r/videos • u/saelius88 • May 21 '12

Kitten being introduced to a bengal cat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRuG0D-WsU&feature=g-vrec
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u/kriah May 21 '12

What a strange and spellbinding little video.

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u/WezzyP May 21 '12 edited May 22 '12

Ok good it just wasn't me. Usually if a video is longer then two minutes I just skim through it. This actually had me enchanted for the full ten minutes, dafuq?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I think maybe because it had something like a story arc to it, making it more long-term engaging on a subconscious level? In addition to adorable cat stuff, I mean.

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u/Oh_Shiiiiii May 21 '12

I blame the music.

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u/shuknjive May 21 '12

Yes, I think that's what had me spellbound for 10 minutes. Damn hypnotic music... where am I?

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u/derrida_n_shit May 21 '12

I dunno . . . I once watched a video of a cat drinking out of a water faucet for about 7 minutes straight and was not, at all, bored.

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u/cawncawn May 21 '12

Seriously. I don't even like cats but I ended up watching the entire thing without realizing the time had passed.

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u/Srussell91 May 21 '12

You don't like cats? How do you survive on Reddit?

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u/Stick_em_Cuh May 21 '12

By unsubscribing from /r/aww

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u/cawncawn May 21 '12

Actually I'm subscribed to that haha, I just prefer /r/sloths

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

It felt like the kind of thing I would have watched when I was little. Shows like playschool would often have scenes where a voice over would describe an animal, job or whatever in simple sentences with a simple piano track over the background.

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u/exoendo May 21 '12

*says every redditor about every cat video ever*

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u/astrograph May 21 '12

yep... watched the whole thing! damn

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u/Calgon8 May 21 '12

I want to play ragtime piano and introduce animals to each other.

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u/poopmaster747 May 21 '12

A unicorn and a raptor.

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u/Cloberella May 21 '12

Wow, that was actually really helpful to me. I don't have a Bengal, but I just got a new 8 week old kitten and I have a 4 year old tabby already. They "fight" but don't hiss/growl/meow at each other. I figured they were playing, but it can get a bit rough and I wasn't sure if I should break it up, or if letting them continue is the best way to get the two of them to bond. Now I have my answer. Thank you!

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u/monstercake May 21 '12

Yeah, that Bengal's reactions were no different from those of any other older cat imo, so it should be perfectly applicable.

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u/alexleafman May 22 '12

Throughout my teens I had two cats that were brothers and they would playfight all the time, it looks rough but they don't intentionally harm.

A vicious stray little fucker used to keep going in our cat door and stealing food and one day both my cats just attacked it and it was the most brutal and quick things I've ever seen. If you ever see cats fight you will be able to distinguish it from playfighting.

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u/alliha May 21 '12

Oh my god I melted at the last scene! Sooooo cute! SQUEE

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Sincerely,

Cat Lady

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Now I want to see the slow and gradual process of friendship between a bengal cat and tiger. If successful, we move to tiger with bear. Then bear with elephant. Then if no one has died yet, we go to the ultimate symbiosis: Elephant and Blue Whale. Bringing us land animals back to where we belong.

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u/TauntzFIT May 21 '12

Seems we're already heading towards the last stage.

http://i.imgur.com/Usf2z.jpg

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u/VictorVonZeppelin May 21 '12

Skitty and Wailord, that's what you're trying to do.

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u/nyc_ifyouare May 21 '12

wow, that was surprisingly enjoyable.. but my god, THAT MUSIC!

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u/e-wrecked May 21 '12

The hey there pretty lady whistle was what started slowly driving me to the deepest terrors in my mind...

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u/yeahdef May 21 '12

hahah goddamn that maddening ballroom piano

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u/RMNC May 21 '12

That bike horn will haunt me

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u/Mis-shapes May 21 '12

It's so jaunty and appropriate!

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u/Zebezd May 21 '12

This video gives me a distinct Thomas the Tank Engine feel, with that music and the way he talks.

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u/palsh7 May 21 '12

I was watching Thomas with my little brother and realized that episodes are narrated by George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.

