted_B1anket 2 года назад +6

      He's running the streets! Haha 😄

    • @Peace-tk3gr
      @Peace-tk3gr 2 года назад +4

      @@depressed_weighted_B1anket No, he wanders around the property. Doesn't seem to mind the rain either 😄

    • @depressed_weighted_B1anket
      @depressed_weighted_B1anket 2 года назад +5

      @@Peace-tk3gr lol
      No it was a joke.... like he's" runnin the streets" (even on your property) 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Peace-tk3gr
      @Peace-tk3gr 2 года назад

      @@depressed_weighted_B1anket 😊👌

  • @sstritmatter2158
    @sstritmatter2158 2 года назад +4

    I had the most wonderful cat that I rescued from a mad man. It was kind, loyal, affectionate just a spectacular cat. It lived to almost 20 and I miss it even now.

  • @jadedchick.4352
    @jadedchick.4352 2 года назад +4

    I’m glad to see they are testing an orange cat. They’re in their own little world. We have one and he’s so special. 😻

  • @nataliewilliams9741
    @nataliewilliams9741 2 года назад +24

    I've had cats since I was a tot. Can't love them more! Such beautiful, fascinating creatures!

  • @rivkyweber9374
    @rivkyweber9374 2 года назад +34

    So many kitties!!! I'm going crazy from the cuteness. that russian blue, rudi, is adorable.

    • @ScubaSteveM45
      @ScubaSteveM45 2 года назад

      Rudi looks like my RB, Smokey if Smokey was heavier

  • @michaelward9880
    @michaelward9880 Год назад +13

    As a multiple cat family, I found this video fascinating as well as entertaining. I watched it twice already and will again. Thanks.

  • @amiensarabellis8391
    @amiensarabellis8391 2 года назад +9

    Although my cats don't get as much exercise, they are safe from harm from diseases and accidents. That puts my heart at ease and protects what I love. I guess not everyone sees it that way...

    • @bluewaters3100
      @bluewaters3100 6 месяцев назад

      My cats have always gone outside and not once have any of them ever gotten a disease. When they eat at home they avoid some diseases. I also break up cat fights by chanting next to them. If I get there soon enough I will grab one of them and bring them in my house for awhile. It is usually about food. One cat I fed for ten years and when a big grey cat started coming around to eat it became a fight for who got to stay.

  • @patrickmcgovern4004
    @patrickmcgovern4004 2 года назад +144

    My wife and I have 5 cats. I love them and it's pretty common to find me crashed out on the couch in the living room with 2-3 cats laying on me lol. My wife is paranoid about them getting lost or hurt if they went outside so they're exclusively indoor but they all seem pretty content. I found this video fascinating.

    • @sandrabentley8111
      @sandrabentley8111 2 года назад +4

      Now you know how much they love their own territory and get stressed with other cats inside all day. Prhaps your wife will let them them outdoors now, so they are free to roam and then come home.

    • @vesselseternity3266
      @vesselseternity3266 2 года назад +1

      Ugh the smell how do you cope

    • @fatfroge
      @fatfroge 2 года назад +13

      @@vesselseternity3266 you just have to clean up after them regularly

    • @blackdaan
      @blackdaan 2 года назад

      My garden i see 5 different cats.. my garden is the most easy access to the forest. For my Indoor cats. It's a war zone..

    • @MegaShrooom
      @MegaShrooom 2 года назад

      @@blackdaan Stop keeping them in a prison. Cats are tough, they'll be fine

  • @2003_4channer
    @2003_4channer 2 года назад +15

    Rudi is a smooth operating veteran that knows about longevity in the turf game. For sure a kingpin in the area, despite his age.

  • @vasilis8208
    @vasilis8208 Год назад +3

    I love how the cat opens the door!

  • @monicayoungblood8557
    @monicayoungblood8557 Год назад +20

    This is SO fascinating 🥰I currently have 7 cats. I've always had at least one or two. I've always been curious about their behavior and how big their territory is. I'd love to put a camera and tracker on them. WONDERFUL DOCUMENTARY ❤️👏

    • @gsk5161
      @gsk5161 Год назад +3

      I have 6. Wonderful creatures

  • @benbelzer8303
    @benbelzer8303 2 года назад +117

    I was walking in my neighborhood yesterday and a black cat cozied up to me. He really loved attention and rolled around on his back in front of me, swatted at my ankles as I tried to keep walking. Cute😎

    • @jms6605
      @jms6605 2 года назад +18

      He was looking for a slave to feed and take care of him, cats are the biggest grifters.

