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Do you ever get the feeling that life is all about cats? The internet’s obsessed with them. Your friends keep sending you cat memes during work. And you keep thinking about cats so much, they seem to pop up everywhere you look. Relax—you’re not alone.
People are posting photos of all the random places and items that they saw cats in and Bored Panda has collected the very best examples of feline pareidolia for you to enjoy.
Scroll down and take a look at all the cats unexpectedly showing up in people’s everyday lives. Don’t forget to upvote your fave pics and if you have any photos of cat outlines meowsteriously stalking you, post them in the comment section, dear Pandas.
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#1
Bubbles That Form A Little Cat Shape
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#2
My Wife’s Hot Chocolate Was Visited By A Mysterious Cat
Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm📚💖 5 years ago
"My dear... you have the GRIMM!"
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#3
This Bag Looks Like A Cat
In an earlier interview with Bored Panda, professor Kang Lee from the University of Toronto explained to us the science of seeing faces and familiar figures in things.
"Pareidolia illustrates the interaction between the visual cortex and the frontal cortex of the human brain. It suggests that our brain is highly sensitive and expecting to encounter and process some special classes of objects in our environment because they are biological and socially important to our adaptions to the environment," the professor detailed.
#4
Dog's Shadow Looks Exactly Like A Cat
#5
This Shadow Of The Window Frame Looks Like A Cat Is Perched Up There.
#6
This Can Of Paint Looks Like A Cat
Raine Soo 5 years ago
This is a beautiful likeness of a cat. It also reminds me of that Japanese print 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'.
Billie Templeton 5 years ago
To me if looks like the cat is playfully pawing at a sprite or pixie :D
"For example, when you are walking in a dark street in the evening, your brain is on high alert to detect whether any threat will jump out at any moment. In this case, you are more likely to have face or human pareidolia because it is important for you to err on the side of caution if you mistake a tree as a human being."
He continued: "However, for some people, their frontal cortex’s expectation for certain objects (e.g., faces) become so high that they see faces in many situations where no faces exist."
According to Professor Lee, this is normal and there’s nothing wrong with people who see faces or figures where there aren’t any.
#7
The Makeup Squirt On My Sponge Resembled A Cat This Morning.
#8
Grumpy Cat In My Apple
Blue of the yams (They/He) 5 years ago
It didn't occur to them to put a picture of the actual grumpy cat?
Sarah Blanche Brinsfield 5 years ago
That is Stella! She is pissed because her doggie brother stole some of her food! She came to tell on him!
Cybele Spanjaard 5 years ago
Looks very like a Persian kitty than the tabby who I think has had some photoshopping changes to his mouth!!
Anja Schmidt 5 years ago
you would not think, that this is the deep relaxed mode of the cat XD
#9
This Cloud Looks Like A Cat, And A Dog.
“Pareidolia is different from paranoia or delusion or abnormal vision of individuals with psychosis. In fact, a recent study shows that those people with pareidolia tend to be more creative. Also, people who are religious may be able to see religious icons in non-face objects as well."
He added that pareidolia shows how powerfully our imaginations (which comes from our frontal cortex) can affect our perception (which takes place first in the visual cortex which is located in the occipital lobe in the back of our head).
#10
The Pattern On My Dogs Chest Looks Like A Cat Mid Sneeze
Julie Lloyd 5 years ago
You have a lovely dog and cat you don't have to feed or look after. Lucky you.
#11
This Cat Food Bag's Shadow Looks Like A Cat
#12
This Grass That Looks Like A Giant Cat
Daria B 5 years ago (edited)
Legend says a cat once fell asleep there. Sadly, never woke up. Nowadays the grass and flowers tell us the story about the cat who wandered.
rando2face 08 5 years ago (edited)
That sounds like a ghost type cat pokemon pokedex entry
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“What we see are not things over there in the world but actually the co-creation of what is out there physically and what is in our mind mentally through our expectations and imaginations,” he said.
However, pareidolia isn’t only a visual phenomenon. “Pareidolia is a broader phenomenon as it extends to touch and sound and other sensory channels. For example, you sometimes sense your phone vibrating when it is not, it is a tactile form of pareidolia. When you hear voices in a noisy environment, it is an auditory form of pareidolia." So technically you could feel a cat brushing up against you or hear a feline meowing, too!