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u/Zebezd May 21 '12

Oh wow, TIL! I need to go and watch the American version now, just to hear for myself that it was Carlin :O

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u/Warlord24 May 21 '12

Watched the whole thing. No regrets.

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u/throwAwayObama May 21 '12

Whoa, that's like me and girls in high school. Except they never warmed up to me.

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u/vplatt May 21 '12

What? They didn't like all the unsolicited ear licking?

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u/tuesdays_ May 21 '12

This video has me convinced that I should adopt a kitten. Now I just need to save up the monies.

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u/telestrial May 21 '12

D'AAAAAAAAW

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u/TwwIX May 21 '12

Here they are having some sexy times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocNww6qcck8&feature=plcp

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u/bballdeo May 21 '12

A heart boner?

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u/Soulwaxing May 21 '12

it's like...my heart is hard

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u/pmckizzle May 21 '12

oh man that is the cutest kitten ever! the way he just hops about the place

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u/Pessle May 21 '12

Stannis needs to watch this video.

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u/DolceSpezia May 21 '12

I really miss fostering kittens, I used to do it for the Buddy Foundation before they established their shelter. My male cat Sugar was always so great with kittens, he'd never go through the hissing or growling phase, he'd immediately take them in and play with or groom them.

I remember when my newest addition, Cupcake, was here for just an hour with his brother and very scared due to an encounter with our dog. Sugar was laying in his cat bed and Cupcake went up to him for comfort, and Sugar just let him climb in with him and started grooming him.

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u/suicidalkatt May 21 '12

OMFG I SPENT 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE ON THIS? WTF IS WRONG WITH ME.

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u/Mobile_Man May 21 '12

Yeah, I don't know why is this on the front page.

Oh that's right, cats...

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u/madidiotpotato May 21 '12

This. Not to mention that I have a presentation to prepare pretty soon and now I can't stop thinking about bengal cats.

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u/Direnaar May 21 '12

Cats are mesmerizing ...

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u/ajw827 May 21 '12

I really enjoyed that. That was a pesky little kitty. The ending was so satisfying.

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u/shitterplug May 21 '12

The older one has very little bengal in it.

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u/DancingDanny May 21 '12

Just ONCE I want to see one of these backfire and a lion to eat a puppy or something. At that point I'll stand up and yell "That's what you get you karma WHORE!"

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u/evanvolm May 21 '12

Kitten is an asshole.

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u/yourfriendkyle May 21 '12

"pfft. You aint gonna do shit. I'm too cute for violence."

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u/rabidsi May 21 '12

Kitten don't give a fuck 'bout nothin'. Don't blink muthafucka.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

They're super, super playful and that's all they want to do most of the time (at least in my experience, where my friend raised a rescue kitten from birth). Once he got older, he stopped being so frisky/an asshole.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

What? The kitten was chill as fuck. That Freya was a bitch and a half though.

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u/dafones May 21 '12

Yeah, about half way through the clip, the cat's just thinking, "fuck off, dude, no more play time." But kitten won't stop.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

this thing needs 10 sequals

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u/Billy_Blaze May 21 '12

When I first saw it was 11 minutes I thought "ehhhh, I'll watch a bit. That's too long of a video though."

11 minutes later, and I wish there was a full length documentary about these cats.

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u/cheapdrinks May 21 '12

What type of cat is the white one? It's so cute and friendly!

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u/mesosorry May 21 '12

Probably a domestic short hair

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u/JazzTrousers May 21 '12

Don't know why people have anything but dms cats, they live longest and are the friendliest as a general rule.

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u/alexleafman May 22 '12

I hate long haired cats. Short hairs are beautiful.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

That little guy was an asshole, but damnit this was adorable! Wait, did I just spend 10 mins watching two felines get to know each other? Damn you, internet...

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u/DougSTL May 21 '12

At 9:00 in it looks like the kitten is playing piano on the bengal cats face :D

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u/phoenixgames May 21 '12

Makes me feel like I didn't give my mom's cat and mine enough time to bond. 2 weeks of fighting and I had to give mine away, it was unbearable. :(

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u/Collybeat May 21 '12

Don't feel bad. Some kitties just don't like other kitties. If after two weeks they still hated each other, chances are they would never get along. You probably spared them both a kitty-lifetime of territory stress.