    • @CrueMagnon
      @CrueMagnon 2 года назад +9

      My neighbours cat did the same thing to me for 10 years. I think the swatting at my ankles meant that he wanted me stop trying to walk away because he wasn't finished receiving attention from me. Sometimes he would just sit on my foot making extra sure I got the message to stay. Love it!!

    • @benbelzer8303
      @benbelzer8303 2 года назад +3

      @@jms6605 😆 yes cats are the biggest grifters

    • @benbelzer8303
      @benbelzer8303 2 года назад +3

      @@CrueMagnon I love it too

    • @gracie99999
      @gracie99999 Год назад +2

      some kinda don’t stop and follow so creep mode on

  • @WastedTalent-
    @WastedTalent- 2 года назад +85

    When I was a kid in the early 80's we had a male cat that would disappear for weeks on end (not neutered. Fixing your animals wasn't really a thing back then). My mother would be coming home from work and see him when she stopped at a light 2 miles from our home. He'd be sitting on the corner. She'd open the passenger door and he'd jump into the car. It became a routine. When he was done roaming and didn't feel like walking 2 miles, he'd just wait for her on the corner at 2:30pm. He also used to bring home girlfriends, always a different cat. My mother would wake up for work at 3:30am and find a second cat waiting in the kitchen. After they ate, they'd leave and we'd never see her again and he'd come back a week or two later.

    • @jkeelsnc
      @jkeelsnc 2 года назад +13

      Lol. Sounds like he was very busy.

    • @lovesyah4618
      @lovesyah4618 2 года назад +2

      😂🤣

    • @g60force
      @g60force 2 года назад +7

      wait a minute, I recognize this story...
      you sure it were cats? XD

    • @Sum1sumwere30
      @Sum1sumwere30 2 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @idkidk6745
      @idkidk6745 Год назад

      Cat be getting more bitches than me

  • @dhaliaseed
    @dhaliaseed 2 года назад +11

    They’re asking the good questions “what’s do they do” “where do they go” “what motivates them.” I always wonder when I look at my cat. This video also has no business being so cute!!!

  • @juliannguyen5558
    @juliannguyen5558 Год назад +5

    My grandma used to have a cat that will hang out with neighbors’ cats and visit neighbors everyday as her daily routine. Until now everyone still misses that cat. Her name is Kathy ❤

  • @gailcullinan349
    @gailcullinan349 2 года назад +37

    Oh I adore them. My Rupert had no night life. We had a strict routine as a result of feral cats who he loved to fight with, given the chance and he was always guarding his territory

  • @amandajones6481
    @amandajones6481 2 года назад +20

    I can tell her where a lot of cats go in the evening! I have a gorgeous furbaby of my own, but I also feed a couple of cats who live in my neighbourhood! I think a lot of cats walk around visiting friends who live nearby. They're very social animals, especially when it's raining and they want a nice, warm and dry place to come to!!! Years ago, a friend of mine had a boiler in her kitchen and her cat, who had a cat flap, used to bring all his cat friends home. 🤣 They would crowd into her kitchen - about 20 of them!!! - and sleep there for the night. Then one night she came downstairs and all the cats tried to get out through the cat flap at the SAME TIME!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Thank you for sharing this video. Lots of love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia ❤ xox ❤

    • @yvesdelrey9824
      @yvesdelrey9824 Год назад +3

      This is so funny! I can't imagine 20 cats trying to escape simultaneously!

  • @sonnybolden2678
    @sonnybolden2678 Год назад +2

    I love cats. I had a Russian Grey but I lost him a mixed up adoption process with the Humane Society of Washington, DC. But he is with a good family. I am happy for them and him.

  • @KVeren
    @KVeren 2 года назад +6

    Part of me feels bad for the mouse, but part of me is impressed by the number of rotations the cat generated when they flung the mouse through the air

  • @wretchedslippage3255
    @wretchedslippage3255 2 года назад +8

    A super affectionate and friendly cat named Archie greets me EVERY DAY when i get home from work. I guess he can hear my car as I approach and I could bet money that when I arrive, he is bolting across the lawn, over the fence or from behind the shed to come and say hello. I didnt know where he lived until I posted on a neighbourhood Facebook page and found out that his home is 3 blocks away!! Wild! I love Archie

  • @artbylukebennett
    @artbylukebennett 2 года назад +107

    44:14 I encountered this phenomenon years ago at university when walking home from my friend's house in the early hours a little worse for wear. In the middle of the town with no one else around there was about 7 or 8 cats just hanging out. I genuinely wasn't sure if I was imagining it at the time because it seemed like such an unlikely thing to see!

