Knowing cats' logic, I'm pretty sure they realize that they are both vulnerable because they both have to take care of their babies at the same time. The smartest thing to do is just to let one take care of all the babies while the other protects the territory and the nursing one.
Yeah Because this is probably the first time that they BOTH have kittens at the same time, so that Makes perfect sense that it's for the protection of the babies.....one watches the kittens while the other one can guard them if it comes to that & also it gives them a chance to get the rest they Need!!!!@@ramdam974
@@machochocolate7679 Alright dude, chill out. Pretty sure we can comprehend that the sentiment of their statement is that even "instinctual behaviors" like these are amazing to observe.
@SA-ey6nt you're hilarious if you think companies actually give women enough maternity leave if they give it at all. Sometimes they'll even give you maternity leave just for you to find out you don't have a job when you come back.
It's instinctual. If they're both tired from caring for their babies they can't hunt or protect the litters so they share caring and hunting responsibilities. This behaviour is seen in lions too.
@@michaelwillerton3685But it does?? Animals aren’t dumb, they are very emotionally intelligent, and just VERY smart in general. Especially cats. This video is another example of that.
Its really strong in felines and other mammals. I think there are odd outliers in other groups that do it, arguably colonoy insects, bjt that feels too much like an assembly line. Community parenting as opposed to 2, 1 or none in most other animals is really beneficial in passing down experience and techniques and in terms of protecting young.
It also shows in canines, specifically wolves! when the mated pair("alphas", though that is an innacurate term. Never use that pls) gives their yearlings(one year olds that are old enough to start learning how to be a wolf) parenting experience before they disperse to find their own mates by leaving them with the current season's litter of pups while they hunt for their pack. A lot of social animals have some sort of communal daycare thing going on, actually. African wild dogs, hyenas, wolves, lions and elephants are only a few of many off the top of my head. EDIT CAUSE I THOUGHT MORE ABOUT WOLVES AND I REALLY LIKE WOLVES SO ILL DUMP THIS HERE: The wolf thing i mentioned earlier, i should have said, includes both male and female yearlings. Though males sometimes are quicker to disperse than females on average, it is not a norm or even expected of the pups until after 2 years, some even never leave their birth pack as well and serve their pack as subordinate wolves, they usually hunt alongside the mated pair or are left at the den to serve as a lookout for predators and rival wolf packs. The message here is that sometimes in life people tell you how you should be and its just a box that will never fit for you. Be who you need to be for your sake. You don't have to get married or have a family or even move out of the house to be happy.
Even animals understand it takes a village to raise their young! I’m always amazed at how smart God created animals to be and how nurturing they are. What a beautiful thing to witness💗
Absolutely, I think we have allowed atheistic thought to distort our understanding of nature, love and compassion and symbiosis are the natural order. Selfishness and parasitism are not perversion of God’s plan
@@bethanycearadoran-smith4192 I have heard many Christians say it is okay to kill animals and treat them like shit because God put us there as their ruler. Controversial opinion: both Christians and Atheists can be assholes. If you know anyone who is Christian and a bad person, you know this is true. Neither religion nor lack thereof makes you better or worse than other people.
@ynraider Alright, you have fun with your complete lack of help in your own weird "make politics my identity" bubble while others can enjoy the world. The rest of us will accept help from others and give back when we can. Humans are social animals. Pushing failed political ideation on the idea of helping within the community will never change that. Cats are also social, despite common belief. This co-parenting between females, especially both being new mothers, is normal behavior for them.
@@RandallBallsoh please, I'm not a cat person but humans are more important like these animals wouldn't last without us.people like you swear all humans are the same but probably don't have a lot of friends
@@adararelgnel2695how long did she interfere? You don’t even know. You watched a clip. Calm down, drink a drink, and think about how if you spent all that time and energy you used up to assume and judge other people on more productive, positive things. You might have been more well off in life.
@@beardedbrotha1854bruh she meant as in the video the owner moved them back 2 or 3 times. I think they meant why not just let the cat do it all the way the first time to see what it was trying to achieve
fun fact: this kind of behavior is very normal in cat colonies! Mothers help co-parent each other's litters, allowing each other to get food and rest as they need. Keeps kittens from getting cold or growing hungry, and everyone is safe and comfy :)
There's nothing stupider than a "YT shorts" commenter. There ZERO chance that these cats will remain together. They will all be split up shortly you idiots!
wow, im gonna start using that when im tired and i’ll call it the three R’s. 😂 hubby wants dinner? sorry im taking much needed time for my three R’s 🤣🤣 your turn to cook!
