This is the classic pre-fight standoff – making yourself look bigger – defensive mode. We know kittens do this quite a lot and Gabriel is no different. What is, perhaps, a bit different is that he is doing it with his own shadow.
He does it a lot in the morning on the bed. It is a bit dark because the shadow on the wall is cast by a reading lamp, which I use when reading books while preparing some of the articles.
Kitten play, as we know, is all about hunting and fighting. It is preparation for that. It happens instinctively.
Play fighting comes instinctively to humans too. Look at all the hugely popular war video games which are becoming increasingly realistic. It is a bit worrying. For a cat it is simply about preparation for survival. For people it is about something quite different.
THIS MAKES ME WANT A KITTEN-SO SWEET
What a cutie.
LOL1
He’s good at puffing up.
I have a big, old mirror that I’ll prop against a wall sometimes so my cats see even more cats. I think it’s interesting that no cat recognizes themself or their housemates in a mirror.
That really made me smile, bless him.
lol what a lovely video, it’s so nice to see Gabriel happily playing. Kittens are so funny when they try to look big and brave.
I so enjoyed this, this morning. Great way to start a day! Gabriel is so darn cute.