Although domestic cats have been domesticated by us, are they really obedient at home? We still see cats making inappropriate noises and running around at home, and we feel extremely frustrated when they try to catch but cannot. However, if there is a way to make cats obediently obey, their owners should be very pleased, right? Some netizens claim that as long as they circle around the ground, "cats" will come and occupy it. Is this true?

Recently, a group of cat slaves claimed to have discovered a simple way to make cats obedient - just draw a circle on the ground, and the cat will instinctively feel unable to take a step, and then sit obediently inside. According to this theory, cats cannot resist the attraction of circles or similar shapes on the ground, so as long as you use chalk, rope, tape, or elastic bands to create a circle with a diameter of about 2 feet on the ground, the cat will enter the circle by itself and cannot be driven away no matter how hard you try. This may sound a bit unbelievable, but in recent weeks, hundreds of photos and videos have appeared online depicting cats trapped in such a circle.

The red circle is fine, the transparent rubber circle is fine, the triangle is also fine, and even if you take off your pants and throw them away, the cat will crawl inside. Two cats will fight over an inseparable circle of sovereignty... "According to a related Weibo account, foreign cat lovers have discovered a clever trick to quickly surround" cat people "and have published the experimental process and results online.

The experiment of "sealing off" this kind of "cat star" immediately gained popularity among a large number of cat fans on Weibo. Many netizens have expressed that it was indeed curiosity that caused the deceased of the cat, and they can no longer look straight at the cats. Some netizens have also bluntly stated that the "real-life version" of the nerve cat has finally been staged.

For the saying 'draw a circle and the cat will crawl in', 'cat slaves' have started experiments one after another. As expected, some' cat stars' have been successfully sealed, but at the same time, many netizens have declared that the capture has failed. The netizen 'The Islamic State (IS)' comeback' is a cat lover who owns two kittens. She also tested two cats separately according to the online tutorial. After conducting separate experiments, one cat was successfully surrounded and crouched inside for a long time without coming out, while the other cat only sniffed and left. However, many other "cat slaves" were not as lucky as "The Islamic State (IS)' counterattack". Netizen 'mino'nomi' also tested it with their own kitten. She placed the skipping rope on the floor, also in an irregular circle, and then hid behind the curtains. But her pet cat 'Nuomi' just walked up and took a look, then left without looking back.

So, does this case really prove the effectiveness of cat pens? What mysterious reason is there that allows cat pens to control cats? As is well known, just like cats like to climb up high and overlook the whole picture, they also enjoy the sense of security brought by enclosed spaces such as boxes, shopping bags, cardboard boxes, etc. Moreover, everyone knows that cats have their favorite place to stay in the house. However, none of the experts I have contacted have ever seen a cat trapped in a circle. Professor Daniel Mills, one of the top experts in animal behavior in the UK, believes that cats are indeed attracted to circles, but the prerequisite is that the circle must look like an obstacle - such as a sealing strip, tea towel, or a row of socks.

University scholar Lincoln said, "Low obstacles give cats a sense of security because they can curl up inside. If you take your cat to the veterinarian and put it in a strange cage, if there is a litter box in the cage, it usually sits next to it. The reason for this phenomenon may be that the edge of the litter box is raised, so cats can hide their eyes underneath, but they are not aware that their ears are standing up instead." This may explain why cats are attracted to raised circles but are not interested in flat circle markings on the ground.

Another reasonable explanation is related to cats' sense of smell, as we all know that cats love to smell smells. They use excrement to mark the boundaries of their territory, and they also use their scent glands on their cheeks to rub boxes, furniture, and even humans to assert their ownership over them. Professor Mills said, "If you stick a circle on the ground with tape, you give the cat a scent that interests it. This scent may make it feel interesting." However, what attracts the cat to the circle may not be this unfamiliar scent. If a cat feels secure and not too timid, anything new can arouse its interest. Vicky Halls is a cat behavior consultant and bestselling author who believes that the vast majority of cats are born curious - especially when they are in their safe territory. She said, "Cats are solitary survivalists who do not rely on their social group for survival. Therefore, when they see something new, they can only figure out for themselves whether it is safe or not. However, it also depends on whether the cat has enough confidence. From a survival perspective, if a cat completely ignores or disregards new things, it is a very foolish behavior. So the question arises again, is it the act of drawing circles itself or the tape stuck on the ground that arouses the cat's curiosity? Henlen Zulch The doctor is an expert in animal behavior research, and she said, "There is an old saying that goes, 'Curiosity kills cats.' If you are interested in something, it will also make cats more interested in it. If you focus your attention on the circle on the ground, those bold and interested cats may lean over and focus their attention on you

A domestic expert and associate professor of zoology at the Rongchang Campus of Southwest University, Professor Duan, explained that "this is a learning behavior of cats, and the results are highly random." For this behavior of cats, as pets, there is usually a master-slave relationship between cats and their owners, and cats obtain certain instructions through their owners' body language and eye contact. For example, when the owner draws a circle on the ground, the cat will act as if it has been instructed, taking action based on the belief that sitting in will receive some kind of reward. "Teacher Duan explained that this is somewhat similar to the owner's training, and he pointed out that if the experiment is done by the owner themselves, the success rate will be higher.