Remember that old Beatles tune? Anyway, it’s suitable as a title for this video taken from Neatorama, with these notes about a passel of Japanese cats:
The approximately 8 cats that live in the house love to sunbathe. There’s only a narrow strip of sunlight available on the floor. During the day, the sun moves across the sky and the sunbeam moves across the room. This video by Mitsuri Yasui shows the cats shifting position to keep up with the sunbeam.
Note that the most advantageous spot is closest to the window, for a cat in that spot has to move least often. Either natural or cultural selection should eventually lead to a squabble for that spot!
h/t: T. F.
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At 52 seconds your will find the explanation for so many cats!!!
For crying out loud – open the curtain.
I know!
First thing I thought of, too.
b&
You & the vast majority of us, no doubt.
I love the intermittent cat piles!
Good note to end the week on. Thanks for that, Dr.C.
For reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uk_6WWy0RA
I haven’t seen it remarked anywhere…but the Beatles were most definitely the high priests of Sun worship during their time. Helios never had so many glorious paeans sung to him back in the day!
Lennon may have tried to put off that “bigger than Jesus” remark as less than serious…but the altar the Beatles sang at is the oldest, biggest, most important, and only true one in all of human history.
(Aside from the smaller ones for the cats, of course.)
b&
I love the George Carlin bit about worshipping the sun, too — but praying to Joe Pesci! It’s on YouTube in few places.
Just wish I were that young again, sun or shade.
Luverly.
Well, they aren’t after the light so much as the warmth. Place a heating pad in the shadows and watch them abandon the glare.
Great video, all the cats I’ve owned have followed the sun too. I think the blacker cats in the video spend less time in direct sunlight.
Speaking of following the Sun. That reminds me of George Carlin about sun worship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4diugMg5kQ
George Carlin is the best!
What’s the shadow passing over at 34 to 38?
Cat sundial.