Cats In The Philippines Are Practicing Social Distancing Too As They Are Spotted Sitting On Circle Marks In A Market
Stray cats in Quezon City ended up stealing the spotlight for doing something that looked a lot like social distancing. Photos shared from a market in the Philippines show several cats sitting neatly inside white circle marks painted on the pavement.
The circles were meant for people waiting their turn, but the felines claimed them first and stayed put long enough to turn the scene into a viral moment. What started as a simple market photo quickly became a feel-good internet story, with plenty of people amused by the cats’ timing.
Now the pictures are making the rounds for one very specific reason: the cats seem to understand the assignment better than most people did.
Coleen Joice Aquino shared pics of stray cats sitting inside of social distancing signs on a pavement in Quezon City
The pics quickly became viral.
The felines stayed inside the markers for about 10 minutes. This band of cats usually comes here searching for food
Quezon City local Coleen shared the pics on her Facebook account. That’s when the awesome photos went viral and were even included in the news.
Coleen said she was taking a walk when she saw the cats. “I took the photos on May 10, and these cats were just roaming around the public market where our vegetable store is located. That was the first time I saw cats sitting in the circles.”
Coleen mentioned that she didn’t expect her pictures to go viral. “I just posted them because I found them cute and thought they would make nice content to share on social media.” She added that when she took the photos, her city was implementing an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). “But now it is under Extreme ECQ, and people here are following regulations.”
The cats keep coming back looking for food
“I was so excited that I took pictures of them,” she stated for the local media. She also said that these specific felines are strays that keep coming back searching for food.
If you think that their behavior is strange, for your information, felines like being inside circles and squares. It’s a survival instinct.
Cat behaviorist Mieshelle Nagelschneider from The Cat Behavior Clinic says that felines are drawn to confined spaces since hiding is both a predatory and predator-avoiding instinct.
“Out in nature, they will hide from predators in a carved-out tree stump. They will also hide themselves in this same tree stump to ambush their ...[truncated]
That little market moment turned into a surprisingly wholesome viral post.
People liked the pics....
Other animals were also seen practicing social distancing all over the world…
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