When I briefly lived in Maryland in 2008, Raedthinn figured out that he could open closed doors. This was because the apartment had those ADA-approved handles, rather than round knobs. Once he figured that out, keeping him contained became something of a chose. And once we got back here with knobs, he became an Angry Cat… he knew that he *should* be able to open doors, but the knobs defeated his ability to grip and turn (he does know how they’re supposed to work, he just can’t work ’em). And that frustrated/annoyed him to no end.
Cats might not be tool makers, but they can often manipulate the world around them to suit their purposes. And many of them, like Raedthinn and the cat in this video, are smart enough to figure out how some things are put together, so that they know *how* to manipulate the world around them to get what they want.
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