Morning Afternoon Night | BilliSpeaks

This is obviously a big undertaking, and I’m so excited to explore it with her! She seemed so excited when I added the buttons, and I love how fast she started using these concepts. Time is such a strange concept we’ve made up, and when you try to describe it it all sounds like nonsense! Billi loves a good schedule though, so I have high hopes.
Billi is a female domestic shorthair, she's 13 years old, her favorite word is mad.
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[@takineko]

She's so smart. I'll never get over the day she said she wanted to pet mom and then put her lil paw out to stroke your arm. She's precious

[@Marilinaa]

That was the cutest

[@jerrahaynes1564]

SAME

[@ramona4913]

omg I didn't see that video . I want to see it!!!!

[@jerrahaynes1564]

@@ramona4913 I think it's called "mom pets"??? not sure but that should be close!

[@mirjanbouma]

@@jerrahaynes1564 It's Billi pets mom!

[@skyegecko]

I just watched a human make plans for the evening with her cat.

[@BilliSpeaks]

Typical Saturday 😹

[@MD-vq9yv]

It was actually a cat making plans for the evening with her human XD

[@blorb2870]

@@MD-vq9yv 😭😭

[@jasper.or.Jas.-.]

@@blorb2870 you have a cool pfp

[@gnabgib7304]

You said good morning to Billy everyday for all these years, and now she's thrilled that she can finally say it back to you!

[@Catlily5]

Billie might have said it in cat language but we humans don't understand much cat language.

[@Humulator]

@@Catlily5 not to be the one guy but cat language isnt words, its more smell and body language

[@Catlily5]

@@Humulator Exactly. I am talking about body language.

[@Humulator]

@@Catlily5 oh thats embrassing

[@fnuibusaja8079]

cat can speak but they dont engage in conversation with other cats like humans do which is funny

[@jennigthatonecrazydoglady8100]

It’s kind of hard not to take it as a threat when a cat just says “SOON” and walks away, lol

[@lisaspikes4291]

🤣😆😂🤣😆😂

[@eatwhatukiii2532]

Ohhhhh.... 🤔😬

[@ayayo9288]

exactly. I would be very frightened since they have better senses and can feel natural disasters earlier too

[@FLiPModeAriaO5]

Stop stereotyping

[@briarpelt2333]

I love that she said "happy" when you showed her the new buttons. It means that she really likes having more words to use! I think she likes night, lol

[@tornadodee148]

yes I think she feels stimulated and happy to expand her comunication options or maybe im reading too deep into it since its a cat??

[@nerner266]

That's a reach

[@Variecs]

Thank you for giving me new words, human!

[@Mystery001001]

The way she smacks the buttons with her back legs with accuracy will never stop getting old

[@shaolinotter]

cats can walk through snow and keep all four feet in the tracks pretty crazy actually

[@alhena11]

She is genuinely excited about new words, she really loves to learn. Billi is just awesome!

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@eqsaz]

Cats obviously have a good sense of time and routine (waiting for the human to wake up or come back from work...), but I would never have expected them to be able to communicate about it well.

[@lisaspikes4291]

This is absolutely true! My cat always shows up at around 4:45, because she gets fed at 5:00. She sits there and stares at me. Then I say “pretty soon,” and she relaxes an settles down to wait until 5:00. My late dog did this also. My cat also gets treats later in the evening. She approaches me with her cutest face and meows when she’s ready for treats. Sometimes she does this after she’s already had her allotment of treats for the day. I always say “treats all gone for today. Tomorrow we have more treats.” She understands this. It’s important to use the same words when talking to your pet. They learn faster that way. They can even learn to spell! With my dog, we would spell treat to avoid him getting too excited. But he quickly learned that t-r-e-a-t also meant treat!

[@charleswalters5284]

@@lisaspikes4291 my dog got the same way with w. a. l. k.

[@sugarandspice370]

I think the reason why afternoon is more difficult to grasp for them is because they find it odd. Day and Night would probably be easier because Sunlight=Day, No Sun=Night? It's amazing to see her actually stare at the window probably taking it in that it has a connection to the words.

[@fuzzypumpkin7743]

Yeah, noon is a pretty human-y concept so, I think, would be afternoon.

[@violetviolet888]

It's not odd. It just takes time to teach, as it does to a human species.

