Incredible Acrobatic Cats at the Circus in Perm Russia

Yup, feed them fish and they will follow you anywhere.

# 3. I don’t believe for a second that the cat at the end twirled that fire stick around with his feet. If a cat could really do that, it would be more impressive if they wouldn’t turn off the lights so quickly.

@4 HUH? u never been to circus or something? Bears do that, dogs etc. Whats so different about a cat? Its a show thats why lights out. Its not a magic show where illusionist hides his trick.

At the end of the last trick they take some kind of tiny pole from the cat. Looks like it was resting on the cat’s belly, perpendicular to the fire stick.

Probably some kind of helicopter device so the cat can spin the firestick while not actually ‘balancing’ it with its paws.

It may be balancing that little pole, though.

Still extremely impressive.

Very cool, saw everything except the fire twirl live when the Moscow Cats Theatre was in NYC

Notice that each cat can do exactly one trick.

Not cats. Miniature Siberian tiger, product of superior Soviet scientific.

Those cats are obviously STATISTS. Since they are from Russia they are also probably STALINISTS.

Absolutely purrrrfect. (ducks, hides)…LOL!!

#13 LOL

Do fool your self sir. I think it’s apparent that the cats trained them. It’s the cats performing with the humans fetch their props for them to do their feats of agility and balance.

Since the days of the Interstate and the combustion engine, it’s the only way cats can travel the world safely these days.

I can’t even my cat to stop scratching my couch.

I’d like to see that chick do some tricks.

Me Likey!!!

you know John, I’ve seen this kind of show 25 years ago, in Mallory Square, Key West where everyone goes to watch the sun set into the gulf. buskers there do lots of great skill item and yes, there was a guy there with as I remember, 4 trained cats who did much of this kin of tricks etc. great show AND as I looked down in his busker dish, there were $10s andd $20s from all of use….this guy was GOOD and his cats BETTER! everyone was awed and most of the women there were all saying that they didn’t know one could train a cat to do anything!

Jim

Humph. Those cats are a disgrace. No self respecting cat acts like a trained seal or even worse, a dog.

The final trick with the twirling fire stick was total bullshit. The stick was perfectly level as it was spinning, which should be impossible for an animal using all for limbs with no thumbs.

# 11 Zybch:

I tried to do that fire-stick thing with my cat, and after the bandages came off I look like Freddy Krueger.

FTFY

I’m no cat lover, but this was pretty good training (until the obviously gimmicked fire trick). But, did no one listen to the music? “The Caissons Go Rolling Along,” “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” “Shortnin’ Bread,” The Sailors Hornpipe,” and the William Tell “Overture,” to name a few international selections from the Russian Band. By coincidence, saw the State Circus in Moscow just last month; excellent acts and we were seated right next to the band, half way up the amphitheater. No cats,or bears; but horses, and lions and tigers, “oh my.”

I’d much rather see a boat sinking in Amsterdam on Queens’ Day (ahem!!)… ;0)