A video charting the evolution of a playful friendship between a canine and a young cat has gone viral on TikTok.
The video was shared by @kayaandbernie, the TikTok account for a canine referred to as Kaya and a cat referred to as Bernard. The clip has had 9.5 million views because it was first posted on November 30. Kaya is a Samoyed canine, in accordance with a later remark from the unique poster.
A caption shared with the publish reads: “Almost 6 months of friendship.” The footage begins with a big, fluffy-haired canine pouncing in the direction of a tiny kitten, who’s walking throughout the ground. The clip exhibits numerous pictures of the canine and cat interacting with one another, from playfighting to “competing” for a person’s consideration.
The pair are proven sitting calmly whereas looking from a porch because the video ends with a caption saying, “They are at all times collectively.”
Dogs and cats are sometimes portrayed as “mortal enemies,” acknowledged an August 2020 examine in PLOS One. But an growing variety of our canine and feline companions have been residing underneath the identical roof and “most cohabitations are peaceable,” the examine mentioned, including that almost all dogs and cats sharing a home sleep collectively “at the least often” and play collectively.
“Although some physique postures, such because the tail’s position, are interpreted in another way by the 2 species, the better proportions of dogs and cats present a relaxed response to a number of sorts of approaches of their roommate,” the examine defined.
“It is true that they converse totally different languages, however they appear to grasp one another properly and interpret one another’s approaches in the suitable means,” in accordance with the examine.
‘This Is Love’
A message overlaid on the latest viral video says, “Bernie thinks he is a piranha,” because the footage exhibits the kitten biting Kaya’s leg. The canine is later seen on her again in a belly-up position as Bernard continues to nibble on her head.
A subsequent notes reads “Kaya will get massages free of charge,” because the cat is seen licking the ear of the canine who’s mendacity down on a mattress.
They “will not cease competing for consideration,” one other word says. Bernard is proven mendacity on prime of a person’s legs, whereas Kaya is seen standing close by, hovering over the cat.
Another message reads “Playtime by no means ends,” because the video exhibits the inseparable canine and cat pair taking swipes at one another with their paws whereas mendacity on a ground.
Several customers on TikTok had been enraptured by the bond between the canine and cat within the clip.
User @akuatabua22 commented, “This is love,” whereas consumer bilwrig mentioned, “I approve of this healthful content material.”
PARADE1 mentioned: “I like how mild the canine is along with her throughout playtime, it is actually candy.”
Thunderboltcable commented: “Nothing makes me happier than dogs and cats being pals.”
User jess posted: “Big dog-small cat friendships are one of many causes I’m nonetheless holding on.”
Joe wrote: “As a child, I at all times heard cats and dogs do not get alongside, however in recent years, I really feel like that is turning into a fantasy now or one thing.”
Newsweek has contacted the unique poster for remark through TikTok.
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