[@TT-_-]

🤔 A domestic animal is pretty used to humans leaving at morning and coming back in the afternoon, so that would be an easy way to tie it to something visible... "now morning mom bye, then afternoon mom hello"

[@sugarandspice370]

@@TT-_- actually yeah this could work

[@KiKiStarling]

@@TT-_- except Billi tries to prevent mom going, so I think teaching it this way would be stressful. Tying "afternoon" to returning from work might be helpful, though.

[@luxborealis]

She always seems happy when new buttons are added. This does seem to mirror the joy small children often have on learning new vocabulary, generally believed to be because it structuralizes and expands their conceptual horizon and expressive ability. I am positively surprised, Billi seems to confirm the theories that cats have the same intellectual complexities as human two to six year olds. Between her and Bunny the dog (clearly displaying mental abilities consistent with the eight to twelve year age range), this communication concept is doing wonders for the field of animal psychology.

[@violetviolet888]

Lux Borealis: Cant base everything on two pets. The world of language will expand. Follow Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@y.sangare1238]

Never heard of any kid being able to survive on their own, catch their meals, find or build their shelter, organize their social structures etc. Yet people are adamant to compare the mental abilites fo animals to the mental abilities of children. ETA You are somehow claiming Bunnys is smarter than Billi, when the difference is in how many words they have been taught, which says nothing about how many they are able to learn. It is not their mental abilities that are consistent with a certain age, but their knowledge of our language. And how can they be compared to humans anyway when no human ever has been able to learn the barking language of dogs or was fluent in cat speak.

[@magiv4205]

I agree on almost everything except your age ranges. I don't think you've talked to actual 8-12 year in your entire adult life lmao.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

@@y.sangare1238 Why does this bother you so much? When it comes to survival skills&instincts, those are still taught adult-animal to young-animal (usually mothers, but some animals live in larger groups or have co-parenting pairs teaching their young, or even moms of different species teaming up (even outside of artificial scenarios like animal sanctuaries and ethical zoos.) You don’t expect a domesticated animal to “automatically survive”-if they can’t adapt they die. That’s also the risk for rehabilitating wild animals and why they sometimes become “animal ambassadors” under the care of liscenced and trained professionals Seeing where an animal’s language and problem-solving skills (for human language and concepts) are comparatively to a human’s is honestly one of the most harmless, curiosity-driven research that can be done. And these are domesticated animals-their food and shelter are guarenteed. Domesticated animals are also so fundamentally different from their wild ancestors that they’re no longer “counterparts” in the same way a captive-bred budgie would be to a wild budgie in Australia; they’re completely different species. So, yeah. For domesticated animals language is a Higher Priority for skills-development than hunting. And for a more serious application? Did you know that humans who don’t recieve sufficient language and tool stimulation are permanently stunted? There have been too many kids neglected and abused by their caregivers that never progress linguistically (and therefore mentally) beyond “mentally 2-3” or up to “5” if they are VERY lucky-and that’s all with them finally getting stable environments and love and routine therapy. Their brains simply crowd out their language (and motor) centers from that lack of stimulation needed as babies (and the longer they’re kept there, the least likely they are to recover even marginally.) So here are domesticated animals-their brains are NOT “initially” developed for language to be so critical as it is for humans. However as part of human-domestication these animals still undergo changes that make them genetically different to the point of speciefication outside of Fur Length/texture/color or size. We already know that one breed of domesticated animal can have a drastically different temperment or activity level within the same species (ie, a husky verses a terrier. Drastically different breeds but still Domesticated Dog as species vs Wolf (and wolf species)) Is it too much to assume that this process has also affected animal’s sound/signal recognition beyond clicker and spotter training for captive wild animals? And if that’s the case for domesticated companion vs lifestock species, then maybe it can give some insights into how to better help our most vulnerable. (That aside, documenting animal-adaption in real-time is very cool. If humans evolved from apes and greater apes are capable of learning and communicating with signlanguage (see: Coco the Gorilla. Coco also taught her offspring, made jokes (“Coco made joke. Coco laughs.”), and even kept a pet cat and grieved for it (which some wild animals keep “pets” that go beyond a co-beneficial relationship)) then is it really that hard to believe that human-domestication of companion animals have altered them?)

[@maggiedk]

@@anonymousfellow8879 one small correction (from someone who's been obsessed with Koko the gorilla since she was a child): unfortunately, she never had offspring. Given her environment and lack of interaction with many other gorillas, she was never comfortable enough to mate. Another gorilla, Michael, was brought in to be a potential mate for her, but he ended up being more of an adopted brother (and learned sign language as well!). Perhaps you're thinking of a different ape who taught their offspring?

