Monday, June 29, 2020

A Blep on the Radar

Neville sticks his tongue out more than any other cat I’ve had as a roommate. Usually, just the tip protrudes. Once in a while, it is more. I don’t know why he does it; I don’t know why any cat does it. Perhaps Nev is using it to test the temperature, his fur preventing him from attaining an accurate reading otherwise. Perhaps it’s a hint that he is hungry, and that I should feed him. Perhaps he is expressing his opinion of me, his surroundings, or life in general. Perhaps he thinks he’s a snake.

Whatever the cause, I find it amusing. I captured the moment in a slightly blurry photograph. I intend to show it to too many uninterested people.

18 comments:

  1. dood.....any thing but de snake opt shun buddy....whoa..... !!!
    ☺☺♥♥

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  2. oh kay on 2nd thought may be knot yur dad opinion ore yur surroundinz either.... ☺☺☺♥♥♥

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  3. ore life in general...that leeves de onlee optshun left in R mindz...ya knead foodz :) ♥♥

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  4. It seems that Neville is not afraid to express his opinion.

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  5. He's such a cutie! I've never had a cat that did this, my life is empty for it. :)

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  6. Believe it or not, the world of science has actually investigated this urgent mystery.

    Their conclusion: FLOOFY DETECTIVES. (Yes, that's a quote.)

    https://www.inverse.com/article/42316-why-do-cats-blep-science-explains

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    1. When I wrote that Neville may think he's a snake, that wasn't far off? (By the bye, 'Flehman' would be a good name for a cat...)

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  7. That's so adorable. I don't know why it elicits such a response in humans, but it does. Nicki used to forget to put his tongue back in quite often, then fall asleep like that. Silly boy. I did read the the link Undine posted, and I guess it makes sense. It's as good an explanation as I've ever read, at any rate. :-)

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  8. It's not just his tongue that made me laugh, but the expression on his face too.

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    1. That “What are YOU laughing at?!” look.

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  9. I agree with Kea, that really is adorable!!!

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  10. We just love your blep, Nevsky!
    And we don't care why you do it; we just enjoy seeing it!

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  11. So funny! I've never seen a cat do that. His expression is priceless!

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  12. HeHe! Bless! Lets hope he does'nt
    start doing a blowing sound at the
    same time..I believe it's called a
    'raspberry'..! :).

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  13. He's adorable looking, not a masculine to say, but I'll say it
    anyway! Taste testing the air to see if treats were left out?

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