Looks like a dorsal contact which was a behavior studied in rats they use to initiate play wrestling. The 'play' circuitry is conserved across mammals. https://twitter.com/AwwwwCats/status/1201592291296763908 …
This is really sweet. Because of the huge weight difference the cat could dominate but she is holding back and letting the squirrel get some pins so the game can continue.
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Dorsal contacts illustrated in a figure from "Tickling, a Technique for Inducing Positive Affect When Handling Rats"pic.twitter.com/X292Ot9gIu
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