@ic3f4iry your husband should help and cook when you’re tired but note that many men are never taught how to cook so he may have troubles maybe try working together for a bit so he can develop skills and learn how to make something he will enjoy i found I enjoyed cooking once I learned how to do it properly
@@mycreations318 how neat is it that we had the chance to witness such a grand loving gesture from one heart to another 🥰 Such a beautiful thing to witness. And the mama looked like she needed a break and she definitely was fine with her sister watching them. So neat. Nothing like having a babysitter on paw whenever you feel overwhelmed as a new parent to nine🤭☺️
My two sisters did the same thing but they didn't move the kittens they just had one place for all 9 kittens and just swaped the parenting time so one of them could have some time of from the absolute best fur tornado in the household they had a place on top of a large cattree that we had and the kittens was not able to get up so they were all alone up there sleeping and resting for their next shift to begin 😂😂❤❤❤ Cats moms are very good at helping each other when they're family ore friends Just saying 🇳🇴
@@yvindwestersund9720 Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story. I had wondered, is this natural and not often witnessed or is it a uniquely bonded pair it requires to show this love and trust? That's so neat they both stayed with each other. It must have been madness in your house in a great way once the kittens grew a little bigger. What fun! Thank you again for sharing!🙏💛💛💛
@@peachesandpoets yeah cat behaviour is super interesting! It’s called “allomothering” - this is when multiple members of a group help to care for an infant and this behaviour can be observed in lots of animals including cats, elephants, rats, and also us humans too. It’s a common misconception that domestic cats are solitary animals. They are indeed solitary hunters but they tend to live in colonies. The females are at the head of the colony and they tend to help look after each other’s kittens while they go off hunting and such.
Yup, cats that have social groups are known for taking care of each other’s babies, basically assigning a broodmother. So think lionesses and domestic cats
The kittens and mama cats are adorable. I found the humans though quite ignorant. A quick google search or an actual book would have told the humans that cats will help one another out often when it comes to having babies at the same time; but the two women don't look like they know any words above 3 or 4 letters long so it's really no surprise that they wouldn't get it. I found them beyond ignorant at this. It's like - if the orange cat is moving the kittens, there is a reason. Stop moving them back to 'help' causes both mamas stress. Ignorance annoys me and the two were the epitome of it.
@@ALightThroughTheDarkness Yeah I had the same reaction. Weird that a page called "we love animals" is showing people who can't pick up on the most obvious signals from their cats.
Yeah and the best part is that she took them first, to show new Mama we can do it like this. Go and BREATHE. See, ALL Mommy’s need a break from the crazy babies!
What’s nice is that they are both mamas, they understand each other! They understand the importance of time-off and needing help with little kittens. That’s so heartwarming!
@@shirosatsuma4946 Wow, that's a totally unnecessary and judgmental assumption you're making there. 🤔 I NEVER SAID they "think like humans". YOU SAID "They're cats. They don't 'think'. They just do what their instincts tell them to do." (Just as a side note, I'm 69, and I haven't watched cartoons since my grown children were young. Unless you count watching the morons in government destroying our country right now! 😂) Since you said, they're cats. They don't "think", I simply asked the question "How do YOU KNOW they don't 'think'?" 🤷🏼♀️ And apparently, you DON'T know that, because as you will see stated in just this ONE article here, about cat research (of MANY) cats are a lot smarter than you give them credit: "Cats have highly developed and complex brains, which means THEY ARE CAPABLE OF COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING AS WELL AS THINKING. Domestic cats still have many of the same instincts and traits as their wild ancestors, and they exhibit some complex and fascinating behaviors. And there’s plenty of science to back it all up." See for yourself: cats.com/what-do-cats-think-about 🐾🐾
@@Skelterbane69 If anything you need to get over yourself, because you're assuming we're/you're so special that you're part of the only species capable of feeling any of that. By that logic it's instinct for us too, we're just more intelligent about how we go about that instinct. Mammals do have basic feelings like love, rage, sadness, etc. Assuming a cat hitting another cat for annoying it is instinct instead of some anger starting to manifest is illogical. Idk about them having thoughts though, cause orange cats are some of the most brain dead cats I know lmao. Clearly no thought behind those eyes 9 times out of 10. But yeah, mammals do have emotions, we just have more of them because we're more intelligent than they are and are capable of processing things on a deeper level than them..
