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As a joke my cousin (who has money enough to throw away) did an online dna test usually done with humans to learn ethnicity except he did it with his dog, rabbit and pig. Not separate tests, he took saliva samples of all three and mixed them in one vial then mailed it in. Couple of months later he gets the report saying he is 53% Unicorn, 36% Sasquatch, and 11% Loch Ness Monster. He got the report on April 1. Apparently the website has the same sense of humor that my cousin has.

"Brrr" sound is not weird at all, it's called a "trill" or a "chirp", which wild some cats also do. The cats trill to communicate that they are content and happy. The trills are normally exchanged by the bonded pairs of cats, pair mates, between siblings and parents in the family. Thus, Chuti recognizes you as the family and says: "all is great, keep on spoiling me".

If you go back far enough you’ll find the House of Purrsenda

I was hoping it was gonna be a cat family tree, showing your cats black and white great grandparents lol

11:00 That's a trill. It's my favorite noise a cat makes, because I feel it kind of equates to "excited elation" most of the time. My cat used to *only* trill to communicate, he's even learned trill tones; he's got low and high trills. Within the last year or so he's learned to do this whisper meow thing; like imagine a cat breathing out a "heh"; that's him. But in the good ol' days he just walked around cheeping like a parakeet.

My old cat was a Maine coon ragdoll mix and would tell you all about his day when you came home. He had such a wide rang of calls even my non cat person partner could understand him. He was a lot like Ketsl, except he always wanted cuddles. He would even sit next to bath tub and cry worriedly when I bathed. He would follower me room to room and sit next to me were ever I went. He knew how the laser pointer worked and would come over and bite it when he was done playing. He had basic dog commands and even sat nicely for his dinner. He was also very gentle, almost never used claws or teeth. Only time he scratched the dogs was when the oldest one as a puppy stole a treat from him for the third time during training. Yes he train right next to the dogs. He'd even work with them to hunt any critter dumb enough to come in the house. It been 5 years since he passed and I've yet to find a cat I liked well enough to adopt. Turns out I'm not really a cat person I was his person.

This was just an excuse for Matt to show off his cats. Don't lie, Matt, we see you! And this being the internet, we want more cats!

I love how he just spends nearly a third of the video talking about his cats.

Ragdolls do not have a genetic mutation that makes them go limp - that's a misconception due to marketing. They have a propensity to go limp when picking them up because of their docile natures. I have a ragdoll with a pedigree and she's so easy-going but really, it's up to her when she goes limp. Sometimes it strikes her mood, sometimes she'll do it when my boyfriend picks her up and won't when I do it for a season. Many breeders - including the one I got mine from - will attest that the "limp gene" is marketing. Ann Baker was known to make up stories about the origin of her ragdolls, even claiming at one point that they had alien DNA! Whatever the truth may be, they are fantastic cats and I am so in love with the breed. You cannot ask for a better housecat, imo.

I absolutely love how in depth you described your cats’ personalities

I’m pretty sure my cat is 50% meth and 50% bread loaf. She only has those two settings.

That little “brrt” is called a trill, and it’s a kind of kitty greeting. Roughly translates to: “it’s so good to see you!”

I don't have a cat and can confirm I found this useful

I had a cat that looked EXACTLY like Chuti follow me home from a pizza shop a few years ago. She was the smallest sweetest thing and just purred and rubbed on my leg the whole walk. It was my mom's house so she didn't want the cat inside so I got her a box, a blanket and some food and in the morning the food was gone and so was the little kitty. I'm sure she's off wooing someone else.

Me : struggling 3 hours before my last college test Also Me : dna cat test recomendation *clicked

- "Can you please move to the other side of the bed?" - **Screams of cat anguish**

Aww, my cat makes the little 'brrroop!' sounds too! She had a phase where she'd just chirrup all the time, when she came into the room, when she hopped off a chair or when you said hello to her. It seemed like a cheerful almost involuntary noise to say hello or seek attention. She's a keen huntress, so I always imagined one of the birds she caught got stuck in her throat and that's where the chirruping comes from haha

As a former Maine coon owner I can attest to their chattiness, and their attachment to one particular person. I was lucky to be that chosen one for my cat, there were a lot of snuggles and trills

While talkativeness can be a result of genetics, it can also be a result of how a cat is raised. If you keep responding to a cat’s every meow past kitten hood, it can reinforce that behavior regardless of the cat’s genetics.

I have a friend who just moved back to the US with her Israeli street cat. She has a large quotient of African wildcat ancestry, even though she is quite small and ridiculously soft.

I love this video. I could listen to people talk about their cats all day! Your cats are absolutely gorgeous.

This video completely made my week. Seriously is the best video ever, thank you for your content. This is just so interesting 😸😸😸

I never thought he did lineage of animals. Well here we are.

Chuti: Is already cute. Also Chuti: chirps.

This video was honestly so calming and very entertaining! subbed!

I LOVE learning about other people’s cats, thank you for sharing!

This is legitimately the best video I've ever watched - DNA and cute cats

This is what the internet was invented for. Cute cats plus interesting facts makes for some great content.

VERY helpful video and thank you soooo much!! Love all 3 of your kitties too!