[@rosenia5409]

I gasped happily when she understood what morning meant too! What a eureka moment and I'm so glad you shared this with us!

[@BilliSpeaks]

I’m still giddy 🤩

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@rosenia5409]

@@violetviolet888 oh I love Russell too, it would be amazing if the two met!

[@sorellla]

I hope it doesnt sound rude but most probably she was just mimiching her human that every morning, during her morning routine, would use the morning button. To me it looked more like she was connecting certain behaviours (like what you do in the morning when you wake up like brushing your teeth) to the word morning. That being said it was very cute

[@violetviolet888]

@@sorellla That's what learning words and vocabulary means. Pattern recognition and positive reinforcement, for humans, dogs, cats, etc.

[@Marilinaa]

"Soon night outside" A full sentence describing complex concepts. What next, poetry? Billi is so clever. You are uncovering the untapped potential of pets. Such an important thing you are doing. Will Billi be learning to count?

[@Juleru]

There was even more to it: "Morning then soon night outside"

[@BilliSpeaks]

Maybe! I won’t rule anything out at this point.

[@Marilinaa]

@@BilliSpeaks It might further help with the time concepts, depending on how high she can learn to count. Even understanding, two or three days might help when she is anticipating something (friend visits, for example).

[@Marilinaa]

@@Juleru Amazing

[@Marilinaa]

@@Juleru Amazing

[@jenniferhanses4205]

There she is filling in her daily schedule again. She's so happy to have words to keep you informed and on time. :)

[@JMise]

"If I learn this magical toothbrush thing that can turn night into morning, I get to breakfast earlier" - Billi, probably

[@CarJul666]

Mind-blowing that Billie wanted more buttons to describe time. Clever girl!

[@allisonwalker4978]

Billi is a quick learner. You need a bumper sticker that says "My cat is smarter than your honor student". 😅

[@davidwilkinson8836]

😂 sad but true!!

[@DeltaPi314]

Billi deserves a special treat for this.

[@kani75]

Looks like the new words are Billi's special treat.

[@adonnarowe1811]

Ur not supposed to give them treats it will offset the wrong signal in the brain but her new buttons are a treat

[@zzenken1999]

The treat is getting to make future plans with her human. Let's hope the plans are usually kept. I can only imagine mom trying to cancel a "date" via an answering machine. Could you explain it to her in under 30 seconds?

[@lizzieandmocha1131]

I LOVE that she's getting to learn time of day! Cats know time! Mine know when breakfast is, and when dinner time is! And they know what time I'm supposed to get home, and what time my dad is supposed to be home!

[@mirjanbouma]

Cats are very good at time? They can do the days of the week, too. My cats are obviously weirded out when I leave the house "out of schedule".

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@Uncle_Fred]

Wow, just wow. She seems really interested in mastering basic time of day concepts. Introducing time and chronology together opens up huge communication options. I can't wait for the "grandma, later, morning." or her: "dog, before afternoon." I think it's astounding that Billi might now be in the running for the most advanced language comprehension of any animal ever known. All thanks to the hard work put in by Kendra. Imagine what could be achieved if this training was done right from birth. There are some naturally gifted and enthusiastically curious cats (Indy from the Walter Santi channel comes to mind) that could probably do brilliant things with this if they started early.

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@suebraschio6763]

Yup remember when Indy got the kitchen door open lol 😅🥰

[@forensicgirl]

I love how she presses "morning" then looks up at you with a sweet expression at the 1:58 mark. What a sweetie!

[@helloXelectro]

This was my favourite part too! Like she was actually saying “good morning”!

[@mudkipjuice]

Cats have such a strong internal clock, its very cool you were able to give her a way to express it 🥰

[@memyselfandi7782]

Never seen the process of you relating the words before. This is magnificent.

[@violetviolet888]

How long does it take a human to learn language? Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@janarnopolin5414]

I often find myself confused as to the time of because I sleep late. My cats however know it is always time for FOOD.

[@LoveAngelMusicLady]

Or she had been meowing “morning” and we didn’t understand 😂

[@msmaria5039]

It is Food o'clock.

[@Catlily5]

Yep, no sleeping late with a cat! Unless you can fall asleep after feeding them!

