It’s a well known and established fact that when cats are not taking a nap, they are usually plotting to take over the world. Probably the only pastime they love more than doing those two things is soaking up the sun.
And they’re not doing it to get their dose of Vitamin D. Cat’s regular body temperature is higher than human’s (102°), they are desert creatures that originated in the Middle East where they developed a high tolerance to the heat. They have a very high metabolism and a lot of energy goes to keeping them warm. That’s why when they find a sunlit spot to lie down, they will, as it actually conserves their energy and offsets the drop in basal metabolism that comes with sleep shutting down certain processes in the body. That metabolic heat advantage is exactly why they love them some sun – or warmth – and can get in the most uncomfortable positions to get it.
Yup, cats and the sun have a very special kind of relationship – and Bored Panda made a compilation of pics to celebrate it. If your kitty loves lying down in the sunlight too, make sure to add a submission to our list.
#1 Sun Addicted Family
#2 Friend’s Cat Found A Magical Sun Spot
Image source: madflak
#3 Sun Dance
Image source: ccchisa76
#4 My Friend’s Cat Is The Chosen One
Image source: harleyeaston
#5 This Cat Enjoying The Sun
Image source: laneige1990
#6 Purrrfect
#7 Sun Cats
Image source: Mitsuru Yasui
#8 Enjoying Sun Rays Like There Is No Tomorrow
Image source: dori_love__
#9 Cats Vs. Dogs
#10 Do I Have A Magic Cat?
Image source: SqueakyTheBarbarian
#11 My Mom Put Up An Easter Decal On Our Front Door And It Makes Gigi Look Like A Dr. Seuss Character
Image source: drewsoulman
#12 Found My Cat And Dachshund Cuddling Together In The Sun
Image source: MNwildFan12
#13 Praise The Sun
Image source: LeviticusKittylord
#14 Chicken Legs
#15 My Sister’s Calico, Minnie Enjoying The Colourful Evening Sun
Image source: kelaura
#16 Cats Like Holidays Too
#17 We Find A Perfect Spot
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#18 Worshipping Sun
#19 The Sun Is Sssoooo Warm
Image source: Toxic_Rain24
#20 After Days On End Of Overcast Weather, The Sun Finally Returned
Image source: fuckyogagetkitties
#21 That Is Me, In Cat Form, In The Morning
#22 Sunshine Is A Good Thing!
#23 Warm Morrocan Sun
Image source: philippe
#24 Warm Spot
#25 Soaking Up The Sun
Image source: 0btain
#26 Greeting The Sun
#27 My Boyfriend’s Cat Likes To Worship The Sun By Giving High-fives With One Or Both Paws
Image source: sorrycharlie
#28 I Goes Where The Sun Goes
Image source: Starbach
#29 Caught The Neighborhood Cat Sunbathing On My Car This Morning
Image source: HowAmINotMySelfie
#30 Good Life
#31 Two Week Old Foster Kitten Meeting The Sun For The First Time
Image source: lanadelrage
#32 My Kitten Was Staring Into The Sun Like A Fool But I Was Able To Snap This Photo Showing Her Eyes Changing Slowly From Blue To Yellow
Image source: swmay
#33 Raven Getting Some Sun
Image source: DangerWife
#34 She Knows How To Get The Most Out Of A Sliver Of Sunshine
Image source: make_them_cry
#35 My 21 Year Old Cat Enjoying The Warmth Of The Sun On A Fall Day
Image source: TrapMaestro
#36 Catching Some Rays
Image source: Loopdeloops
#37 Chilling In The Sun
#38 My Sun Worshippers
#39 Praise The Sun
Image source: Virus610
#40 Ah! The Life Of A Cat!
