Why Cats Knock Everything Over

[steve2470]

https://www.inverse.com/article/42180-why-do-cats-knock-everything-over-science-explains

Cats are both feared and loved by their humans and the entire internet, mostly because of their bizarre behaviors. One of their favorite activities is knocking over every object in their field of view, leaving humans to pick up the mess as usual. It doesn’t make any sense, but cat logic isn’t concerned with our human conventions of “right” and “wrong.”

A feline researcher tells Inverse that though the behavior is definitely mysterious, scientists have some ideas about why cats love to shove our stuff off tables and shelves.

“A lot of cats knock things over because they have learned it is a quick and easy way to get their human’s attention,” cat researcher Mikel Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis, tells Inverse. “This behavior typically stems from boredom and/or a failure of the owner to acknowledge cats for ‘good behavior.’”

It’s possible that cats’ impulse to knock things over is just part of their hardwiring as hunters. We often forget that cats in the wild are fierce predators and that the ones in our apartments still have that drive inside them, even if they’re just hunting for hair ties and ankles.

[Hoyt]

1. Both of my cats will sit on the table next to me and slap things off, then just dare me to do

anything about it. They have the best poker face too. I think they are a lot like trump when it comes to aggravating behavior, but at least they are cute and lovable.

[pansypoo53219]

2. out of 6 cats. i finally have a object pusher.

[RobinA]

6. The Only Thing

my cat pushes over is pens. Or things I put on her cat tree that she doesn’t want there. I am very glad she doesn’t have that cat habit.

[trueblue2007]

3. ha ha ha ha

Why Cats Knock Everything Over
Cats are both feared and loved by their humans and the entire internet, mostly because of their bizarre behaviors. One of their favorite activities is knocking over every object in their field of view, leaving humans to pick up the mess as usual. It doesn’t make any sense, but cat logic isn’t concerned with our human conventions of “right” and “wrong.”
A feline researcher tells Inverse that though the behavior is definitely mysterious, scientists have some ideas about why cats love to shove our stuff off tables and shelves.

[RandomAccess]

4. My mom had a cat who used to get up on the high chest of drawers,

pull out a kleenex and carefully drop it on the floor. Again and again and again.

[crazycatlady]

5. So they can star in viral videos?

Cats Knocking Shit over is a classic youtube hit.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. They are scientists at heart

They are testing the Law of Gravity.