Before film, a cat ran for science. 1887 Penn: Muybridge Plate 720, twenty-four frames of one house cat galloping.
All four paws leave the ground. Volume X filed cats with the dogs and horses.
Who still needs a zoopraxiscope?
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- now showing, the Marquee
Posted on X by @thesickkitten, 19 Oct 2026, 11:15 AM CT.