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@SoLongSpaceCat]

@@violetviolet888 Yes I know of Russell he is a very smart boi and I love him but this is not his channel so pls stop spamming all the comments as if it is

[@pamvanallen3919]

Billi is such a smart girl!

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@DominicaL1134]

Love the things on the wall for Billi!

[@BilliSpeaks]

She deserves all the furnishings!

[@corndogattheendofthepool]

She is so incredible! it does seem like afternoon is a tougher concept for her. probably because there isn't a major change associated with it (mom waking up, the sun in the sky). I've got a feeling she'll eventually figure that one out too

[@woodfur00]

I mean, it is a little subjective what exactly counts as "afternoon" in English too

[@Flanneryschickens]

@@woodfur00 yeah I take it pretty literally, as in everything before 12 noon is morning and everything after 12pm and before dark is afternoon. But where I live, people say "good morning" until it's dark out, idgi

[@violetviolet888]

How long does it take a human to understand afternoon (at least 5 years). Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@woodfur00]

@@Flanneryschickens Yeah and taking it literally by the clock presents its own problems when you're, you know, a cat who can't read a clock…

[@annej5699]

Perhaps try to tie it into the sun in the sky. Sun going up is morning. Sun going lower is afternoon. Sun up high is noon or midday.

[@TimeturnerJ]

Awww, she actively told you that she wanted new words! :D She's such a smart girl!

[@thesocialmisfit]

I looooove the setup made for our queen Billi near the TV. The kitty walk, hammock et al. Lovely! And the progress which Billi is making with words is super amazing. You both just make my days so happy

[@BilliSpeaks]

💕💕💕

[@michelea8129]

Holy smokes! When I read you were doing this it seemed so abstract, I just thought no way...there's no object...too complicated. But, incredibly Billi picks it up in 2 days and is learning and actively engaging and trying to get it down. Wow! Amazing work! And so fun for her!

[@Marilinaa]

Also, Billi says she is happy when she is learning her new words. That is just amazing. She has a sense of intellectual accomplishment

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@michelea8129]

@@Marilinaa Yes! That's incredible.

[@DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables]

Billi learned to understand more human words when it comes to time. This will never not be awesome.

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@tinap8955]

I understand how cat's can grasp our time designations because their days revolve around our schedules and our schedules revolve around "morning" "afternoon" and "night". But, that being said, Billie did catch on very quickly. There is a lot going on in that little head of hers.

[@violetviolet888]

Tina P: You are *assuming* what you are thinking. Animals are smarter than humans give them credit for, just because they can't speak English. How about we try to learn THEIR language and WE speak their language? Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@tinap8955]

@@violetviolet888 I have no idea who Russel the cat is but I really don't need to in order to reply to your insult. First, none of my comments were defamatory to cats. Quite the contrary. I have lived with at least one cat in my home for the last 40 years. During most of that time I have worked outside the home. My cats figured out in about 2 nanoseconds that Human got up, showered and left five days of the week with a few 3 day weekends thrown in. If they wanted anything they knew to alert me to the issue before I had to leave for work. They also knew when I would get home and would be waiting for me to tell me about their day. They spoke Cat and I spoke English and we understood each other perfectly. I have never thought nor stated that cats are unintelligent. As I said in my first comment, cats quickly adapt to our schedules and Human concepts of Morning, Afternoon and Night, even if we don't vocalize to them our terms, Morning, Afternoon and Night. In my first comment I stated that Billi quickly understood our words, Morning, Afternoon and Night matching those words to to correct time of day. How anyone could misinterpret that into thinking I was saying cats are unintelligent is baffling. I also said that "there was a lot going on in that little head of hers" meaning that she was thinking at a very high level. So, I know that cats are intelligent. But, I don't know what you meant when you said that I was "assuming what your are thinking". Perhaps you could clarify that for me.

[@spooniesarah]

Love how you introduced the new buttons, then Billi said HAPPY! Awww billi is happy she gets to learn about time of day!

[@agiles6483]

I nearly cried watching Billie demonstrate her understanding of morning, afternoon and night. Billie amazes me on a daily basis and I have never needed convincing that dogs and cats are sentient beings, but she is taking it to another level. You are an amazing cat mom and I so appreciate the time and effort you have devoted to Billie and her learning to communicate.

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@RedZeshinX]

OMG she's so smart! 😲. Accurately announcing "morning" for two mornings consecutively is no coincidence, she understands what it means for sure!