    • @jimleane7578
      @jimleane7578 2 года назад +14

      Something in their collective consciousness where people and cats have gathered in places of higher learning? Food for thought

    • @philflip1963
      @philflip1963 2 года назад +19

      The thing to really beware of, (whilst walking home late at night, 'a little worse for wear') is if you see a cat standing on its hind legs playing a violin.

    • @zeestrees2780
      @zeestrees2780 2 года назад +24

      Yo that happened to me also. There were several cats in a circle in the middle of the street around 3 in the morning . It was like they were having a meeting

    • @jimleane7578
      @jimleane7578 2 года назад +10

      @@philflip1963 cat & the fiddle = paupers playing music for coin
      Cow jumped over the moon = economic inflation & the rising cost of meat
      Little Dog laughing = the rich feeling smug and untouchable
      Dish running away with the spoon = famine.
      Depression is what it is.

    • @brandonclark435
      @brandonclark435 2 года назад +10

      Domestic Cats are social, less than us but still social

  • @bey5426
    @bey5426 Год назад +3

    My parents' beloved cat our child passed away this year. We will always remember her and she's always in our thoughts. She could live 10 years. We were so sad its already 10 years but we were hoping she would live long. My parents looked after her the best feeding her with fish, canned fish, boiled chicken. She had her own chef: my mom. In winters she was only inside apartment but in summers she was out in the summer house. But she was too much trouble in summer house catfighting with stray cats who live in the area. She had some boyfriends too. She was always gone at night so probably she was going far far away than we expected.

  • @barbarabrady1267
    @barbarabrady1267 Год назад +3

    My feral cats adapted wonderfully indoors. I fed them for a couple of years near my job, they are happy indoors and not once have they tried to run out the door. The one has FiV probably from a fight when he was a street cat. If I didn’t take him in he would have probably suffered a horrible death. Every place is different, I personally wouldn’t want to risk my cat being killed by a car or a hawk, or poisoned by car haters. My cats also love each other, they are all males.

  • @AgentXRifle
    @AgentXRifle 2 года назад +20

    I had many cats in my life, only one refused to leave the property… until one day, she went across the road and laid in the grassy field looking at home… she never wanted to go any further. I think she just wanted to see home from a different perspective.

  • @DrifterInAVan
    @DrifterInAVan 2 года назад +44

    I also love cats. Growing up we never had cats how ever I was always fond of the feline. I had my first at 18 and at 57 I’m in my 3rd. Each new cat in my life has been completely different in personality. I thought myself most astute when it came to cat until I watched and thoroughly enjoyed your film. What a wonderful oasis for a cat life. Thanks again for a very will film filled with lots of educational data on the life of a cat.

  • @unclequack5445
    @unclequack5445 11 месяцев назад +1

    All I know is I love Kittys so much I feed all the strays in my neighborhood.
    I love them all! Rudy reminded me so much of one of my Kittys.

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 Год назад +8

    This is equally fascinating and hilarious 😭😭 lol What mysterious lives they lead 😂

  • @The_ZeroLine
    @The_ZeroLine 2 года назад +39

    white cat at 36:00 is identical to my childhood cat Mozart. He had one green eye and one blue eye which I loved. He was a big cat. He made it to 19. I thought I would never have a pet that lived longer until I had a chiweenie that lived a mind boggling 22.5 years. Was devestating to lose her. Her brother “only” made it to 17. Women always live longer. lol

  • @BeamLaserTTF
    @BeamLaserTTF 2 года назад +23

    23:33 to the people caring for these cats,
    you are truly my hero, I have come off an excrutating few days of watching the bs going on in the UKR and it is a blessing to remember that humanity is made to be kind and loving

  • @dr.killmoretreeratologist8848
    @dr.killmoretreeratologist8848 2 года назад +1

    I care for the homeless cats in my neighborhood. I have an out outbuilding with several individual areas with blankets and heating pads. Plus, i have an electric heater in there. It stays pretty comfortable in the winter time. All the cats get spayed or neutered and vaccinated. In combination with all the food, we spend quite a lot on cats. But I love them dearly, and I'm a firm believer in spaying and neutering. Several litters have been born in that outbuilding by new cats that came here already pregnant. I've had to find homes for many kittens. A handful still live here and make up the majority of the group.