@@YourePotentiallyIncorrectyes a lot of What We do emotionally is based on instinct. Also the other writer never talked about this. It only said it was instinct a lot which it is. So I don’t get why that writer is being “attacked” About cats having thoughts = logic. For sure they have. And I guess all is different my orange cat is really clever. He can turn lights on and off. Open drawers and doors. And I am pretty sure some of those behaviors is not coming from pure chance > good result behavior loop
Humans are literally just a species of African apes. Of course other animals have emotions. They're all just distant cousins of ours. Mostly just mammals and birds though. Reptiles don't really have emotionally complex brains.
I wish I could "double love" this video to show how much pride I have for the cats, but also for the human mama to pause and recognize that the cats were telling her something so she should pause and just watch. Beautiful from all mamas involved. Love it.
🤣😂 This was posted 12 hours ago and only 131 likes... clearly everyone is still asleep. Wake up yall, there's haha's going on in here and yer missing it!
She said "we are family, we do this together! Her babies are my babies, and milk is milk. As long as the kids are fed, and we get time to take care of ourselves, we're happy." This is so beautiful ! Sister moms helping each other out! ❤
Cheeto was acting as a nurse when Mellow was getting overwhelmed. A smart cat and an enduring friendship saved the kittens and the situation. How wonderful!
Six weeks ago, our two sister cats had kittens. We have one orange kitten we named Cheetoh. In total, there were 13 kittens, but sadly, two didn't survive.
@Dogspark841 there are many other forms of communication besides human speech and comments on YT vids lol. Animals communicate very effectively using body language etc.
It’s like em and my sister but we don’t have babies when we I’m struggling with cleaning my room or the kitchen she helps me out and when she struggling with her depression I just sit in her bed and hug her because she doesn’t like to talk about stuff like that
@@ynraider 💛Exactly And this is how women were before the toxicity of religion became a thing. Women were a continuous safe community. Putting our vulnerable young first. However, Abraham religions insist that women put a man first it goes against our nature!
@@ynraiderExactly right. They’re a perfect example, right out of Pieter Kropotkin’s book “Mutual Aid”. So like some of the other examples he wrote about, showing how much of a regular behavior that is, definitely not only that of humans.
You've got a lion pride. That's how they do it in the wild. They all take care of each others babies. I think that's just amazing and awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this video❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was just going to say this. It's NORMAL for sisters in a lion pride to take care of their sisters babies to allow the sister to hunt and drink and take a break. Not unusual at all.
There's nothing stupider than a "YT shorts" commenter. There ZERO chance that these cats will remain together. They will all be split up shortly you idiots!
@@handles_are_dumb_01 Yes the behavior stays quite similar over all the whole feline line. There are big differences in some areas but overall behavior the same. And when forced together in zoo's naturally lonner cats normally get along well. Based on seeing Mother cat with my family when I was small have all of two litters one day unable to stand each other and scater to various places in the house I believe most of the scattering happens then in cats. Late 60's early 70's not recent we know better now. But some big cats break pattern and stay together as pairs in some cases even for the loner variety.
The cutest thing. I've seen this before with my own cats but the difference is that one of my cats had lost her kittens as they were ill and other cat allowed her to share in the nursing of her kittens so she didn't feel the loss of her own. Wonderful examples of care and kindness.
Cheeto was not taking the babies she was giving her buddy girlfriend Mommy a break! What a friend! How beautiful is that?? All the babies got what they need and all the Mamas got what they needed.
I was in my 20's when I learned it. I had a cat colony for several years. Whether related or not, if the cats accepted each other, all nursing moms would take care of all of the kittens as needed.Grandma cats nursing the kittens of her daughters; daughters nursing their younger siblings; siblings and strangers all helping out. I was blown away by the whole thing lol
Most felines are group creatures. They live communally and raise children communally. There are a few exceptions, which I hope a kind RU-vidr will list later, but it’s a pretty big thing in the Feline world.
