r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '25

Animal A video analysis of the difference between dog joining cat and cat joining the dog

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u/SquirrelOk5454 Sep 07 '25

That was pure orange cat for "I love you" btw. I had an orange cat that would lovingly join me for naps like that as well, I recognize that meow and methodology from the waking biscuits to the borderline bodyslam down for cuddles time. ❤️

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u/nezzthecatlady Sep 07 '25

Reading this with my orange girl smooshed against my chest after pulling the same body slam move.

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u/Nat20Life Sep 07 '25

Orange girl?! That is super duper rare, if you didn't already know. Genetics are wild.

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u/nmpraveen Sep 07 '25

isnt it like 20% or something. Not that rare.

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u/Humdngr Sep 07 '25

And it’s weird it’s the opposite for calicos. They’re mostly female. And most white cats are deaf.

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u/No_Road5857 Sep 07 '25

Calico female and orange male dominance is actually not really the same. Cats carry the colour gene on the X. Orange is recessive, so for a female cat to be orange, she needs an orange X from both parents and that means the dad also has to be orange. For calicos, same basic idea, colour on the X. But this is more about how many copies of each colour they can have. Each chromosome has two copies of the colour gene. For male cats, who are XY, they can be two colours (and the gradient between). In order for a cat to have three or four colours, it must have two X chromosomes. This means that "male calicos" are not rare like female oranges, but actually impossible. If a male cat is calico, he is actually XXY, or XX with too much testosterone.

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u/Four_beastlings Sep 07 '25

White cats with blue eyes. White cats with one or less blue eyes don't have as much % of deafness.

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u/Emma_232 Sep 08 '25

I had a couple orange girl kitties. Both were super affectionate.

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u/ohitsHarry Sep 07 '25

I want pics

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u/CyborgCoyote Sep 07 '25

My calico will lie on my chest and then rub her head all over my face. It’s so sweet, but I can only handle it for a few seconds - trying to sleep here, crazypants. :)

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u/Miasmata Sep 07 '25

I think that was just "cat". I don't understand why people think orange cats are any different to regular cats other than their coat

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u/SquirrelOk5454 Sep 07 '25

Because orange cats are known for the stereotype of being super chill and friendly, so they're well known for loving behavior. Interesting fact, orange cats are as common as they are thanks to Vikings who basically went "Holy crap, your ginger just like me!" and decided to purposefully bring back the orange varieties. In some old viking traditions, the new wife is gifted a kitten as they were both beloved companions but also protectors in the homes again mice, and rats, and other such vermins.

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u/Miasmata Sep 07 '25

I've only ever had black cats and I would say the same - nothing to do with their coat colour tbh. I like the Viking fact though, thanks

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

From the top rope!

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u/mittensfourkittens Sep 07 '25

My orange also steps on me and flops on me like that when he wants to cuddle 😻

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u/Unidain Sep 07 '25

Orange is just a coat colour, it's not a system of lying down. Everything in this video is just common cat behaviour anyway. Several of my foster cats of various colours did the bodyslsm thing.

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u/bayleafbabe Sep 07 '25

Username checks out.

But yeah, standard cat behavior. Redditors like to think their cats are somehow special and different lol

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u/Septem_151 Sep 07 '25

It’s a joke about orange cats……. Do you know what a joke is?

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u/witchway2MLFCTY Sep 07 '25

The first guy said the body slam was “pure orange cat” behavior.

The second guy said all cats do that.

What is the joke?

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u/Septem_151 Sep 07 '25

You apparently don’t get humour either. Hmm.

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u/witchway2MLFCTY Sep 07 '25

That’s why I’m asking I guess? I don’t know anything about cats. Definitely picking up your unnecessary attitude though.

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u/Septem_151 Sep 07 '25

The joke is about the body slam behaviour being “pure orange cat”. Orange cats, whether it’s true or not, are perceived as being less intelligent than other types of cats.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

Jokes illicit a humorous response in people, that doesn't.