  • @aartie1999
    @aartie1999 Год назад +21

    The researcher gives me cat vibes, I like to think she was a cat herself in her prior life and now she wants to know more about it

  • @relaxingblog
    @relaxingblog 2 года назад +41

    I don't want much, I just want the person reading this to be healthy, happy, and loved. Wishing you a good day my friend

  • @albertchehade9916
    @albertchehade9916 2 года назад +10

    I want to come back as a cat.......no work, just eat, sleep and hunt.....and the other thing
    9 lives is a treat

  • @marmitaa8619
    @marmitaa8619 Год назад +5

    "The dog only wants to play!"
    Said every dog owner ever like it personally told him so.
    I used to have a fear for dogs so i can relate to the cats.

  • @Monk-eee
    @Monk-eee Год назад +24

    I absolutely loved this. That they put cameras on some cats, if only they showed more of the camera action from their travels. But the data collected on their paths and territory was very interesting. And I never knew they couldn't see red! Pretty cool, thanks 🐾

    • @julybliss4440
      @julybliss4440 Год назад +5

      Lol I have attached camera to my cats and there's sometimes they were just stalking neighbors till they left and then go up to there house and cause mischief and then other times were just doing things that I won't put on here, but oets just say some things that cats do is self incriminating and better off not seen . But still agree with you that we all could see more of there regular non trouble adventure.

    • @Monk-eee
      @Monk-eee Год назад +4

      @@julybliss4440 ohh I believe you, if the way they sneak and act in the house is any snippet of them outside and free then I would imagine the mischief they can get themselves into..

  • @thomassicard3733
    @thomassicard3733 2 года назад +94

    Love the "almost Pink Panther" theme! Great documentary, thank you!!! We had a female gray tabby that lived to 19 years in Pasadena, TX - the most populous adjoining suburb of Houston, TX (the 4th most populous city in the U.S.A). She would ALWAYS look left and right before deciding to cross streets. We would see her quite a distance away from our house, having crossed several busy streets. She was very tiny, but very smart and very healthy. Her name was Tiger Lily, or Lily, for short.

    • @enormity01
      @enormity01 Год назад +2

      Live in Houston myself. To afraid to let my fur baby out. He's a big boy but he is a bully so I don't want him getting in fights or getting hit by a car cause the way ppl drive around here 🤣

    • @GenerationJonesi
      @GenerationJonesi Год назад +1

      We live on a one way street & my old boy knows which way to look when he goes to visit one of the neighbours. They're the one who noticed that he looks in the direction traffic is coming. They're way more intelligent than we give them credit for, I think. 😺

  • @dropbearkellyevehammond4446
    @dropbearkellyevehammond4446 2 года назад +148

    I loved this! Cats are absolutely Amazing creatures and are fascinating, like this wonderful documentary proves. But oh my...those poor poor strays! Bless them, Bless those who dedicate their lives to saving these beautiful tragic strays. Great video, I thank you ever so much 😻

    • @teresahaugen3974
      @teresahaugen3974 2 года назад +5

      If people would spay and neuter, there wouldn’t be so many strays.
      I do TNR where I live so as to have less suffering cats out there

    • @shatnermohanty6678
      @shatnermohanty6678 2 года назад +1

      @@teresahaugen3974
      Finally a sensible comment 👌

    • @swyman10
      @swyman10 2 года назад +2

      I have a community cat that has lived on our back porch in a heated house we built for her for 5 years. She & our house cat Brutus are best friends & take most of their meals together. Sylvia is lovable & cuddles with me often but she is not a house cat!

    • @stratosa2554
      @stratosa2554 2 года назад

      Just a thought. Would a cat dedicate his/her life to save your life? I don't think so but in any case...

    • @peterboczan2116
      @peterboczan2116 2 года назад

      I think birds and mice would beg to differ.🐱‍👤

  • @mikestirewalt5193
    @mikestirewalt5193 2 года назад +11

    If spayed or neutered they lose a lot of that urge to spray. They also seem to live a longer and calmer life if they're fixed. Really great video, Mancini music and all. I much enjoyed this cat's eye look at Weimar.

    • @2qlrn273
      @2qlrn273 Год назад +2

      IF it's done early enough there IS a bigger chance of success . . .
      but even if it IS done early enough, that is NOT a guarantee of success!

    • @teashaadams4639
      @teashaadams4639 Год назад +1

      @@2qlrn273 agreed. My cat was fixed when was 8 weeks old.

    • @kinglinus3708
      @kinglinus3708 4 месяца назад

      Yes it depends though if early age they wont. Even if fixed if former stray they will still want go out but not as much

    • @kinglinus3708
      @kinglinus3708 4 месяца назад

      That white cat looks like mine he is bad like him test boundries.