Loved this video ... love to hear you talk so lovingly about your cats! My cats trill and chirp...and it's amazes me how different in terms of behavior and looks, the mom and her two daughters (same dad) who make up my menagerie, really are! Would love to have them tested. Thanks!

An interesting overview of cat-egories.

My cat used the make that "brrp" sound when she was happy too. I miss that noise.

I learned a bit in this video, but I'm even happier that you made a video introducing us to your cats. I LOVE Chuti!

Your charts make me so happy. My brain learns thru visual examples like charts.

Hearing someone talk about their cats is just heartwarming isn't It? Fucking cool

I was waiting for you to mention the cartilage problems Scottish Fold had... their cute folded ears are just the tip of a terrible health problem that we choose to continue for our own amusement ):

this is soo cool! Love this! thank you! Shalom!

My cat does the same thing as Chuti with laser pointer! When we got it, she looked at the dot, looked at us, ignored the dot, came to us and started to jostle the device. We tried several times in the span of few days and eventually gave our laser pointer to another cat owner :) She also does the trill you described, especially when she wakes up from heavier sleep. She's common european. Great video :)

"You're on my side of the bed." Milo: I like this side because it smells like you.

9:34 the way Matt emphasized "TO ME" cracked me up, he sounded confident about his favourite's loyalty

It was fun to watch. Great vidéo.

This is now my favorite video of yours 🥰😍

OMG I just litteraly cried when saw Chuti. The thing is, I had a cat with EXACT SAME LOOK AND COLORING called Pussia which lived for long 18 years. She died two years ago. We've found out what she had a cancer on the last stage, and decided to not continue her suffering. I miss her so much.

You know your man loves his cats when you see him devoting an entire video to their family tree as if cats are just like any other royal dynasty

Aww! I wish I had seen this video when it was released. I would have loved to see which type my kitty was. Sadly, she got sick suddenly at the beginning of the year, and passed away a month afterwards, on May 3rd. She was a very cute and cuddly nearly 18-year old named Hannah Banana. Always looked like an Egyptian Mau mix. ❤

Love this video! ❤

"Milo, you are on my side of the bed" "There is nothing "your" in this house homman"

Y’all got it wrong, the cats clearly a descendant of an Egyptian god

I have been on the fence of buying a cat DNA test and this was very informative! Well done and thank you!

Omg this is so cool had no idea you could do this with cats lol 😆

I love the ‘mrrrp’ at 11:10 ! My cat does that as well and I have to agree it is so cute! Love these cats!

Ketsl is such a cute name! Sounds like cat-pretzel to me, reminding me of when a cat curls up like a pretzel.

cats are one of my special interests -- especially when it comes to cat genetics. i love this so much! thanks for letting us learn about your sweet kitties!

I don't have a cat, but I was fascinated by this, and learned a lot about all the different breeds of cats. Found this video from the genealogy tests video, which in turn was something YT recommended, and which I was happy to see as I'm an amateur genealogist -- good info! :)

Because female cats stay in heat for several days, litter mates can have different fathers. Chuti and Ketsl may only be half-siblings by blood.

Am I really going to drop money on a DNA test for my cat now? SPOILER ALERT: yes

This is such a nice wholesome video. Lovely cats.

Your cats are beautiful! Thank you for this very interesting video.

I have a flame point Siamese. This guy comes up with a new sound everyday. It's funny how he rarely meows but instead communicates through his grunts.

Cats be like: my ancestors built the pyramids

Such well explained video, and very interesting fact about cat DNA.

Thank you so much. This was so very interesting. I am crazy about cats and I am such a cat lover, but my two fluffies have both passed away. They were also large gingers, and both lived for 17 years. All of my passwords include both of their names, so they are in my heart and mind daily.

I didn’t know this existed and now I’m glad I watched this.

Milo's talking is really pissing off my dogs. LOL

Very cool video. Interesting information...I had no idea there were so many cat breeds.

Pawsome I loved this

Ode to Spot Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature, An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature; Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses I was hoping you filmed getting the samples from the cats lol Chuti's chrip is so cute :)

our beloved cat H (RIP) was also extremely intelligent and understood the laser pointer, but his reaction was more like “I tire of these games.” Basecat originally ]said his #1 grouping was abyssinian several years ago but they offered an updated report and apparently he was heavily maine coon. i think the science, for cats, is still really up in the air.

Darn !! I was really hoping YOU took one of the test.. and we'd get to see your Cat Results ;)

thank you I found this interesting!

Yep, Matt this is officially the cutest video you have ever done.

"what breed is your cat?" "Orange"

Your kitchen dinette set is awesome!

Awwww!! I love this video so much lol 😺😺💜💜💜💜

I’m in love with all three of this man’s cats.

Milo is adorable, and I think there's a strong connection between being talkative and being almost overbearing in their attachment to an owner.

I can't wait to try this with my cat! Shes super small for a full grown cat, and has big eyes just like Chuti. She's also a beautiful tortie colour with 6 toes on every paw. We rescued her from a shelter when she was a kitten, so her breed mix will be entirely a suprise.

