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UNBELIEVABLE: Cat flicking its tail while resting heres what its actually telling you - The Untold Story

A resting cat with a flicking tail is not a contradiction. The tail is moving precisely because the rest of the cat has decided not to, and that gap between stillness and motion is where the message lives.

The tail as a readout of arousal

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