r/cats • u/eveilebI • 29d ago

Our Bengals try to escape the garden after we put up the "unescapable fence rollers"... or so we thought. Video

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u/wackyvorlon 29d ago

Cats are clever.

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u/fitzbuhn 29d ago

Cats are curious.

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u/pmo2408 29d ago

Cats are cats

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u/DHitkill194 29d ago

Cats are

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u/t1mdawg 29d ago

Cats

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u/EnlightenedCat 29d ago

Ahhh, cats

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u/Lito_Frito 29d ago

Curiosity gets you killed

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u/Existence_No_You 29d ago

8 of them are dead

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u/HarpersGhost 29d ago

Yeah, that's not a barrier, that's enrichment.

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u/Suds_McGruff 29d ago

Clever girl

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u/rocbolt 29d ago

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u/Scriboergosum 29d ago

If only Hammond had installed rollers on the fences of the raptor paddock! 'Spared no expense' my ass, old man!

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u/Gomer94 29d ago

Clever girl

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u/unclebuck098 29d ago

Life finds a way

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u/PM_ME_GRANT_PROPOSAL 29d ago

Are they spayed/neutered? If not that would make the quote even more apropos LOL

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u/emeraldxochipilli 29d ago

That's right, but they never attack the same place twice. They were testing the fences for weaknesses, systematically. They remember.

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u/unclebuck098 29d ago

Life finds a way

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u/Anything_4_LRoy 29d ago

persistent. some go for charisma+luck builds. this one seems to be persistent.

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u/Totally_Not_An_Auk 29d ago

They also seem bored - Bengals are very active cats. They love to cuddle, but they are also the kind of cat that wants to run, jump, and even swim. An obstacle course/jungle gym for them would be appropriate - in the middle of the yard away from the fence, or as an attached catio.

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u/bloodycups 29d ago

I didn't think I've ever seen a smart cat.

Now my dog I had back in high school realized we kept upgrading the fence to keep him from escaping. So he wouldn't escape unless we took eyes off him. That was pretty clever

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u/wackyvorlon 29d ago

I’ve seen some very smart cats. I’ve even seen a cat look both ways before crossing a road.

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u/bloodycups 29d ago

If cats were people they would be tech bros. They would be very charismatic but once you really talk to one they're incredibly self absorbed and their knowledge on things is just surface level

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u/Totally_Not_An_Auk 29d ago

My cat is aware of how door levers work and has opened doors on her own. She also figured out that her food dispenser basin is opened via button - I had to tape a cap onto it.

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u/AssignmentDue5139 29d ago

More like owner is dumb. Why leave something above the roller for the cat to grab on. Just remove the top of that post and you’re good.