'Never Unsee It': Amazement at What Appears in Video of Cat Sitting on Roof

A video of a cat's underside appearing to form an unusual shape while sitting on a glass roof has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip was posted by @psikologdilarasarnic and has had 5.2 million likes since it was shared.

The footage, captured in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, shows three cats resting on the glass roof of an enclosure. The clip shows a view from indoors, looking up at the roof.

The camera zooms in on one cat that appears to be sleeping in what's described as the "bread loaf" position, where they sit upright with their front paws tucked under their body.

The cat's underside pressed against the glass appears to form a shape that's similar to the iconic white face mask featured in the V for Vendetta movie starring Natalie Portman. Its resemblance to the mask has left TikTok users in stitches.

Our feline friends sleep 18 hours a day, spread over a series of naps each lasting around 78 minutes, veterinarian Sandra C. Mitchell said in a February 2022 article for PetMD, the pet health advice website.

Cats snooze a lot during the day as they're crepuscular, which means they're more active at dawn and dusk.

Veterinarian Kira Ramdas, board director of the American Association of Feline Physicians (AAFP), previously told Newsweek that felines will nap when it is "more beneficial for them to rest," meaning when there is no prey or human attention. They are more prone to napping after meals.

Veterinarian Cathy Lund from the AAFP had told Newsweek: "Cats are unique in their ability to move from deep sleep to wakefulness without any of that grogginess so familiar to us humans."

Vicki Jo Harrison, the president of The International Cat Association, says cats' body language when asleep can say a lot about these complex creatures. She told Newsweek in February 2022: "Every pose that your cat takes tells a different story."

According to Harrison, the "bread loaf" sleeping position may indicate something about a cat's mental state. "When a cat sleeps this way, they are trying to get some sleep while still being ready to spring into action," she noted.

"Cats who sleep in a loaf position are comfortable around their owner, but still anxious," she added.

'Scary Yet Cute'

Several TikTok users were amused by the cat's sleeping position and its resemblance to the V for Vendetta mask in the viral clip.

AJ noted "Thought that was the Vendetta mask" and one asked "is that the Vendetta mask?"

Chicken wrote: "Can't never unsee it."

Nisa Thy said: "Scary, yet so cute."

T said: "That is the most precious thing in the world."

Ash said "you can tell, that's a perfect loaf" and @its_me_miera said "He looks so comfy."

User @emmahthai wrote: "Oh that's what cats do with their paws when they wanna look like a loaf."

Strikingvip noted: "So that's how they tuck the tail all the way in when they load. I always wondered where it went so far that none of it shows hahaha."

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok.

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