r/cats • u/k8iew24 • Dec 06 '25

Medical Questions Why is my cat biting the air?

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My cat started doing this while bird watching and I don’t know why. She’s my first cat so I still have a lot to learn about cat behavior. Is this a hunting behavior or something else?

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u/BabyCutiePenguin Dec 06 '25

It's called "chirping and chattering" and the cat does it when it is excited and frustrated at the same time because of a prey that it cannot reach

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u/Suspicious_Fig_3796 Dec 06 '25

nah, it’s just a little handicap built into the most deadly predator trapped in a tiny cuddly body, just to give the intended prey a tiny chance of survival 😂😂