Viewers online have been left stunned by what happened when a TikTok user spotted a female cat walking with her two kittens.
The user, @noahrchi, uploaded a video of the mother cat and her two kittens which has gripped viewers with an unexpected ending. Posted on October 19, the video has amassed more than 5.5 million views and has sparked intrigue in the comments over what has happened with the felines.
Viewers were able to see a female cat walking purposefully along a lakeside, her two kittens trailing closely behind. As the mother cat attempted to lead her offspring to safety, an unexpected turn of events ensued. One kitten strayed from the path, raising concern among viewers and the video's narrator, who asked, "Where did the other one go?"
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The mother cat had tried to shepherd her two little ones along a path beside the lake, but the tranquillity was broken when one kitten veered off-course, eventually ending up in front of the video's creator. Several viewers online suggested that the mother cat may have been trying to lose her kittens.
Newsweek consulted Mikel Delgado, a cat behavior expert with Rover, on the whether of female cats are known for abandoning their kittens.
"Sometimes cats will abandon their kittens," Delgado, who is based in California, told Newsweek. "It could be because the kitten is not healthy, the mother is inexperienced or stressed, or they gave birth in a place that does not feel safe."
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It is not clear in the video if the cat is attempting to abandon her kittens.
The moment one of the kittens caused concern with the video's creator asking, "Where did the other one go?"
The missing kitten soon reappeared, timidly approaching the person behind the camera. The person behind the video could be heard gently coaxing the cat to follow its mom.
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"No no no, go back to your mommy," the creator said.
An overlaid text on the video read: "No way this just happened."
The video has sparked a flood of reactions online, with most comments expressing concern for the kittens.
"DID HE GO BACK TO HIS FAMILY?! I NEED TO KNOW!" One viewer, @h3ll_st444r, said.
Another, @just.leih, added: "She's trying lose them. Please keep it."
"The cat distribution system is technically mama cats giving their kittens to people for a chance of a better life," another, @jeong_yeom, said.
Newsweek reached out to @noahrchi for more information via TikTok.
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