Heart-Melting Pet Photos That Prove They're Family, Not Just Animals

6.Cats Are Basically Just Superheroes

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Seeing this picture makes it easy to make connections between cats and almost every superhero you could consider. As though he were Batman or Spiderman, this kitten is effortlessly hanging from the ceiling of his cage. The overall picture is much better with the second kitten simply staring up seated there. It almost seems as though it were equally astounded by the skills of its friend as we are. The acrobatic performance wonderfully illustrates the amazing natural talents that cats have from birth: their flexibility, strength, and fearlessness that usually astounds us humans. The ideal timing of the shot captures both the daredevil kitten's accomplishment and its audience of one, which makes this image more appealing. The hanging kitten treats the cage's roof as though it were merely another flat surface to investigate, totally unconcerned by its gravity-defying posture. Its ground-based friend offers the ideal response shot as we all are staring: "How does it do that?" Our main concern is on its downslope strategy. Cats are infamous for climbing too high and for not being able to descend once they are up. This recurrent dilemma reminds us that even our feline heroes occasionally need a helping hand and results in those familiar plaintive meows for aid. These are the times when cats become interesting and charming; their amazing skills combined with their sporadic need for human rescue operations define them.