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Cats are curious animals, and they have a strong hunting instinct. Plus, they can be very playful and energetic.

Sometimes they expel all that energy by darting from room to room, jumping up and down on the furniture, and attacking your socks with their murder mittens.

The Instagram account @happycat318 does a really good job of capturing their mischievous ways.

It shares memes about our feline friends being hellbent on world domination, and judging from the content, it's only a matter of time before they get all the catnip they crave.

Feline behaviorist Lucy Hoile, who runs an awesome Facebook page dedicated to funny and informative cat-related content, said that whether we like it or not, felines probably think we're just as random as we make them out to be.

"Changes in human lifestyles that seem normal to us (such as moving into a different house or a partner moving in) can completely unsettle a cat," Hoile told Bored Panda in an earlier interview.

"They appreciate a predictable routine and fit their activities in around us, often waking up with us in the morning or when we come home from work."

Some say that the differences between humans and cats is what always keeps us apart, claiming that since these animals evolved as solitary hunters with little need for reading social cues, especially those for behavior modification, they are hard to train.

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While there might be truth to these words, Hoile believes that cats can be trained just as easily as dogs (or any other animal), with just a few extra considerations.

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"Training with rewards is most effective with cats, they will rarely do something for nothing! The tricky part is finding something motivating enough to use as the reward; it's got to be worth it!" she said.

"Smelly food usually works well e.g. small amounts of chicken or tuna. Training sessions should be short, as they can lose interest quickly and sessions should be split into small, easily achievable steps."

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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We attribute a lot of animals' shenanigans to them getting the zoomies. But why do our companions experience them? The trigger may be excitement or a quick increase in stimulation.

In cats, a commonly reported trigger is using the litter tray. This may be explained by “poo-phoria”, a feeling of euphoria that follows defecation, which is possibly caused by large bowel movements stimulating the vagus nerve, resulting in positive feelings and a drop in heart rate and blood pressure.

Zoomies can, in fact, be characterized as play, since the two behaviors share many of the same characteristics. This would make zoomies a load of fun.

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So if the zoomies are occurring as part of your pet's regular play routine, this indicates that your animal is happy and enjoying themselves.

While experts don't yet know if zoomies are more likely to occur at certain times of the day, or more in some breeds compared with others, they do consider them a general indication of a high level of excitement – and likely a pretty good mood.

I wonder how many of these amusing pictures have been the result of those adorable zoomies?

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8 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It just exploded on it's own...I will not believe that ball of adorable fluff was responsible.

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It is not that kitten's job to try to make a soft can-opener smarter. You all willingly get into the WET! There's no hope for you.

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Cheap wall-to-wall carpet in the bedroom and studio. Fancy (expensive) area rug in the living room a friend gave our soft can-opener. Of course we puke on the good rug. It's the only suitable background for the art that is our vomit.

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I've got an uncle like that...can't see anything but nahh doesn't need glasses. lol

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