This video is a slow-motion take on a cat leaping upwards (described as more than seven times the length of her tail). My dear cat, now deceased, would leap from the floor to the top of the refrigerator with no appearnt effort… I thought of her when I saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9CBXYeCAo
This article explains just how amazing cat leaps are compared to human jumps: https://www.apr.org/arts-life/2020-02-29/leaping-cats
This TikTok video is a cat jumping higher and higher. I was amazed by the final height and the cat’s clear determination to clear ever taller obstacles. https://www.tiktok.com/@cat_alarm/video/7042644077887687941
Cats aren’t paid for these jumps (except possibly with treats). Often, they just seem to enjoy leaping to higher and higher places–or the challenge of getting somewhere to nose something they’re curious about. Let’s find our talents and stretch them to amazing heights for the sheer fun of it.