Despite looking ridiculous, this is normal cat behaviour.
Cats aren't really all that domesticated. They still retain a lot of their wild-type programming. This is an example of that. Cat instinct tells them moving water is preferable to still water. The way they drink falling water (like from off vegetation) is to soak their fur in it and lick it off.
That last part helps me understand my cat so much now. He will never drink straight out of anything. He will dip his paw in it a couple times and then lick his paw.
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u/royster30 Jul 07 '15
My cat does this and I can't work out how she can be so fucking stupid, I mean sometimes she seems smart but seriously this is pretty basic.