This gives me so much fucking anxiety, please kitty keep limbs in the boat
Worry not! This kitty is a bengal!
They’re notorious water lovers and enjoy swimming. Even if he fell in, he’d probably be pretty stoked
*edit: plus it looks like whoever is holding the camera also has the leash looped under that metal bar to catch him if he leans too far
Ma'am your cat is leaking out your boat MA'AM
Always look at the ears!
That cat is fully engaged and is comfortable being there! He’s very excited, so this may be a pretty new thing for him, but he’s not scared. See how his eyes are very wide, taking it all in, but his ears aren’t to the sides, or swiveling? They’re pointed straight ahead, oriented in the direction he’s facing, and ever so slightly out, maybe picking up some sound reflections from the water? It must be very neat for him to experience! He trails his paws in the water so he can feel it (that water is very calm and cats can’t see water very well, he’s probably trying to feel where and how deep it is). (That’s my opinion, anyhow, I’m not an expert, just had buttloads of cats.)
And his owner does seem to have put him on a short enough lead that if he fell in, his head would still be above water and he’d be fine. Although, as the above commenter stated, he’s a Bengal, the leash is probably there to keep him from going in on purpose.
