Owner Shares Picture of Cat, Makes Internet's Brain Hurt: 'Need a Diagram'

Newsweek

23-07-2025

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A cat owner from Vermont has left internet users puzzled after sharing a picture of her rag-doll cat sleeping in an odd position that many still struggle to understand.
In a viral Threads post shared in July under the username @kyrawilsonart, the fluffy white-and-brown cat can be seen lying on his cat-tree-bowl-bed, curled up in a ball with his paws stretched over his body, and head hidden somewhere in between. "I shared this picture of my cat, Odin, on Facebook and it seems to be hurting most people's brains. So, I thought I'd share the giggle," the owner writes in the post.
The cat's owner, Kyra Wilson, told Newsweek that her 4-year-old kitty, Odin, is one of five felines in their household, but he is the one "most likely to be plotting for world domination."
From left: Odin can be seen lying in a strange position on his cat tree bed; and the feline sits up.
From left: Odin can be seen lying in a strange position on his cat tree bed; and the feline sits up.
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"[He] watches everything we do, and usually seems to find us lacking in some way. He has high expectations, judges us constantly, and can occasionally turn into the most-loving ball of fluff, but only on his terms," Wilson said.
"He also has plenty of goofy moments, as one would expect. I publicly post pictures of him occasionally on my Facebook profile, where he seems to have a small but dedicated fan club."
The picture left users perplexed as they couldn't understand his position or locate his head. One user, Mega_beth79, commented: "Three legs and no head."
Smokednarwhal posted: "Why would you do this to me? I need a diagram."
Too_hot_to_plott added: "This absolutely breaks my brain. But the ball of fluff is adorable."
Wilson said that the picture was taken standing above Odin, as he laid on his cat tree bed.
Wilson added: "As you can see, his fur blended quite well with the fabric, which added to the visual confusion. Odin's head is actually upside down, under the outstretched paws, one of which goes over his back paw, under the end of his tail.
"So, he is lying mostly belly-up, curled with his tail around under his paws and over his face, then stretching outward over all of that. His bottom/start of his tail is at about four to five o'clock, and his head would be located under all of that at about eight o'clock. Even in person, it was a bit of a brain-twister visually, which is why I took the photo!"
Cats are known for being among the most-agile creatures in nature. Besides being able to reach a speed of about 30 miles per hour, felines are also able to rotate their spines and twist their bodies much more than most other species.
This is because their spines are very elastic thanks to their 30 vertebrae (up to 53, including the tail) with specialized intervertebral discs, that allowing them to twist their bodies to almost 180 degrees.
Their shoulders are attached to the spine and body by muscles, not bones, allowing them to squeeze through the tightest openings. They also have tiny collarbones, and incredibly flexible tails.
The video quickly went viral on social media and has so far received over 8,400 views and almost 1,000 comments on the platform.
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