27 Clever Cats Pawforming Science Experiments to Trick Us Into Giving Them More Treats

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Feb 11, 2025 5:00 PM EST

Well it has finally happened. We knew that cats were getting smarter with each passing year. Progressing from their humble days of figuring out that hoomans are suckers for a sweet meow, to nowadays where cats know their societal value and manage to solicit copious amounts of food from us without uttering a single sound. So it is of little surprise that feline scientists have figured out the scientific method of experimentation and are beginning to carry out tests to see what causes us hoomans to provide them with the most and tastiest treats for the least effort.

From what you will see in the following list they have decided to go with a naturalist type of study, allowing for real connections to happen outside of the controlled environment of a clinic. This way their results will have the most real-world validity and will hopefully be able to be used be cats all over the world. Do you think you would fall for these clever cats' tricks?

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Several of these feline scientists experiments surround singing the songs of their people at different parts of the day to see what kind of reaction they elicit in hoomans. The middle of the night was chosen to test whether a hooman’s motivation to return to sleep is stronger than their motivation to control the amount of treats their cat child receives.
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Failing forcing us to give them more treats, some cats have turned to clawminal courses of action that involve Grand Theft Auto and going for joyrides to Taco Bell while we are asleep. We have come to understand that this is the secret reason that fast food chains are open 24 hours a day and have drive throughs where you can pre-order and collect.
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