# Why do cats act so weird?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Tony Buffington
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_buffington_why_do_cats_act_so_weird)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the science behind some of your cat's strangest behaviors. \[Directed by Chintis Lundgren, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Edi Premate\].

## Lectures

1. [Why do cats act so weird?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tony_buffington_why_do_cats_act_so_weird/215cd30abc40), 5 min (TED's player)