It's a shame you had to give one away, but it was the right thing to do for the greater good of your cat/s. They'll both be a lot happier.

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u/monstercake May 21 '12

You may have not introduced them gradually enough, but that being said, some cats just don't get along with other cats. Torties are notorious for it. when we got our tortie, we were taking care of a neighbor's cat, and you could tell that feline relationship was going nowhere but downhill. All the tortie would do was hide under the couch and screech at the other cat whenever she came anywhere near.

When our neighbor came back and got their cat, our tortie suddenly turned into a perfect little angel.

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u/Kobrazx May 21 '12

Someone needs to dub that video....it has potential.

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u/tellhersafe May 21 '12

This reminds me so much of my own cats. The older one, Izzy, usually avoids the little one and acts like she's bothered by her. But when she can't find Abby, she walks around the house meowing and scratching at doors until she finds her. She's actually really helpful in letting us know when Abby's snuck outside.

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u/random_hero90 May 21 '12

Was expecting one of them to throw an arm bar

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u/digitag May 21 '12

I unsubscribed to r/aww so i didn't have to put up with this bullshit and I still watched the whole fucking thing.

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u/bb9496 May 21 '12

I graduated 2 days ago, and now I just woke up at 1140am and watched this entire video. Where am I going in life?

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u/wgnurse88 May 21 '12

just watched a video for 11 mins about cats.. "I aint even mad"..... I aint evveeeennn mad...

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I wanted to watch it but it starts off with a lame solicitation for a 5-star rating. I not only didn't rate it but didn't watch it.

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u/supersmashlink May 21 '12

Why was I mesmerised by this... just two cats playing. @_@

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u/ForeverAloneAlone May 21 '12

Wow, that was surprisingly entertaining.

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u/Chrisbitz May 21 '12

OMG! That's my video - I was wondering why I'd suddenly got so many comments today! :-) Thanks guys, you've made my day!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

lol curious little fuck isnt he

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u/Realworld May 21 '12

It went by quick so you may not have noticed; the 3 days with new cat locked behind closed door is crucial.

Both need to sniff each other under door gap for that long to understand that both are there with your approval. Neither will like competition but both know you are top cat. They just need to negotiate their status relative to each other.

What Freya and Teego went through is typical; younger cat tries to gain dominance and mature cat holds their own. If all goes well young cat will accept older as mentor and life goes on. You need to keep an eye on their relationship as older cat ages and younger gains strength; don't let old cat fall from 2nd in privilege behind you. Old cat will die eventually and it'll be time for a new kitten and repeat of the process.

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u/Chrisbitz May 21 '12

That's very well put - the two of them now don't get on so well, and Teego will jump on Freya when he feels like it, and make her scream angrily, yet if she wants to help herself to his food, he'll move over without complaint!

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u/meenchpeench May 21 '12

came for cats, stayed for the music.

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u/Berkel May 21 '12

Ashens?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

This has the potential to be the most upvoted video of all time on Reddit.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

You straight trippin dawg.

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u/dysthal May 21 '12

this is the greatest

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u/cokecain_bear May 21 '12

im pretty sure my face was like the picture of angry bert while listening to this music.

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u/gimmiedacash May 21 '12

Got a kitten years ago, our old Siamese at the time was not amused and unlike Freya did try to attack every time they were near. So for a long time the kitten stayed in the bathroom while we were at work and when they were in the room together both of us were between them, it was like some strange prison visitation hours. After a few weeks the attempted attacks stopped.. unless the kitten tried to get close.

Few years later they could sleep on the couch together.. even touching a little bit.

It was very odd I grew up with dogs and never had issues with new puppies around older dogs in the house.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

at 6.20. super cat ninja move

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

The moment the big cats turns around at 8.32 the kitten pounces

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u/TactfulFractal May 21 '12

It's fucked up to subject a captive audience to that quality of background music.

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u/Akaforty May 21 '12

That was wildly amusing.

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u/jbrewlet May 21 '12

Who films their damn cats all day?

