From their little toe beans to their derpiest bleps, the internet can’t get enough of cats and their antics, no matter what they’re doing. Without them, we wouldn’t have cat memes, and that’s no kind of world to live in.
One Instagram account, @SillyCarSyndrome, is dedicated to sharing pics of cats being, well, silly. With 228K followers, the account isn’t one to be ignored, even if you’re more of a doggo person. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite posts.
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This is torture for me. I need more cats now, but in the shape of little kittens.
"I do not have a kitty cat but I need cats now!" "Call J.G. Catsworth, 877-CATS-NOW"
Load More Replies...Babies are adorable and most of what they do is"cute". I prefer older cats. They're over the hijinks, and the cute stuff, and are more cuddleable, and calmer.
A 'Dandy' for certain. (Hoping there isn't much girth under the fluff. SO unhealthy and NOT the cat's fault.) I've worked with 4 leggeds too long to keep my mouth shut -- have seen far too much heartbreak. Food is not love. Nope.
"Unhand me, fool creature! I am the Void! Destroyer of Worlds! I shall not be 'cuddled'!"
According to Catster, cats were first domesticated in the Near East around 9,500 years ago. Archaeological evidence from a Neolithic site in Cyprus, dating to approximately 7500–7200 BC, includes the burial of an African wildcat alongside a human, suggesting a close relationship between humans and cats at that time.
Genetic studies indicate that all domestic cats descend from the Middle Eastern wildcat, Felis sylvestris lybica. These wildcats were attracted to early human settlements by the abundance of rodents, leading to a mutually beneficial relationship that eventually resulted in domestication.
"Nothing to see here. Simply conducting a safety equipment inspection..."
One of my kitties looks just like this, although a bit bigger. So sweet . . . . .
Arguably the world’s most famous cat photographer, the late Walter Chandoha, dedicated decades of his life to capturing kitties in all their glory and published over 30 books, perhaps most notably an archive of his work spanning 1942-2018.
“I relished the challenge of making photographs of cats and quickly saw the potential of attempting to capture their naturally expressive personalities,” he wrote in the book’s foreword. “The photographic possibilities and challenges seemed endless.”
Do you have a secret mic in my house… I said the exact thing! ♥️🥹
Load More Replies...Pictures like this should be used to teach geometry. "And this, children, is a rectangle!" Pretty much everyone would be brilliant at geometry!
Are we sure that's a cat and not a pillow? Let me just put my head down- *sounds of claws rending flesh* Yup, that's a cat.
You have got to stop showing these baby kitties. I want another one so badly.
If only they stayed small, we could have double the number! :D
Load More Replies...This is Bitty, five days old with a partially severed leg. Now a fat, tripod, Twitter-famous menace to society.
Of course, with the advent of the internet and social media, cats truly found their stage. In 2015, 15% of all web traffic consisted of cats and cat-related content. Over 2 million pieces of feline footage were posted on YouTube in 2014, which accounted for more than 26 billion views. By 2022, the number of cat videos on the site had reached tens of millions.
The @cats_of_instagram account boasts 13M followers and features over 18,000 posts of cats doing their thing, whether they’re being adorable, derpy, or just plain crazy. The hashtag #catsofinstagram appears on a whopping 178 million posts and is a treasure trove of adorable kitty content.
Salem WitchCat Test #1. Now on to to the bathtub to see if she floats!
Will run on top of the water and claw right up your arm
Load More Replies...I have to say I am always amazed when I see a cat put up with stuff like this. It is truly amazing and says a lot about either the great relationship between human and cat or the absolute chillness of the cat.
Wife: nice carpet, don't know where to put it. Husband: Lets put it here!
If I ever have to have an office job, this is what it will look like.
So, who is the world’s most photogenic catto? According to reliable sources, that title goes to Smoothie, a petite British longhair owned by Dutch citizen Arvid Van Boekel. At the time of writing, Smoothie had 2.3 million fans on Instagram, and she is celebrated for her golden fur (she’s been dubbed the Queen of Fluff) and striking emerald-green eyes. Smoothie’s not the only cat in the spotlight though.
Celebrity pets like Lil Bub, Maru, Grumpy Cat, and Monty are perfect examples of cats going viral and absolutely coining it with their own lines of merchandise fans can’t get enough of. There’s even a New York Cat Film Festival dedicated to displaying the best cat cinema of the year while supporting cat charities wherever they tour.
Ack! Another cute overdose! Damn, I hate when I get sentimental like this.
I used to carry around Pixel with my hoodie on backwards in the hood. He loved it.
Get. The. Stupid. Square. Out. Of. My. Face. 3...2..1 *lunges with claws up*
Have you got a cat who alternates between not putting a paw wrong and displaying maximum levels of derpiness? If yes, you might have yourself a feline celebrity waiting in the wings. Or at least a spot on a silly cats account, that is.
Which absurd catto pic in this list is your favorite? If you can’t choose, upvote as many as you like and don’t forget to leave a comment on the ones you laughed hardest at.
Reminds me of my ex-boyfriend getting tossed out of The Whiskey because he bite a waitress.
Ok , I need details and a back story on this comment....
Load More Replies...Did you hear them crying? Why are kitties eyes orange? Does he have plutonium poisoning from traffic outside? How is Kitty doing?
I saw a recreation of those very faces last night when my two little ones got into it.
Anti-void. When they interact with voids both self-annihilate in a mega burst of gamma rays.
Load More Replies..."You ARE going to share your pudding with me, aren't you, hooman?"
This little one seems to tolerate the bath quite well. I would need a hazmat suit to get my one cat in water. The other one jumps in the shower with me from time to time.
My oldest fell into the tub once when I was taking a bath. She is now convinced that the tub could engulf her in water at any moment, whether it is full of water or not.
Load More Replies...You are right - unless they are tiny kittens who cannot wash themselves or cats that are sick.
Load More Replies...Pity it isn't BOGOF (that's Buy one, get one free, BP)
Load More Replies...How much is the Cat in the Basket? No, I don't mind what colour, I'll have two.
I hate these sort of photos. Most of the time you'll find that some stupid human has forcibly dunked the kitten face-first for a ''cute' photo. THEY'RE NOT CUTE OR CLEVER. A small kitten can startle, inhale, and drown, or end up with very painful aspiration pneumonia.
Omfg WHAAAT??!!! I'm never gonna see these the same again.😭🤬😭
Load More Replies...Kittens are typically clumsy eaters at this age: would recommend feeding off a saucer and using canned kitten food and kitten milk vs dry food and milk and putting an upside down cup in the middle of the saucer so the kitten cant walk into it. Can't tell if the kitten was dunked by human or kitten action.
This is dangerous! My friend's cat got her head stuck in the window and he found her dead when he came from work.
Funny because the cat was probably rescued immediately after the photo. But they can get really hurt and even die if they get stuck in such windows. Don't let them open if you are not home.
"So, ya see, what happened was - and this is the absolute truth, mind you... well, let's just say it involved a bet, aliens, and a wee bit too much catnip. Now, then, mind helping me out? I'm 25% sure I won't claw you!"
That's very dangerous for the cat. In the clinic we had a cat with broken ribs once because of those windows.
Oh God, can you imagine a caffinated cat? Power zoomies all night
Load More Replies...It's moving to fast, it won't be able to stay in the corner long enough to trigger 💡a thought 💡
Load More Replies...What do you expect when you wake me up at this time! I'll do Pretty and Cute later
“Humen i see your problem…this computer doesn’t have a mouse.“
"Well, ma'am, I think I've figured out your plumbing problem..."
Now thats just mean to do that to a kitten to get a picture
