Birman kitten playing with mouse Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images Animals Cats play fetch, too — as long as they're in control, a study finds December 15, 2023 • A new study showed that cats fetched objects instinctively, in the absence of overt training. Fetching is defined as when the animal retrieves an object that's thrown.
