26 Cute and Curious Cat Behaviors as Told by their Pawrents

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Jan 12, 2026 2:00 PM EST

Cats are a strange bunch there is no denying that. Like thier canine counterparts they do come in all different shapes and sizes. But unlike their canine counterparts they come in a variety of styles. You have the outdoor cats, the indoor cats, the indoor cats who like to chill on the patio, the outdoor cats who also like to chill on the patio and be fed, the indoor cats who like to roam free during the day. There is no end to the variations.

And with all those colorful gradients of cat life are an ever expanding set of behaviors. Some sweet, some sour, all hilarious and heartwarming in their own way and today we are lucky enough to be blessed with a collection of them as told by the pawrents who are subjected to them on a daily basis. So get ready for one of the deepest dives into funny feline behavior that we have ever had the chance to share with you. Just make sure your cat child is no where nearby so that they do not get any bright (or not so bright) ideas.

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  • 01
    Mine has a different meow for each of us, and chirps when he's following you so you don't trip over him. Not my favorite thing but I love it.
    via MarekLord

  • Wow, that is one clever cat. And at that quite the caring cat. Most felines as much as they love their family would certainly not make up different meows for each member. Heck, if you gave a cat a mobile phone it would be more likely to block all family members than it would to assign individual ringtones for each one. We have hardly ever heard of such a loving cat.

  • 02
    Kit has stuck to me like glue. I'm in c. er treatment and it makes me sick and my body aches. She hardly leaves my lap when I'm home.
    via MarekLord
  • 03
    I love how he flops on me for cuddles
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  • 04
    She's my adorable little three legged weirdo and I love how she can't resist getting in my lap whenever I sit cross legged on the floor.
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  • 05
    She's Siamese, but identifies as a sweet affectionate lovebug!
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  • 06
    she is so incredibly chill i love when we take naps together i tend to sleep all day on my days off work and she just joins in and lets me sleep
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  • 07
    That he follows me around everywhere, making sure everyone knows I'm his favorite person
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  • 08
    A Oreo will get up on our dining room table bench like a human for dinner time and sit with us during meals. It's the cutest thing.
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  • 09
    23 1 yells at me every time I sneeze. 2 listens for my drinking water sounds in the morning so he can run in and cuddle before I have to get out of bed except he can't tell time and mistakes my night time thirsts as awake for cuddles. 3 is part goat because he loves aggressively head butting to get attention.
    via MarekLord

  • Now this is a cat family. We have no idea how this unruly bunch were convinced to neatly line up like this but the descriptions are exactly what we have come to expect from cat kind and the kind of calamity they like to get up to. And if we were to give out prizes for the most troubling one of all it would definitely be to number two. Any cat who bases behavior upon when you are ‘awake’ is just evil. You end up with sleep paranoia.

  • 10
    The fact that he still suckles on blankets despite being a little over a year old now. It's just a reminder that he'll always be my little baby
    via MarekLord
  • 11
    the first time she ran up to me and licked my tears away when I was sad, I started crying tears of pure happiness instead. it was the cutest thing ever! when humans are disappointing, animals are there and they still love you. edit: sorry forgot cat tax
    via MarekLord
  • 12
    I'm pretty sure he has no idea he's actually a cat!
    via MarekLord
  • 13
    He loves playing tag. He'll run up behind me, tap or grab my calf with both paws, then pounce away expecting me to chase him. We do this several times a day.
    via MarekLord
  • 14
    Mine take turns sitting on my lap
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  • 15
    C She feels the same way about visitors as I do.
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  • 16
    Right now, it's that he "herds" us all in the morning. Time to get up! Lots of meowing and bossing, back and forth between bedrooms everyone up? Waits at the top of the stairs until the last person comes down. Gets a bite to eat, then he's all "see ya folks, I've gotta get some sleep peace out."
    via MarekLord
  • 17
    The silly ways in which he sleeps on me
    via MarekLord
  • 18
    Our Martha walks all over us as the sun rises. Typically the first thing I see in the morning is Martha perched on my husband (see pic), perched on me, or stuffing her face in our mouths to smell our morning breath. She purrs so loud that it's what wakes me up.
    via MarekLord
  • 19
    The little prrrt noise he makes
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  • 20
    She has insane zoomies every morning.
    via MarekLord
  • 21
    allen (left) has to make rounds to every window in the house to check the perimeter for shananigans outside and eleanor (right) follows me everywhere and watches everything i do.
    via MarekLord
  • 22
    If I don't push Ale over and give him tummy rubs EVERY time I open the door, it's the end of the world.
    via MarekLord
  • 23
    My cat likes to play fight, and despite being a fraction of my size she'll get in my path and start swinging at me. It always makes me laugh. Then we have cuddle time after.
    via MarekLord
  • 24
    When she comes up to me in bed, does the big stretch, then puts one paw on my chest and gives a little chirp, like she's saying "this is mine".
    via MarekLord
  • 25
    He doesn't meow unless he's I g one of his toys, then he howls like a banshee.
    via MarekLord
  • 26
    He likes to hold my arm or hand while I'm going to sleep for the night
    via MarekLord

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