Image source: Anna
#41 My Cat Was Really Enjoying Today’s Sun
Image source: Muellerr
#42 Popeye And His Magical Sun Screen
Image source: Musix427
#43 Magic Sun
#44 Lil Bear Soaking Up The Sun
Image source: ikilleddumbly
#45 Once I Obtain The Sun’s Power, I Will Rule The World And The Entire Human Race
Image source: Twins76sm
#46 Good Morning Sunshine
Image source: DonutTheCat
#47 Sun Therapy
#48 Kitten Is A Professional At Finding Sun Spots
Image source: eventuall
#49 Deprived Cat Loves The Sun
Image source: wurstnameever
#50 Just Relaxing In The Sun
Image source: Brianstormastus
#51 Embracing The Sun
#52 Just My Cat Enjoying Some Catnip In The Sun
Image source: Wickerchair
#53 Cat Sunbathing In A A Park
#54 A Cat Wandered Into The Hagia Sophia To Find This Sun Spot
Image source: virgilsescape
#55 Sleepy Cat Tanning At 2000m Altitude
Image source: Cosmin Mihai Ene
#56 Let The Sunshine In
Image source: Wind-up
#57 He Found The One Patch Of Sun In My Dark, Nyc Apartment
Image source: im_not_bovvered
#58 Pixel Enjoying The Sun
Image source: Chissekatten
#59 Soaking Up Some Sunshine
Image source: loopdeloops
#60 Getting Some Sun
Image source: C_R_E_M_E
#61 My Cat Decided He Needed To Do Some Sun Bathing Todaybonadia
Image source: Bonadia
#62 My Cat Spaceman Enjoying The Outside February Sun
Image source: reddit.com
#63 Enjoying The Sun With My Best Friend
Image source: Leonertas
#64 Lazy Cat In The Sun
Image source: swittersb
#65 Caught The Neighbours Cat Sunbathing Again In Our Garden
Image source: dalegfx
#66 Warm Spot
#67 Baby Cats… Just A Few Days Old, Sleeping In The Sun
Image source: BaeGabriela
#68 Blessed Cat
Image source: szekelyroni
#69 Kitty Enjoying The Morning Sun
Image source: sabretooth777
#70 Our Cats Enjoy The Spring Sunshine In The Sun Room And Enjoy A Cat Nap
Image source: geegreatmian
#71 Cat Making The Most Of The Sun
Image source: dahousecat
#72 The Sun Came Out And Penny Just Stared At It
Image source: PepeandPenny
#73 Such Sun… Much Happy
Image source: Sergio_Bravo
#74 Rainbow Kitten
#75 Sun Bathing
#76 Our Cat Is A Sun Worshiper Gratefully Soaking In The Spring Rays
Image source: goldseek
#77 Slid Her Into The Sun. Happiest Fat Cat Ever
Image source: scotthew1
#78 My Beached Whale Cat Willy, Paralyzed By The Sun
Image source: CanyonsOfStatic
#79 Sun Bath
Image source: tonkinonsense
#80 Loungin’ In The Sun
Image source: Jaygreenbean
#81 Enjoying The Rising Sun
Image source: XPostFacto1776
#82 All Hail The Mighty, Warm Sun
Image source: azurleaf
#83 Caught One Of Our 5 Clinic Cats Sunbathing
Image source: Wilsoooooooon
#84 Catching Those Rays
#85 My Friends Cat Sunbathing
Image source: cuddlemehard
#86 My Little Dude Loves Basking In The Afternoon Sun
Image source: _Bullet_Dodger_
#87 Cat Lounge
Image source: aki
#88 Brando Enjoying Some Rare Irish Sun
Image source: SuperVroni
#89 Today, I Will Sleep In The Sun
Image source: Hightower88
#90 The Sunshine Club
#91 Purrrstretch
Image source: Rimante Butenaite
#92 Getting Some Sun
Image source: ElbertGarcia
#93 My Little Sun Beam
#94 Nibble In The Window
Image source: Geoffrey Gallaway
#95 Benji
#96 My Cat Laying In The Sun
Image source: RipplyPig
#97 My Cat Aslan Gettin’ Some Sun
Image source: Neoguy02
#98 Where The Sun Hitz I Sitz
Image source: 100bigmacs
#99 Life Goals
Image source: whichesther
#100 Chilling
Image source: emmersgreg
#101 Enjoying A Nap In The Sun
Image source: adostes
#102 Miss Whiskers
Image source: roxana.chiurtu
#103 Lavender Found The Sun. She Refused To Share.
#104 Marms Sunning Himself!!!