[@dundeedell1960]

I love when she has to circle around to answer. It's like she is formulating what she wants to say before she pushes buttions

[@cynvision]

I think you're right. But I also think since they learned buttons by moving to the button they have to come up with the word they want to use with movement.

[@LoveAngelMusicLady]

I think she needs dusk and dawn now too 😂 Aren’t those cats’ favorite times?

[@RealMash]

Yes!

[@mudkipjuice]

Yep! Cats are naturally crepescular

[@susanfarley1332]

Considering how well they see in low light, like it day, could they tell the difference? I mean, their dusk might happen further into the night and their dawn might be sooner than our dawn.

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

@@mudkipjuice They're diurnal, not crepuscular. Early morning and late evening. This is because their prey is typically also diurnal.

[@violetviolet888]

Love.Angel.MusicLady: Absolutely! Cats are *crepuscular*. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@lisriba]

So, when are we getting Billi's rendition of Night Before Christmas?

[@p4ngolin]

animals seem very interested in conveying the passage of time, I noticed. Animals with word buttons, that is

[@renaeroupp5822]

Wow Billi is SO smart. I just love her “mad” little self!! She’s a perfect kind of sass mixed with loving! 💕 Yay Billi

[@Jerbod2]

Dude the more I watch these videos the more I get convinced this aint a fluke.

[@veramae4098]

An interesting scifi series comes to mind "The Uplift Wars" by David Brin (also wrote "Ender's Game".) Animals can be "uplifted" to true sentience. Only the entire species then owes one million years of slave labor to the culture that uplifted them. Humans enter space. No one uplifted us, we just are. Mass confusion. Then, when we learn process, we start uplifting our animals: dolphins, great apes, whales etc. AND NOT CHARGING THEM ANYTHING. Immense change in galactic economics. So ... War. But the fascinating idea is that animals reach a point where they just need a nudge, they're almost there, but need a nudge to gain sentience. Billi's making me wonder ...

[@akinpaws]

@@veramae4098 Orson Scott Card wrote Ender's Game.

[@markpstapley]

Cats are nocturnal, and now I have the tune "Creature of the night" from the Rocky Horror picture show, playing in my head.

[@RealMash]

I'm sorry, I thought the were crepuscular("Dämmerungsaktiv" in German), but wiki now says they are more varied and can be active all day or night. In my experience they are outside on patrol in the twilight hours, and take part in some human activity during the day (sharing the haul/spoil/quarry) during the humans meal, because we are more active then, and have wild races through the house at night, occasionally, to keep their humans ready to fight off a night time attacker. Very thoughtful of the cats, in nearly all cases not rewarded with appropriate enthusiasm by humans .

[@violetviolet888]

They are not just nocturnal. They are crepuscular. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@kdcats4092]

night seems to be a favorite time, probably because Mom comes home and doesnt have to leave. Morning will be second favorite because she can tell Mom Good morning now and get some attention as Mom gets ready for her day. I kinda think afternoon wont be used as much since she is usually alone at that time so it may be a harder concept for her

[@LindaVernon]

Perhaps using a sundial so she can see the passage of time -- at least the place where morning turns to afternoon. 😉 I agree that afternoon may have little meaning or use beyond what is now expressed by 'soon' or later. Seems to me Mom may use it to indicate how long the particular 'later' might last until.

[@AlyshaPickles]

God dang it! Billi's intelligence knows no bounds & she's always eager to learn & communicate more. She is a truly Facinating Lady

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

She's so amazing! I can't imagine the chaos of having my three cats trying to talk to me with these buttons but I think I'll try a few after all the Christmas craziness is past.

[@annana6098]

Thinking tail wags are so great to watch.

[@lorileeroyael580]

these concepts are abstract to some extent...but the way you work with her and are consistent is why she is so receptive and we are able to experience her incredible intelligence

[@vkramis4999]

It’s cool how Billie expresses needing the ability to express herself more with new words.

[@gyppygirl2021]

I love watching her think. She's such a smart girl!

[@michaelemaurer5383]

The REAL mindblower about this whole episode is that BILLI initiated all the talk about "before", "later", etc.

[@LindaVernon]

She has occasionally been using 'before' in a seeming attempt at narration about the dog. That may be easier now with time periods being available.

[@limiv5272]

How will she manage her servant's schedule without the proper terms?

