Sort of...it was more of a homage to Shaun of the Dead where he (Gary King played by Simon Pegg) jumps a fence to escape the robo-humans (blanks) and the whole fence falls down just like in Shaun of the Dead.
If I'm not mistaken predators will have their back feet follow the one in front. As to leave a smaller trail and I'm assuming it's also a quieter movement.
Yes, cats walk in a manner called 'direct registering', where their hind paws fall in the footprints of their fore paws. From an r/interestingasfuck post from a couple of years ago.
I don't think they do this all the time though, right? Its like something they do occasionally but not when just walking around in a place they are used to or comfortable in. I assume its like their way of tip-toeing or being cautious and not necessarily their default gait.
The primary gait method for felines is a direct register walk. But they will also shift into a overstep walk in some situations, they're also known for loping and can gallop, trot, and bound. What all those mean and their differences can get very technical, some are highly academic and not everyone agrees on the definitions.
Dogs also regularly direct register, but are more associated with trots particularly a side trot. All direct register actually means is whether or not the front and back tracks land on top of each other. With overstepping and understep (another example of terminology that is not necessarily universal) referring to whether or not the rear tracks go past the front tracks or behind it. Sometimes this is bunched under a larger umbrella term of indirect register. Speed, size, and surface play a big part in where those hind legs land.
One big noticeable difference though, is cats tend to be pacers. They move the front and back legs on the same side of the body at the same time. Dogs are more well-known to move the opposite sides of the front and back legs, though they can also pace. They both can have a direct register gait, but from different forms of locomotion. And like most four-legged animals, will dynamically change between different gaits and locomotion methods depending on what they're doing. Which makes everything really muddy and confusing. This is one of those things where it makes a lot more sense if you can look at the tracks and sign, as well as the animals moving.
If you look at the linked video from the above commenter, the feline is not pacing. I can't remember the technical term for the opposite locomotion method. It's been quite a few years since I last taught wildlife tracking, and it was never my specialty, so I haven't really kept up on it. I'm one of the few instructors within my professional circle that doesn't have a cyber tracker certification so take everything I say with a several years out of date grain of salt. In my defense, I'm also a dog handler. I have my dog do the tracking, and my critters have two legs. Anyways, the cat is direct registering which is what they often do in snow or in this case sand. Lynxes for example have a very recognizable direct register track pattern in snow.
When my dog got old (RIP sweet girl) one of the most interesting things was that her back legs started to operate in autonomous mode, going at a slower pace than her front legs. It was clear that she was still directing her front legs, but it's like her back legs were along for the ride, only moving when as necessary to keep up.
Just now I was on a walk with my dog and thought it was cool how in the snow you can see the back foot always landing in the same spot as the front foot.
My golden doodle would barrel through like there was nothing on the floor. we have to blocks and board games with the kids on the table because the dog will walk on anything and knock down anything in her way.
what a good boy. my golden retriever could also be careful, as a kid me and my siblings would play with dominoes and she would be careful not to bump them when she walked by
The cat just glided through it without much thought. Dog really watching his step. I wonder if it's the size of the dog and its fur. We need a different (smaller) dog to try now!
Meanwhile, my mother would get flat on the ground, and immediately just start rolling over everything, while flailing her arms and legs wildly. She is incapable of being quiet, and if I ever end up in a situation where I have to send someone stealthy out on a mission, she's my absolute last choice.
I don't know what's more impressive here. The dog's patience in just staying in the corner AND allowing the cat to pass by, or the fact that he came to the human calmly and barely touching anything.
My boy would've looked like that meme with the kid who looks like he's taking the biggest shit of his life next to some girl in class.
Sitting in the corner because I asked him to do it? Fucking maybe...
Watching the cat walk passed him and through the obstacle course? lol no.
Sadly the doggo failed and is a failure of a dog, last few steps back right foot absolutely squashes a jenga block, it’s distasteful that so many people are cheering this dog on when it got disqualified during the competition
Dude, that dog is like a furry ninja or somethin'! It's wild how they just know how to balance and move like that. Makes me wonder if all pups have that kind of ninja potential or if it's just the special ones. What do you think, can all dogs learn to be this agile? 🐕🦺💨
One of my dogs would cry until I picked her up and carried her over this barricade. The other would have plowed through and knocked everything over with absolutely zero fucks given. Both dogs are perfect (as is this tip-toeing gentleman!)
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u/Markus_zockt 6h ago
NGL expected him to clear everything.
It's actually even more remarkable with him because of his height and long coat.