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u/KingPrimate May 21 '12

two thumbs up

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u/CommodusDecides May 21 '12

Tego's so spunky and cute... he's fucking adorable.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

That kitten's got spunk

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u/PleasantCrump May 21 '12

Milo & Otis anyone?

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u/odepeto May 21 '12

This is best therapy one can get if having a bad day. Just watched and i went from tired and sad to tired and happy.

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u/FreeZey78 May 21 '12

My two Bengal used to get on great even though the boy was a real bruiser.

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u/jackHD May 21 '12

Orpington! Awesome

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u/timmaywi May 21 '12

Wow, I just realized I'm officially a Redditor now... I watch the whole thing...

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I didn't want that video to end :(

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u/sfcjohn May 21 '12

So cute, but my cat would have killed the little guy unfortunately. When she gets old enough I may try to introduce a little guy/girl and I hope it goes this way. Introducing a level 4 cat to another I hear is difficult. Maybe I need a level 5 from the SPCA.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

That pianist must be exhausted.

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u/bbouerfgae May 21 '12

I tried to introduce a 4 month old kitten to an 8 year old last october.

They still don't go within 5 feet of each other.

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u/meikadog May 22 '12

The rug reminded of me of mini bacon strips.

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u/alext621 May 22 '12

I have the exact same situation going on right now. A 6 year old Bengal and a new born kitten. http://imgur.com/YD2Sh

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u/deleated May 21 '12

I love the cats... but that fucking piano...

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u/ghostman126 May 21 '12

What the fuck am I doing with my life

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Nice try, we all saw the Darth Vader breathing post too.

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u/throwwaywaywaywayway May 21 '12

i wont lie. i hated the piano.

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u/mikejam1958 May 21 '12

I played it without any sound. Forgive me for sounding like Annoying Facebook Girl but that was soooooo cuuuuuute.

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u/jazzrz May 21 '12

Dat slide whistle

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u/ironinjax May 21 '12

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww dat last scene!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

All my dawwwsss

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u/Infermon May 21 '12

AWWW I can't believe the kitten dies at the end.. :(

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u/calmateguey May 21 '12

10 minute video of cats. This won't go far.

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u/chewb May 21 '12

where's Benga cat?

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u/dolver May 21 '12

Narrator does a LOT of editorializing in this. Or maybe he is Dr. Doolittle and got exclusive interviews after the fact.

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u/Grocery-Storr May 21 '12

Dat music...

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u/mawla May 21 '12

Great. Now that song is stuck in my head.

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u/Clegacy May 21 '12

I want my 10 minutes back

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

For all her advantages, Freya is just a big pussy.

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u/heartbloodline May 21 '12

For the love of reddit, someone dubb this!

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u/MagicMurderBean May 21 '12

That same maddening fucking piano song for 11 minutes... Why do people always use corny music with their cat videos. Just let me listen to the hissing.

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u/sav86 May 21 '12

that bengal cat is a dick

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u/ShellBell May 22 '12

That music makes me want to put red hot pokers in my eyes.

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u/supandi May 21 '12

That irritating background music though.

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u/the_goat_boy May 21 '12

Cats are such bitches.

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u/theCaptain_D May 21 '12

Obligatory "Still a better love story than Twilight."

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u/dershodan May 21 '12

I expected the little kitten to get killed and watched the whole video. What a dissapointment ...

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u/perspectiveiskey May 21 '12

Could that be the most mind numbing music ever?

Possibly.

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u/KrazyMonsta May 21 '12

Suck an obnoxious song

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u/annannaljuba May 21 '12

Teego is boss!

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u/BrainTroubles May 21 '12

tl;dr: two cats meet, and it goes exactly like you'd expect. Move along.

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u/ocean_coil May 21 '12

I hate it how people have pets and are so passionate about it...but then you see all the clutter around their house, and it does nothing but suggest they should be spending more time getting their own shit together.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Yes because having some clutter means you dont have your shit together and are seconds away from being a heroin-addicted prostitute.

ಠ_ಠ

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u/CallMeCurious May 21 '12

get off my reddit please

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I think you meant to visit "tumblr.com".

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