#105 We Took Down The Plant Enemies…now It’s Time To Bask In The Sun!
#106 My Mom’s Cat Likes To Sit In The Sun
Image source: WhichWayToKansas
#107 Sun Catcher
#108 The Best Thing Under The Sun…
#109 Afternoon Relax
#110 Walked Into The Kitchen To See My Cat Lying On Her Back Sun Bathing
Image source: kaylaamary
#111 Dorian Finds His Light
Image source: jonathanhiebert
#112 Sun Cat
Image source: zandrajloof
#113 Blondės Vakaras
#114 Kitties Do Some Serious Sunbathing In The Caribbean!
#115 Fluffy Kitty
#116 Cat Stretch In The Sun
Image source: pimptatoes
#117 Sun Cat
Image source: Robin
#118 Blondės Poilsis
#119 Dora, Lying In The Sun Beam
Image source: Mechki
#120 Little Chicken Cat!
#121 Interrupting Activities Because The Sun Came Out!
#122 Sleeping In The Sun
#123 Draw Me Like One Of Your French Girls
#124 Melitón Iluminada
#125 First Time Outside
#126 My Cat Doing Some Quiet Reflection Under The Sun
#127 Enjoying The Sun Seconds Before My Other Car Fought Him For The Sun Spot.
#128 Istanbul Cat 2
#129 My Shadowcat In The Sunlight
#130 Erik Lounging In The Garden
#131 Sun Worship!
#132 Leeloo Enjoying The Sun At Latitude 0º 0′
#133 Lounging
#134 My Girls Enjoying The Sun ❤
#135 Minoes, Not Special But Just Enjoying The Last Sun In The Garden Between The Plants.
#136 Zuzi
#137 Tinsel
#138 Where There’s Sun, There’s Kedi
#139 My Gentle Giant Seductively Catching Some Rays!
#140 Caught The Neighborhood Cat Enjoying Some Rays!
#141 Loves The Sun, But Not In Her Eyes.
#142 Chilling In The Sun
#143 Istanbul Cat
#144 My Cat Gypsy Enjoying The Sun Over His Tummy
#145 Oh Hey Mom What’s Up
#146 Sunny Floof
#147 Kees (rip) , A Sun Worshiper
#148 Cat On The Beach Pretending To Read ^-^
#149 Jazz Hugging The Sun
#150 Sun Sponge
#151 Popo Is Soaking Up The Rays
#152 Marlowe Does Yoga In The Sun
#153 .
#154 Nyasagi….afternoon Delight
#155 Milo The Sun Tiger
#156 Koda Is Warming His Tummy In The ☀️
#157 This Cat Eating Cuz He Doesn’t Give A Shit About Sun And Only Cares About Food Like Me
#158 She Sat On Prayer Rug To Enjoy The Sunlight
#159 My Cat…
#160 The Sun On My Belly
#161 Good Morning Sun!
#162 Sun Lover
#163 Photosynthesising
#164 Doc Loves The Sun
#165 Nugget Loving The Rays And Simba Preferring To Keep His Ginger Complexion Uvb Free ;)
#166 Not Dramatic At All
#167 My Cat…
#168 The Stages Of Finding The Sun
#169 Snowball Sun Silhouette
#170 My Cat Koudos Was Sleeping And The She Rolled Under The Blind To Get To The Sun☀️
#171 My Guys Basking
#172 Charlotte Loves The Sun And The Table !!!
#173 Harry Sunbathing For The First Time
#174 Sparky In The Sun
#175 Wait A Minute…
#176 Oh This Is Bliss!
#177 Three-year Old Exhibit A Is A Serious Basker.
#178 O Human.. I Love You.. And I Love The Sun, But I Love You More Than The Sun.. —-( I Hope She Is Thinking This Because That`s My Leg There)
#179 And His Name Is Ra! Egyptian Sun God
#180 Nice And Tight
#181 Sun Smile
#182 I Got A New Toy !!!
#183 Caught In The Act
#184 Sui In The Sun.
#185 The Altar Of Sun (& Cat) Worship!
#186 Last Sunshine Of The Day
#187 Window Nap Time.
#188 #bored Panda #scenic
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