#13
This Crack On The Stairs Looks Like A Cat
Daria B 5 years ago (edited)
Legend says it will make you trip down if you walk by that spot. ♡
Patty Stier 5 years ago
While walking up or down the steps never stop or pause - you'll block the cat's view and out come the claws!
#14
Cat Formed By Cracks Above My Light Switch
#15
The Reflection Of This Watch Looks Like A Logo For Some Cat Super Hero.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
looks like a silver-eared kitty with a golden bowtie to me hehe
#16
This Chip In My Window Looks A Bit Like A Cat
Tired-Panda 5 years ago
I see A Gremlin! Just don't feed it after midnight and you'll be okay!
Bernice Wittwer 5 years ago
Your cat is waiting at home for you to feed them. This is your reminder. 😂
#17
The Way My Lotion Squirted Out Looks Like A Cat
Patty Stier 5 years ago
So soft and cute that when you pet the kitty it melts into your hands!
#18
This Kitty Has A Picture Of Another Cat On Its Forehead
#19
This Tree Behind My House Looks Like A Cat Turning Back To Look At Me
#20
This Thread On My Floor That Looks Like A Cat
#21
This Lil Squirt Of Lotion Looks Like A Tiny Cat
#22
This Parking Spot Has A Salty Cat On It
#23
This Popcorn That Looks Like A Cat
#24
My Roommate Made A Cat Out Of Foam
#25
My Banana Has A Bruise That Is A Silhouette Of A Cat.
#26
The Tigers On These Socks Look Like House Cats When Turned Inside Out
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Do not turn your kitty inside out to see if they are tigers on the inside. They are.
#27
The Way The Glass From One Building Reflects Onto The Brick Into The Image Of A Cat.
#28
The Thorax Of This Bug Looks Like A Cat With Sunglasses
#29
The Markings On This Fish Look Like A Cat
Pauline Bennett 5 years ago
Look down a little further looks like the beginning of a human face!
#30
The Shadow Of This Box Of Tissues Looks Like A Cat
#31
It Looks Like There's A Cat In My Butter
#33
This Coat That Looks Like A Cat Silhouette
#34
A Face In The Clouds, Looks Like A Cat To Me.
Dave van Es 5 years ago
Remember who you are! Remember who you are! Remember, remember
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This Wood Post Looks Like An Anxious Cat.
#36
Some Egg Leaked Out Of The Mold And Made This Normal Cat Look More Like A Cheshire Cat.
#37
This Leaf's Shadow Kinda Looks Like A Cat
#38
The Tip Of My Measuring Tape Looks Like A Cat
Felipe StillChill 5 years ago
He's the cartoon cat the one and only cartoon cat...
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Robot Water Gate Resembles A Cat
#40
My Candy Corn Looks Like The Silhouette Of A Cat
#41
Water Droplets On My Window Look Like Cat Eyes.
#43
My Friend Is Raising Caterpillars With Her Kids. Its Face Looks Like Diabeetus Cat
#44
This Peeled Off Paint Area Looks Like Sitting Cat
#45
This Piece Of Ginger Looks Like A Cat
#47
The Discoloring On My Door Look Like Shadows Of Two Cats.
#48
This Car's Paint Chip Looks Like A Cat.
#49
Poppadom Cat Silhouette
#50
This Mud Splat Looks Like A Cat
#51
This Cloud Looks Like A Cat.
#52
My Aunt's Cat's Back Looks Like A Cat
#53
The Middle Of This 4x4 Looks Kinda Like A Cat
#54
The Hair On My Scrunchie Looks Like A Fat Cat
#55
The Shadows On The Ceiling At Work Look Like Cat Paws.
#56
The Inside Of This Water Heater Flue Looks Like Cat Eyes.
#57
The Space In My Bronzer Looks Like A Cat.
#58
This Stain On My Brother's Carpet Looks Like An Aerial Silhouette Of A Cat Walking
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What do you think ?
Pauline Bennett 5 years ago
If reincarnation is possible please let me be a cat and not a human ever again - its the pits.
sushant kanojiya 5 years ago
Cats are so flexible and comes in all shapes... So we relate them in everything
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 5 years ago
photoshop ruined photography for me. most of these are too perfect, i just dont believe them :(
Pauline Bennett 5 years ago
If reincarnation is possible please let me be a cat and not a human ever again - its the pits.
sushant kanojiya 5 years ago
Cats are so flexible and comes in all shapes... So we relate them in everything
Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 5 years ago
photoshop ruined photography for me. most of these are too perfect, i just dont believe them :(
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