Watch this kitten's hilarious reaction to a toy race car

Cat videos still satisfy even in 2020.
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Watch this kitten's hilarious reaction to a toy race car
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You can be a cat owner and have absolutely zero clue how your pet will react to something new in its environment. For example, they may be scared of the new toy you bought them, but love the cardboard box it came in. They may be terrified of a toy car on a racing track or they may love it — you just don't know until you put it in front of them.

In a video from Brazil, a kitten named Athena leans more towards the latter. She bounces and hops and chases after the car as if it was smuggling some catnip around that track. "Athena was very excited when she saw the Autorama and started jumping endlessly behind the race car," the description states.

To me, Athena chasing the toy car is a metaphor for all of us chasing our 2020 dreams. Maybe she'll capture it someday!

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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.


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