[@violetviolet888]

Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@kellypatterson4412]

Wow! I know my cat is brilliant, but time is an incredibly complex theory to wrap the mind around. Blown away that she's even interested, and seems to be grasping it pretty clearly. Seriously impressed.

[@UsernameUnkwn21]

Looks more like she correlated the act of seeing brushing teeth with morning

[@mirjanbouma]

I love the peek at your interior! So many things for Billi 😍. It looks way roomier than I thought it would be. I'm not surprised Billi got the hang of morning and night pretty much immediately. Cats are insanely good at telling time.

[@violetviolet888]

Cats are crepuscular. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@OrionLady777]

I love this smart cat. For the time of the day she checks out the light outside of the room! Good job my dear Billie!

[@PaolaTuazon]

I cannot express enough how Billi makes my day, my heart cannot take all this cuteness. thanks for all these videos and for letting us see her growth

[@Minwoah]

I know that billi is a smart cat and not every cat can learn this fast. It's just so fascinating to see a cat equivalent of maybe a gifted human child in a science school happy about learning things

[@Minwoah]

I also think these buttons are making billi more smart than she already naturally is. It's forming more folds in her brain for sure

[@cogitatorcat2306]

“Mother, thank you for adding buttons for my morning, afternoon and night mealtime orders.”

[@synthsign891]

This is blowing my mind. It's way beyond expressing immediate wants or even feelings (which in itself was mind blowing).

[@foxman105]

You know, one of the hypothesis of language inception and connotation with thinking is interconnected. By teaching animals words, you train them to think more complex thoughts.

[@Ave_Echidna]

Oh, how often have I desired morning to be later...

[@limiv5272]

Me too, me too...

[@bluesgirl1980]

Mom: "Good morning, Billi!" Billi: "Later." Me: "Me too, Billi, me too!"

[@randomvielleuse527]

SO COOL!!! And time, the way we divide it into hours or minutes, is arbitrary, but day and night are obviously what we experience and animals experience those divisions with greater clarity since they aren't following our clocks. Anyone who cares about their pets knows that food time is a big deal, as well as play time and nap time, plus whatever markers of the day each individual animal particularly likes or dislikes. So they already understand a great deal on their own about this concept and can get quite irritated when their schedules aren't followed consistently. I have spent a fair amount of time in barns and believe me horses will raise a real ruckus if their food isn't provided RIGHT ON TIME! They even get the changes of daylight savings which I find totally crazy but whatever. :)

[@DominicaL1134]

You have a beautiful new home!

[@BilliSpeaks]

Thank you!

[@RealFarknMcCoy]

She is SO SMART. It's just amazing how much she understands.

[@wohdinhel]

I SQUEALED when she pressed morning omg i love her

[@knightofetro13]

Aww when she hit the happy button I couldn’t stop smiling 🥹❤️

[@kittydream_4717]

This feels like those gosts shows where people try to make out words in the static

[@Captainnemo17]

Teaching about time to a cat, that is an abstract concept, and realizing that she understoods precisely what does it means is amazing!

[@lrwiersum]

This is truly impressive ! First, that you thought to do it, then that Billi is comprehending it. Bunny the dog says exactly what one would expect from a dog. But that cats not only comprehend but COMMUNICATE a these things, I’m floored.

[@nalagrey5061]

Billi!!!!! Amazing girl!! Quantum physics a la smarty cat. She is such a treasure!

[@bloodhoug82]

she seems to be just randomly pushing buttons and waiting for a reaction

[@D1Dune]

I scrolled so far just to find that answer lol. Yes, nothing significantly shows it's not random, so far.

[@pemilystallwark]

Oh my goshhh. She's so dang smart! And she's so happy you gave her more time words!

[@violetviolet888]

All animals are smart. Cats are crepuscular. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@MadameLockenkopf]

Maybe she wanted it to be night again in the beginning of the video? 😄

[@megadeth116]

when she said "outside night" I thought she meant that the night is outside

[@sarahs5340]

That must be so satisfying and exciting when they pick up on a new word or use a word accurately to communicate.

[@НаталіяАлексєєва-м4х]

"Hello Billi" "Later" That's a mood

[@werelemur1138]

I love that she has a little perch to supervise from.

[@habos]

this truly shows how smart these animals are, we just couldn't realize it because we are so connected to language that communication is like a threshold for intelligence

[@vitaliyjuterbog8912]

Love this channel, blown away every day by how much the cat comprehends(or seems to).

