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By Leonie Helm
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Cats are known for their intelligence, cunning, and at times, insolence.
One cat on TikTok has split opinion in a recent video, with some viewers labeling her a "snitch" and others praising her for getting involved with her owners' game of hide-and-go-seek.
In the clip posted by Devon Cunningham, with over 1.7 million views, under the username @devcunningham22, she can be seen climbing into a kitchen cabinet in a game of hide-and-go-seek with her husband. "Me thinking my husband won't find me during hide and go seek," reads the text.
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Just as she closes the door, her tabby cat Gracie appears. The pet patiently waits outside the cupboard for Cunningham to come out, revealing her hiding spot to her husband. "I had to put Gracie up & It took him 30 minutes to find me," reads the caption.
Border collies are generally thought to be one of the most-intelligent dog breeds, easy to train and great sheep herders, but cats are more elusive in their intelligence. Due to their reluctance to participate in studies, felines have evaded scientists, and therefore the jury is out on exactly how intelligent cats actually are.
"It turns out that cats have a brain structure that's similar to other intelligent animals, including humans. It may come as a surprise to learn that your little cat's brain structure is about 90 percent similar to yours," reports Purina pet food.
"Most people claim that the top three smartest cat breeds are Abyssinians, Siamese and Bengals," Purina adds. "But this is because cat intelligence is usually ranked on sociability and willingness to interact with owners."
One of the reasons that Gracie the cat sabotaged her owner's game is because their long- and short-term memory is very effective. It means the animal understood that, at some point, her owner would emerge from the cupboard.
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"In addition to having top-notch vision, a cat's memory, both long-term and short-term, is impeccable, which you know if your fur baby gives you the evil-eye when you pack your suitcase," says Hill's Pet. "She remembers the last time you left the house with that suitcase you were gone for ages and she isn't happy about it."
When it comes to the intelligence contest between cats and dogs, experts are divided.
"Dogs have been domesticated far longer than cats, are more 'trainable' and are more social creatures, but this doesn't mean cats aren't as intelligent as dogs," adds Hill's Pet. "It's impossible to know for sure because cats are so tricky to study in the first place."
"Cats a snitch," commented one user on TikTok. "I play hide and seek with my dog, and the cats ALWAYS give me away," wrote another user.
"My cat always rats me out too and then when I try to include him he purrs loudly," posted a third.
Newsweek has reached out to Cunningham via TikTok for comment.
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