  • @InviteTheLightReadings
    @InviteTheLightReadings Год назад +4

    As a kid I used to wonder where our little cat went during the day outside while we were gone, lol - so I totally clicked on this video.

  • @SophieBird07
    @SophieBird07 2 года назад +13

    I followed my cat one day unbeknownst to her. I watched her go behind neighbors houses across the street, and then suddenly go into big water drain for the neighborhood. I waited and waited, a good 15 minutes. Called her… no answer, and I soon decided to walk back home. A few minutes later I saw her coming up through my back yard, from the creek that runs behind my house. She must have walked through the drain to the creek, a good hundred yards or more and under the road. An adventurous girl. She was 18 yrs old at the time.

  • @christophermorgan3261
    @christophermorgan3261 2 года назад +41

    This is the kind of scientific research I fully support! Wiemer by the way is one of the most interesting cities in Germany, many buildings and gardens landscapes designed by Goethe, with a retirement community far superior to anything in the states.

    • @mbd501
      @mbd501 2 года назад

      It also gave the name of the Weimar Republic.

  • @jeanelizabethterry7583
    @jeanelizabethterry7583 Год назад +2

    Very interesting. Glad u covered the homeless often feral cats emphasizing the importance of neutering. I live in a neighborhood in Oregon USA. Since I moved here I have had neutered countless cats. I have heating pads on front porch for those who are not feral or semi. So many hit by cats or die from FIV or something else. Just when I think things are under control more show up. 85 and get in despair about the cats sometimes. I am the only one that deals with. People around here often don't neuter. Good documentary. Had a cat named Charlie who lived to 22 and 4 months. A wonderful cat

  • @benjaminhawthorne1969
    @benjaminhawthorne1969 2 года назад +2

    My father grew up in Whiting, IN on Wolf lake. His cat, "Felix" liked to roam the railroad tracks on the shore of the lake. One evening, Felix did not come home for supper. The next morning, he'd still not come home. My Dad got worried about him and went searching for him on the shore of the lake. He found him lying on the railroad tracks. Some horrible person had shot Felix in the head with a .22 caliber bullet. 😥

  • @uggabugg9
    @uggabugg9 2 года назад +63

    I had to train my cats to come in before dark due to so many predators in my area. It worked: they come in for dinner and then go to bed for the night.

    • @charly.s96
      @charly.s96 2 года назад +1

      How did you train them? I'm planning to get a cat this summer but the idea of them staying out all night worries me!

    • @MichaelAnderson-jo8iq
      @MichaelAnderson-jo8iq 2 года назад +1

      I do the same although my male tends to stay out later. I cannot sleep or rest until all 3 are I for the night. Like clockwork they are meowing in my ear between 5 and 7 every morning to be let out for the day.

    • @catam9308
      @catam9308 2 года назад

      How? I have a dominant female. Who always want to go out but i live in a block and don't have a cat flap. So i spent many a nights walking around at 11pm calling her.

    • @uniquesensitivesnowflake7366
      @uniquesensitivesnowflake7366 2 года назад +1

      How did you do it. I’m worried about cars when they are out at night

    • @michaelanderson8090
      @michaelanderson8090 2 года назад +3

      @@charly.s96, I apologize for not responding sooner. Depending on the time of year i personally don't feed them after a certain time. This time of year not padt 2 PM and normalky arond dark or an hour after they are ready for dinner. When they are in I don't let them back out until morning. It works for me

  • @cdnsk12
    @cdnsk12 2 года назад +8

    There was a big black female cat in my old neighborhood. Over 10 years I found out she routinely visited 8 houses and ate at everyone of them. She was a real killer. Usually she caught 1 bird or mouse per day. She even ate her catches. I was amazed. She was extremely clean. She used to sleep in my bed nearly every night. Eventually I moved away. I wonder if she befriended the new owner?

  • @cathylindeboom4494
    @cathylindeboom4494 2 года назад +7

    I enjoyed this well produced documentary. All the cats I've had have been strays or ferals who found me. I spay and neuter all my animals, #1 priority. My goal now is to enclose a large area in my fenced back yard, both to keep them safe and contained, so they don't aggravate neighbors, and to protect the birds and little critters. I worry about the declining song bird populations.

  • @DarthRaider520
    @DarthRaider520 10 месяцев назад +3

    My cat sleeps with me every night. Follow me everywhere and hangs out under my couch when I'm gone. He's more predictable than any dog I've ever owned. He's technically a kitten under a year old. Maybe a couple months old. I've built him a comfortable routine and given him his space. Mi casa es su casa.