[Fawn]

Those are all physical things that a monkey can do....cats are intellectually superior....and can do ‘tricks’ if they feel the need.

[Dr. Sivana]

cats are intellectually superior....and can do ‘tricks’ if they feel the need.

Yup. With most cats who don't perform for tests, I picture them thinking, "ahhh ... they'll feed me anyway."

I used to make my cats jump to get little pieces of chicken breast. He was a big guy (18 pounds) and would do a semi-jump and then complain, hoping we'd lower the chicken or just give it to him. He really didn't like having to perform for his treat.

Then one day, undetected, I watched him trough the kitchen window. For some reason, he was motivated to jump on top of the four foot high chain link fence. He not only easily made the jump, but he was able to balance on the top of the fence without difficulty. The faker!