A montage video of a cat performing his “nosy” neighborly duties left Instagram users cracking up.
As naturally curious animals, cats enjoy knowing everything that is happening within their surroundings. This curiosity stems from felines’ long history of being hunters, an article from PangoVet stated. To be successful in the wild, cats needed to be constantly on the lookout for predators and prey, relying on their senses to pick up clues about their environment, which has carried over to the life of a house cat now.
Owners might see them inspecting the grocery bags as soon as you walk inside, or perhaps your cats constantly look out the window into the neighborhood. But one orange cat took it a step further by actively looking into the neighbor’s yard daily.
The owner shared in an April 27 Instagram video under the account @maple.and.pumpkin a montage of all the times Pumpkin dedicates his time to his favorite hobby: sneaking a peek at the neighbor’s yard.
Pumpkin uses two methods to perform his neighborhood watch. To get an aerial view, he’ll hang from the top of the fence with his front paws clinging for life. Other times, he’ll stay on the ground and use peepholes or slits in the fence boards to look into the neighbor’s yard.
Pumpkin’s sole focus is on one neighbor—a cat. The owner told Newsweek via Instagram that Pumpkin is “obsessed” with the neighbor’s cat. He’ll spend all day watching her every move. But unfortunately, the fascination is not mutual.
“She hates him,” the owner said. “But she doesn’t like other cats.”
Despite not being admired by the neighbor’s cat, Pumpkin doesn’t stop trying to win her over. He still goes outside to keep tabs on her.
The caption reads: “Forever spying.”
As of Wednesday, the Instagram video amassed over 3 million views, and people couldn’t get over Pumpkin’s dedication. Many defended his stalking habits.
“God forbid he surveys his territory,” commented one viewer.
Another added: “He takes his job seriously. I can’t get over him hanging on the fence!”
A third person demanded: “Now drill 500 peepholes in the fence.”
The owner responded: “…The fence panel with his favourite spying spot broke, so the neighbours replaced the panel. I’m going to have to definitely make some holes for him to continue his obsession with their cat.”
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