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\"Cats\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We’re sure it’s happened to you before that someone has sent you a cat video<\/a><\/strong> and before you know it you’ve spent your entire afternoon<\/strong> watching felines caressing each other. It’s okay. Been there, done that. But it does keep you wondering, what do cat videos have that we like so much<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Cat\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cat videos are the number one favourite videos online <\/strong>with an number of 26,000 million views a year<\/strong>. But why is it? There might not be a definitive answer<\/strong> just yet, but there a several studies that seem to come close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It hits home<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the one hand, we have that a lot of people have a cat at home. <\/strong>And when we say a lot, we mean a lot.<\/em> This means that, in the same way we like pictures in which our friends appear, we prefer to watch videos with animals similar to our own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They serve as a distraction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Cat\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another reason could be the “humanizing factor”.<\/strong> This phenomenon is why we find a cat playing dead or any other “human” activity amusing<\/strong>. Watching such videos makes us feel close to the animals and puts us on the same level.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, one of the most important reasons why we like them so much is the feeling these videos give us.<\/strong> We almost never actually look them up directly<\/strong>; we rather “bump into them”.<\/strong> This means a distraction<\/strong> for whatever other boring activity<\/strong> you were carrying out, while at the same time having a small feeling of guilt for wasting time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The forbidden fruit” effect<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Cats\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Something that previously might seem negative<\/strong>, stimulates us to keep watching these types of videos.<\/strong> A phenomenon similar to when someone tells us not to do something: we immediately feel the urge to do it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, we find that cats don’t care if they are being filmed or not<\/strong>. This doesn’t happen with dogs or humans. It’s why we often capture (even by accident) animal’s reactions naturally. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still no definite conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Cat\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are all reasons that make the question even bigger: why do we like cat videos so much? Unfortunately, there’s still no definite answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images: Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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