We have two cats both rescued/adopted when they were three human years old. Gracie is a 17 year old black 🖤 & white 🤍 cat. She is large & very maternal helping to raise our grandson until he was three. Even today if we are ill or feeling depressed she will snuggle, otherwise she sits at the window. Olivia is a 14 year old pale ginger coloured longer haired predator. She looks sweet, is very sweet, doesn't like being touched unless it's for a light brush. Her nickname is naughty cat.

One part of me loves this vid, and learning about kitty genetics. The other part of me is convinced Useful just wanted to show off his floofers. 😜

As a biologist I LOVE these videos about your DNA kit tests and of the systematic trees for life in general

Thank you for sharing your cats with us! My partner and I adopted a couple of cats about four months ago and I love hearing about other's cats. One of our girls, Nadia, makes the same noise as Chuti, but I thought that was a more common "talkative cat" trait

Middle of the night and I'm watching all of these useful charts videos and now I am here... 🐱

also, another breed ( witch was created in the 80's ) is the nebelung, a rare breed, but sometimes found in shelters. it was created by selectively breeding russian blues with the longest and darkest fur coats.

I did not know you could do that for pets. Neat!

I love your vintage table!!

I'm pretty proud of myself. I could name 8 breeds off the top of my head without much effort and was pleasantly surprised that I knew almost all the breeds. I just didn't realize some of the connections. I would love to do this with my 2 cats. Both are calico but couldn't be more different. One is traditional colors with long hair, small bone structure, very aloof and very sporadic. The other has muted colors, short hair, pretty lazy and cuddly and a medium build. She's got a few physical quirks though and is love to find out if it's genetic or just random. Very interesting video!

I've rescued cats for years here in Taiwan. My love that I found at 4 months old, sadly passed 2 years ago. I'd have loved to do this for him. He was HUGE, tabby colored, short haired, super friendly, bold, friends with dogs even, cuddly. Currently I have 3 young cats, all rescues. The first two we got when my old cats long term partner passed after sudden illness and he seemed lonely. They were found on the street at least then 3 weeks old, and likely litter mates. They were a slight distance from each other, the rescuers that found them, waited back for as long as they could, but no sign of mom, which is common, stray dogs, cars... Ppl putting out poison... Basically if the people didn't take them, the kittens wold have died. Interestingly, like yours one is a tabby and one is black, (not tuxedo, but does have a few spots of white hair, barely visible). They are short haired, the tabby is male, Eros, and the back is female, Asteria. Eros (tabby)is daring, cuddly, like your wants to be up on my neck/shoulder. But he does get nippy if you don't pay attention to him when he wants you to. He's also quite big. He also looks at the laser in my hand, rather than on the floor and can jump very high. Asteria (black) is small, shy. She has a kink in her tail. Balance issues. She nearly died after being fixed as well, some infection sprung up and she lost balance, then ability to walk. Took very strong antibiotics, but she recovered. She is talkative, and cuddly, likes to lay on my when I am sleeping. She is shier, but not super scared, when people come, she hides at first, but after 10mins, she'll join everyone. Our last cat we got after our big guy passed. He is white and orange, and his mother was to be a TNR whencit was discovered she was pregnant. She had 3 kittens, a full orange, our white and orange and a tortoise shell. (The 2 siblings wre adopted by my friend) my husband named him SweeSwee, which is Taiwanese for handsome... He is the most talkative, cuddly and purr-minator. He is friendly, but a bit dumber compared to Eros and Asteria. He is curious-killed-the-cat embodied, but it generally leads him to trouble. It's all too common here for people to buy breed cats and dogs and dump them when they no longer want them. Spay/neuter is becoming more common. Due to the likely crazy mix here, I don't think it's possible for me to guess their breeds. I'd love to get them tested.

My 2 cats are just generic "european shorthair" housecat mixes I think. They were found alone on the side of the road in the countryside when they were about 2 weeks old and sick. So just descendends of some semi feral farm kitties probably. Still very extra special of course 😁

That chirp sound is a greeting to you! A few of my cats do it and it's just a way to say hi, pretty much.

This was fun! Besides the interesting info, I loved the segments on your cats. I also have a cat that says "bbbrrruup", whenever he comes in with a mouse. The longer version is bbbrrrruuEeeow, which he says when he wants something 😂

I think Milo is trying to explain the whole of the bed is his side in your clip.

My cat also makes that chirruping sound that Chuti makes! He's a mixed breed but he is also long-haired with all black fur (I know Chuti is a tuxedo cat but still she has mostly black fur) so maybe there's a genetic link there

Love your cats’s names.

That video where you did some DNA tests I got an A+ from whiting about them so thank you lots

My cat Benny is almost a perfect mix of Ketsl and Chuti. Big fluffy tuxedo, makes the same sort of noises Chuti does, loves belly rubs so much he'll force you to give them to him.

I’ve absolutely loved getting to know your cats, they’re so charming and full of personality.

Our boy: 25% boxer 25% panther 25% wtf? 25% cat with severe adhd All wrapped up in 100% love&joy. Just don't expect morning lie-ins, or to ever do anything without close inspection. Oh, and give up all dreams of keeping beautiful things whole.