[@JulieannsSerenity]

That was just amazing! She has the ability to plan. Night/Outside/Happy! Unbelievable! This is blowing my mind!

[@ajastory]

This is amazing! Billi is incredibly smart, you guys have come such a long way since almost a year ago, it’s so cool to watch!

[@violetviolet888]

Consider the time it takes for humans to learn language. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@LQOTW]

Man, I am so impressed by her engagement with language. She is one smart kitty cat! And adorable, to boot!

[@riaglitta]

"Before was night." "Want." yeah.. i prefer nighttime too, Billi ;)

[@riaglitta]

Also... i still love her figure 8s between words :D

[@ritasmith9553]

Amazing, Kendra! Billi, you ROCK!

[@frankiedankymemes]

Omg your reaction! I love the shock and positive reinforcement! She is soo sweet and smart!

[@floatinglotuswomenswellness]

Billi is so smart! Time is a tough concept and she's really taking to it!

[@Smartycatcorner]

My cat has the buttons. He rarely uses "bedtime" button. But I do say to him "bedtime" alot when it's time to sleep. The other night I only slept a few hours. He kept pushing the "bedtime" button randomly till we had a nap...then not after. He understood and was trying to tell me to get more sleep! They really do use them to communicate!

[@MeatSim9]

I have no idea how this works. How to teach a cat concepts like this in a way they would understand. It's just mind-blowing.

[@everlyoshea]

Can't wait til you try to explain daylight savings lol! Billi is so intelligent. You both are contributing to evolution. We humans have underestimated animals long enough.

[@RealMash]

Yeah, cats being pissed the Breakfast is one hour late, constantly, and people go to bed one hour late, so they need to go to the bed and their warming devices cone later ;-) Very annoying.

[@BilliSpeaks]

Hahaha I don’t even understand daylight savings so I guess good luck to me 😂

[@LindaVernon]

@@BilliSpeaks I do seem to remember the feeder timer needing to be reset with Billi saying "look" and walking you over to the empty dish. Was that a daylight saving time issue?

[@BilliSpeaks]

@@LindaVernon that was a “mom forgot to turn the feeder back on” issue. Had to fast her for blood work.

[@PearlPaisley]

I can tell you cats are very aware of daylight saving time. I am visiting people in my job, helping them with various things. Usually I come at the same time and so when I visited a lady her cat was meowing like crazy because it wanted food. But one time it wasn't around and I was very surprised and so was the lady. And all of a sudden it struck me. The time had been changed. That was quite interesting! It couldn't be anyting else. They really have a strong internal clock.

[@KoreanSpy1997]

Now i might be wrong, she might be one of the smartest cat out there. She seems to understand the concept of time even before she placed the button, like how she looked outside of the window from the begginning of this video when she said "now is morning"

[@chano6555]

I love the little laps she takes in between pressing buttons

[@empressofawesome7099]

And I love how you saw oh she’s interested in these concepts and added the buttons around those concepts ❤️

[@LadyjediDjedet]

Billy will ALWAYS be my favorite. Beautiful girl this was amazing 🥲❤️

[@violetviolet888]

Cats are crepuscular. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@jenniferhart559]

Glad you have all that floor space for button expansion 📚😻

[@eroshiyda]

Wow, she can tell you when she wants more buttons! Excellent!

[@chivixta]

Wow she’s so smart and learns quickly! I cant believe it only took her a few days to learn the whole morning night after noon thing !

[@CleverestWitch2188]

I am so impressed by this lovely lady. Billi is such a clever cookie. I love seeing her learn and also how excited you get when she gets it. ❤️

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

She is a Genius Cat thats the next step of the Evolution

[@xerofelix7090]

She really does love time-related words! I think she likes that she can plan her day! So clever!

[@violetviolet888]

Cats are crepuscular. Don't forget Russel the cat: kzbin.info/door/freE_NAbcEYPoHq-xV-bFg

[@Amped4Life]

Billi is a smart girl and the owner is very observant and closely watches Billi to understand her body language and non-verbal cues like I do with my little girl, Ellie (our 15.5 year old beagle). I wish I had seen this type of communication when Ellie became my best friend and my mom, baby, wise mentor, etc. because she could have gotten the hang of this. I enjoy watching Billi and her mommy communicate and love eachother's company!

[@LindaVernon]

Abigail, Billi didn't start with the buttons until she was 12. Old dogs *can* learn new tricks

[@lielastrong2026]

She’s so proud of herself 2:00