As you perhaps know, the Cheshire Cat from the famous book "Alice in Wonderland" had a smile that remained in the air for a while when he disappeared. Perhaps the Cheshire Cat is one of the most famous cats in world culture, but for each of us, the most important kitty is the one that lives with us, rubs against our legs, and brazenly demands food just before dawn.
Cats have lived next to us for for centuries, and we know a lot about them, but they are still able to surprise. For example, how do you understand that your furry pet is actually happy? With dogs, everything is way simpler - just look at their tail. And cats? Cats, for example, can make these squishy faces.
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#1 Big Cat Isn't As Impressed As Small Cat!
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#2 Found This Kitten In The Parking Garage At Work Friday. This Was Her Hours Later
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#3 This Is Teddy And I'm Obsessed With Him
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Apparently, there is a whole community on the internet with 62K members as of today, called CatSmiles, whose members do nothing but post photos of their cats when they make these cute and beautiful faces. And, according to netizens, they thereby show that they are absolutely happy. Is it true? Let's check it out now.
#4 It Was Suggested That I Post Luna Here. She’s Always Happy
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#5 Kitten Mittens
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#6 Cooter In His Dino Sweater Oc
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It turns out that cats have their own analogue of a smile - they simply blink slowly when they look at their owners. And scientists who have studied thousands of cat-human interactions are sure that this is a special reaction of pleasure.
"As someone who has both studied animal behaviour and is a cat owner, it's great to be able to show that cats and humans can communicate in this way," Science Alert quotes psychologist Karen McComb of the University of Sussex in the UK, a cat lady herself.
"It's something that many cat owners had already suspected, so it's exciting to have found evidence for it." By the way, it's interesting that if you respond to your cat with a similar reaction - that is, narrow your eyes and start blinking slowly, then the kitty is quite likely to recognize this sign of friendliness and, most likely, respond in kind.
#7 Remy Baby Loves To Smile!!!
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#8 My Happy Boy
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#9 Hi! My Name Is Walter And It's My First Day On Reddit
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Humanity domesticated cats much later than dogs - in fact, about two and a half times later. So it's not surprising that cats continue to demonstrate specific features of independent behavior while being around us. However, experts are more than sure - if your cat makes that squishy face when you're near, this definitely indicates calmness and trust in you. So, in this selection of ours, you will find as many as a few dozens of happy cats.
#10 His First Smile [oc]
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#11 Our Happy Boy
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#12 Bun Bun Turns 18 Today!!
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Big and small, shaggy and short-haired, sloppily tousled and having just immaculately licked their entire fur coat, honored veterans of mouse hunting and still very tiny kittens - all of them in these photos are united by one thing. A strong friendship with their humans, and the concrete confidence that this person will never betray nor offend them.
#13 This Small Potato Wants To Wish You A Happy Day
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#14 Smiley Faye :)
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#15 Sometimes When I Rub Her Face, I Could Swear Buffy Actually Smiles
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The great French writer Victor Hugo once wrote: "God created the cat so that human would have a tiger that can be stroked." I think cats would strongly disagree with Hugo - at least, all my experience of communicating with felines clearly says that they are quite sure it was us who God created to satisfy their important catly needs.
And if one of these needs is to show off their happy little face to the whole world in this selection of ours - then so be it. So let's just enjoy these wonderful images and maybe add your own happy kitty pics in the comments as well!
#16 Mr. P Says Hello
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#17 Cheese Is Always Cheesin
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#18 I Think I Found The Spot
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#19 Moishe After I Signed His Adoption Papers!
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#20 The Most Beautiful Thing You Will See Today
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#21 Melting In His Smile
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#22 Our Boy Always Smiles
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#23 Happy Smol Girl
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#24 So Small
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#25 I’m Milo And Smiling Is My Favorite!
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#26 This Picture Was Taken About An Hour After I Brought The Boy Home From The Adoption Center. Look At That Smile
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#27 The Heating Pad Effect
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#28 Meet Zeus, Our Recent Foster Fail
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#29 Bubba Is All Smiles When Mom Works From Home
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#30 The Smile Of A Kitten Who Now Has A Home, Sleeps Warm And Eats Every 3 Hours
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#31 Sweetest Girl
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#32 He Stole The Heated Blanket And Is Just So Pleased With Himself
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#33 Roger's Polite Cordial Smile
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#34 [oc] Milk Is Pleased With Himself
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#35 Finally A Right Sub For Pictures Of My Cat
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#36 Was Told My Baby Would Be Appreciated Here
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#37 My Handsome Boy Showing Off His Nose Freckle
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#38 Was Told This Stinker Belongs Here
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#39 Visiting My Aunt, Woke Up To This
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#40 She Knows She's Pretty
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#41 Someone Told Me I Should Post My Cat Luna Here
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#42 I A7y Sunday With My Best Friend
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#43 Alright, People, You Know The Drill. Cheer Me Up With Your Children’s Cuteness. Thank You In Advance
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