Did we find a copycat? Do as I Do in a domestic cat ( Felis catus )

Table 1 Description of the demonstrations and the cat’s behaviours considered as matching during Do as I Do training and when teaching novel actions prior to the test

Action	Demonstration	Cat action
Spin	The owner turns her body around her vertical axis	The cat turns her body around her vertical axis
Stand up on hind legs	The owner stands on her tows and raises her arms	The cat stands on her hind legs and raises her front paws
Touch wobbling toy with paw	The owner touches a wobbling toy with her hand	The cat touches a wobbling toy with her front paw
Pull drawer open	The owner pulls a little plastic drawer open using her hand	The cat pulls a little plastic drawer open using her front paw
Bit rubber string	The owner takes in her mouth a rubber string that is hanging from a hanger	The cat takes in her mouth a rubber string that is hanging from a hanger
Lay down	The owner lays her body horizontally on the floor	The cat lays her body horizontally on the table
Climb with front paws on a book	The owner puts her forearms on a book	The cat places her forearms on a book, as if laying with her front body part on it
Open a sliding lid	The owner uses her hand to slide to a side and open the plastic lid of a small container	The cat uses her front paw to slide to a side and open the plastic lid of a small container

The actions “climb with front paws on a book” and “open a sliding lid” were not previously trained. All other described actions were previously trained by the owner