I unexpectedly have a community of cats develop around my house over last 2 years. From one I found eyes still closed outside. we learned to take care of him bottle feeding every 2 hours. Now at epidemic level with 22 of them! I have learned so much more about them than I thought I did. Always a cat person. Now verging on crazy cat man! There needs to be more understanding of this beautiful creature.
Plus it’s what females do when they live in their colonies, a cat colony can have 50+ members coexisting; any of the mamas will watch another’s babies. Sometimes if there aren’t enough mama cats yet, the boys will take care of the kittens, for the mother and it’s usually the one with the best bond with the mama; they have to be from the same colony for this to work, without stressing the mama out. (Cows will ponder off their children with one cow, usually a cow that doesn’t have its own baby; it ends up being the 1 year old or one that hasn’t had a baby yet that gets the baby sitting job. Wolves will ponder off their new pups, with their older female children, if they don’t want to deal with their youngest offsprings.)
Cheeto understood how hard and exhausting labor is and gave Mellow the day to recoup. That’s very sweet and intuitive. Mellow understood and gave her a break once she got some rest. Aweeeee
This is what feral outside cats due. It’s so cool they take care of each others kittens. & the other mother would take a break eat, play & bathroom, then relieve the mother sitting for her, so she could go do what she wants or needs & so on. I would not have believed they would do this as feral cats…it was amazing.
Genuine nourishing, heartfelt love and true support prayers, vibes sent your way humane friends! Had I had a Cheeto, I'd not be the broken shell I am now. Bless your loving, giving, empathy!
@@maddiplomacy I am so sorry that you feel like a broken shell. I don't know what your going through, but our family's thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Definitely think about getting you a little fur baby. We have 3 in total, 2 cats and a dog. They are truly members of our family, and they provide us with much needed love and support, as we do for them as well.
@@Estellbel1968Animals aren't more compassionate, since humans are animals too. Our problem is that we let our society be driven by the interests of a very few people, and they are the non-compassionate ones.
@@DeadSpaceMan2000no one ingored y'all from the start. Y'all refuse to take care of your children cuz it's the "mother's job". Ignoring is a response.
noooope no lol no. tell the fathers to do their damn jobs. like yea we should be more of a community but if the father cant parent their own kid as well then what are they even good for
@@DeadSpaceMan2000 I'm not ignoring the fathers that do their part(s)...the single fathers that pull the line from birth to adulthood, the single fathers that work "X" amount of odd jobs, to put food on the table. Trust me I know what dedicated single fathers go through,and yes I commend them. I wouldnt take anything from a Loving God fearing, single father. If you're in that category....As Mothers, Parents, and Guardians, we acknowledge you!.....Always know that your position is well respected.❤️
I LOVE THIS STORY!! We underestimate the intelligence of animals, because they don't speak our language. This is a prefect example that they're a lot smarter and caring, then so many think! Beautiful ❤
And as with this example, we’ve learned many skills and values from other animals. We could learn so much more if we’d just remember that we are still animals, too. ❤
She knew the new mom needed a break and to recover. Even in nature, relying on eachother. Its the best way to give your children their best chance at life & maintain mental clarity. It takes a village.
She was offering respite to the mother cat who just gave birth, knowing a moment alone, getting some water and using the litter box is what she needed! ❤ animals are such beautiful. Blessings.
That’s why we’re all depressed because we’ve been lied to about being tough and doing it all on your own. We’re just not designed for this kind of living.
Precious Precious sweet Angels, animals are such beautiful gifts. All animals deserve so much more good, care, love, safety, security in this whole world than most ever get. Beautiful souls
Awwww she was like “you are going to take a break and I am going to care for your babies!!!!!!”. It is so beautiful. I’ve watched this like 30 times 😂❤
I rescued a female stray kitten one day that was lost in the woods. After a few years I rescued another stray kitten that had one blind eye. My female cat nursed him, protected him from other stray cats and even taught him how to hunt in my garden (like climbing and all sorts of tricks) it was so precious to watch. They are both adults now but she still cleans him and cares for him like he’s her baby. Animals are so sweet.
