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Cats Are Master Manipulators

When our feline friends intentionally act cute

4 min readApr 25, 2025
Harper looking cute / Photo courtesy of Author

Cats are amazing creatures. Maybe it’s the long whiskers or the beautiful colors of their fur blending to form stripes and other patterns or their big kaleidoscope eyes. But they possess an incomparable beauty.

Kittens are especially cute like most babies of any species. I challenge you to say otherwise.

Leonardo Da Vinci studied the feline form very closely and was widely believed to be a cat fancier.

He is quoted as saying,

Even the smallest feline is a masterpiece of nature.

I’m inclined to believe that he was indeed a cat fancier. While he didn’t mention the cuteness of cats, he did infer their innate dignity and beauty.

Cats use these traits to their advantage. They use their innate cuteness to manipulate unsuspecting humans to get whatever they want.

The Cats’ strategic use of their cuteness.

I’ve come to realize there are times when cats intentionally act cute to get what they want. This goes against their reputation as being aloof and dignified. So, to implore this tactic, they must really want something.

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Nancy Parish
Nancy Parish

Written by Nancy Parish

Amateur Cat Herder. Previously, Contributing Editor for CWIM. My ebook Life with Scout: The Blind Kitty Chronicles avail. https://thesoundandfurry.com/

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