The kittens have been so entertaining as they learn to walk, then run, then climb. They’re not good at each thing as they first try it, but they persist, and keep getting better and better.
Yesterday evening we upped the ante, by giving them a small cat tower to climb. They circled around it briefly, and then started to try it out. One climbed right to the top! Well, up is easy. Soon all of them had made the climb – but it’s the down part that is the real challenge!
They peer over the edge, leaning over to see what happens. One decides that head-first might work, so she goes over, clinging to the top edge with her back toes as long as she can before letting go and landing on her head.
By this morning they’ve worked out different descent options. One or two have learned to go down head-first but use the wall and the cupboard to support them, like “chimneying” upside-down. A couple figure out how to go down sideways, controlling the descent quite nicely. I’m sure Mia has figured out a way, but this morning she sits at the top and mews until I lift her down.