sitting

If you ever get a cat, be prepared for some shenanigans. You must be fully aware, before you make the decision to get one, that all of your precious items will be at risk and will have to be moved to secure locations, and that if your cat ever sits on your eggs, it's totally normal behavior. 

Thank you, @cats_places, for providing all the picture proof we'll ever need of such perfectly normal behavior, warning all future cat owners of potential disasters and making cat owners laugh with fondness at their silly little furballs sitting exactly where they shouldn't. We love our little hooligans no matter how many things will break, and if you do ever get a cat, you will too.

It has just come to our attention that hyenas are capable of doing the loaf. You know, the loaf, like cat loaves. When an animal lays down and hides its arms within itself, creating one purrfect bread-shaped loaf. Loaves come in all different colors, shapes, and sizes but we have never witnessed a glorious moment such as this -- hyena loaves!

Hyenas are adorable animals but we were aware that they were capable of loafing and that they do it all the time! Turns out, it's not only an adorable position for cats, these wild animals look heckin' adorbs rocking the loaves. 

Cats do truly have a tendency to find themselves in places that they have no reason to be. They'll sit in weird places, like your ceiling fan, and they'll show up in places that they are deeeefinitely not welcome, like on a runway or on a football field. We see them there, and we're shocked for a moment, but then we're like haha yeah, they're cats. 

An up an coming twitter user by the name of Cats Where They Shouldn't Be, @catsnoplace, has decided to purrsent just that - all of the funniest, most ridiculous places cats find themselves in. And we enjoyed going through them so much, we're decided that you should definitely get to laugh at these kitties too.

There are moment in life when we realize that animals... animals are not that different than us. They communicate with each other, they show each other affection, they eat and sleep, and they also sit like us. Sometimes. Actually, it's kinda weird when they do that. In an hilarious way of course.

We know that dogs do it, and we've even seen cats sitting down on their booties like humans, possibly because of our influence on them as our pets, but cows and elephants? Now, that's something to laugh about while also being slightly confused. Why do they do that? We have no idea. But we love it. 

A dose of cuteness to start the week off strong! Cats are adorable everywhere, yeah, we agree, whether they're on your lap, in your hands, on your shelf, or under your blanket. But something entirely special and different is when your cat decides to use you as public transportation and sits on your shoulder. It makes your heart warm. And your neck hurt.

Mine used to do that when she was smaller, would sit on my shoulder and walk around with me, watching the world from that high position of greatness. I miss it and am fully jealous of any cat owner whose kitty is either small enough to still be doing it or is adventurous enough to continue doing it into their adult-cat-hood. So, for any of you cat lovers who are in the same position as me, here's a list of cats who love sitting on shoulders to fill the cat-shaped hole in your heart/on your shoulder. 

Some would perhaps argue that a cat's place is not on one's shoulder, but we would disagree. A cat's place is anywhere it would like to be. But some places cats really don't belong in, and you can check those out here.

When you think of cats, you think of majestic and elegant beauty, do you not? Well, there are definitely cats that are elegant and graceful, most cats actually are both without trying at all. 

Then, there are cats like this... Adorable chonkers who make us do a double-take. Sitting as if they're people, and even wearing a human expression, we can't help but feel a little confused when looking at these images. 

Overall, we do like the images and have decided to be on the hunt for even more cats sitting like so. It has brought us a great deal of happiness. (Honestly, we like an any exposing a cat's fluffy soft belly)

Sit free, cats of the world! Don't let society tell you what's acceptable! 

The rarest sit! "Thoughts of Dog" has brought this beautiful thread into our lives and we can't stop admiring the perfection of these pups and their multi-stair sitting abilities. 

How blessed are we to have such animals in our lives? After announcing the rarest sit in a tweet, users began flooding the thread with images of their pups who have perfected the position and are deserving of recognition. 

So, without further ado, please provide these well-deserved pups your undivided attention. And if you have a photo of your pet in the rarest sit, don't forget to share it with us in the comments! 

Weird sleeping positions? Turns out cats are weird in other daily routines. 

Like sitting. 

Who would have thought that sitting could be so complicated?

Well, it is for these awkwardly sitting cats.  

Or as Twitter user, @bitterbleue, calls it "a thread for cats sitting in that really specific way on their asses." 

The thread went viral with nearly 300k likes and that means a ton of comments and pictures of users' cats sitting in a "really specific way on their asses."

Thank you, @bitterbleue, for this wonderful gift you've bestowed on us. 

It looks so unnatural and slightly uncomfortable to look at but we can't look away. In fact, we're kind of in love with these dog-sitting cows and wish to purchase our very own farm to witness this phenomenon first hand. 

Looking to feel delighted yet slightly uncomfortable? Boy, do we have the right cat pics for you! When you think of a cat sitting, you imagine them with their paws lined up purr-fectly in-front of their body. Which is completely normal because that is how cats sit. Well, not these cats. These guys have evolved (whether it's for the better or worse is undecided at this time), and we can't help but stare curiously. This time, it's curiosity killed the humans -- we seriously can't stop looking at these! 

And we can't just get enough! If you can't either, then check out dozens more cute cats and kittens, we promise you won't be disappointed.

According to Mikel Delgado, a cat researcher at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, cats who sit in such a position are relaxed and are not preparing to run away or defend themselves. This is why they tend to do it in comfortable locations, such as on a bed or chair. They're happy, content and feel safe in their environment. Check out #MyKittyLoaf for even more adorable bread-like cats, or if you want to help decide once and for which cats are cutest, start your quest with our top 10 cutest cat breeds.

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Who said dogs weren't a fan of boxes?