Internet in Hysterics as Cat Caught Trapping Fellow Feline in Paper Bag

There's trouble in paradise for one pet owner, as their cat and another feline, who appears to be its sibling, had a rather fiery falling out over a bag.

The cat duo can be seen in a viral social media video with one of them filmed trapping the other inside the brown paper bag. The cat that set up the trap didn't look particularly keen to release the other feline, but the video's creator assured viewers that neither pet was harmed in the comedic clip.

The hilarious video ended with a shot of the trapped cat escaping by punching a hole through the paper bag.

Since it was shared to TikTok on March 4 by @i_am_the_fire, the post has been liked by over 288,000 users and commented on more than 40 times. TikTokers have been leaving their own funny takes on the bizarre turn of events in the comments section.

"If this isn't the picture of sibling behavior, I don't know what is," one user joked.

Another user added: "Literally the cat is out the bag."

"The magician and his assistant," a third user shared.

Do Cats Always Get On?

The awkward tension between the two pets may come as a surprise to some of the 4.2 million viewers who have watched the video to date. But cats are indeed a solitary species with "no in-built need for fellow feline companions." This can extend to sibling feline relationships, where two cats or kittens are either litter mates or where they are raised together in one household.

"Even if littermates get on at first, they can often drift apart as they get older, as cats don't reach social maturity until they are between 18 months and four years old," the U.K.-based cat welfare charity Cats Protection says.

"If your cat regularly grooms, rubs against or sleeps curled up with their sibling, then this is a sign that they are in the same social group and have a sustained sibling bond."

"However, if they block or time share (only use them when the other isn't around) resources such as food, water, beds and litter trays, live in separate areas of the house or get aggressive with each other then they are definitely not a happy family," the organization adds.

Newsweek reached out to @i_am_the_fire via TikTok for more information.

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