Anyone who lives with a cat knows that you constantly have to get up and open the door for them when they decide to go out into the garden.
But this black cat with his white socks went viral precisely because instead of waiting for his humans to come and open the door, he took matters into his own paws and took action.
A great cat family… leader of this family
Silvestro is a very intelligent, proactive cat and undoubtedly the leader of his family pack which consists of twenty-five kittens and two humans. This amazing family has their home in the Italian commune of Caltanissetta in Sicily. As you can imagine, daily life with twenty-five cats is full of adventures and their human, Antonio Bosco, regularly shares them on his TikTok account, @jimganoza.
The most recent video he posted has been a success on a global scale. Indeed, last month, the clever cat revealed a very special talent that helps everyone in the house. Antonio no longer has to get up to open the front door for one of his cats who wants to come in or go outside, which is very practical, especially when there are 25 cats in the house!
In the video, we can see Silvestro, who, with all the ease in the world, jumps up, turns the door handle and opens it. He then walks in like it's nothing, leading four other cats into the house.
The undisputed leader
Antonio Bosco explains that Silvestro is not only a very clever cat, but also the protector and guide of the other cats.
"Sometimes the neighbours' cats try to fight with our cats. And then Silvestro intervenes and chases them away, sometimes he comes back with a scratch or two.”
But his human says the cat "understands when he's done something special and knows he'll get extra petting on the head, that he'll be held in someone's arms and that he'll probably get a cat treat in the form of a small piece of turkey sausage.”
"He is very observant and immediately notices when something happens to you [...] My mum talks to our cats a lot and Silvestro listens and answers her. I doubt they understand each other perfectly, but it's the communicative effort that counts," says Bosco.
