Before designing an armature for my cat, I decided to thoroughly study the anatomy of cats. Here is some of my research:
Cats are digitrades, which means they walk on their toes
They walk with precision because felines almost always place their hind paw in the same position of their fore paw
Gait: One side of their body moves at a time
Slender, free floating clavicle bones grant them the ability to fit through any place their heads can fit
Based on this, the width of the head must equal the max width of the body
I also analyzed a series of cat videos for reference, cat skeletons, and cat walk cycles. Looking at cute cats for hours is a real chore. Ha, just KITTEN! I give you permission to be jealous that I just got to look at cat videos and officially count it as being productive. :)
Stop motion cat walk cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB-kE7yI6RQ&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=4
Stop mo cat build from “Woolen Cogwheels”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqrAgLvjIh4&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=7
Cat walking in slow motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFZyUpav5A
Cat chasing its tail + static electricity balloon on fur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
PCS9A_WjsM&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=2&t=0s
Cat reacting to lightning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLr8zX1oL8&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=2
Kittens licking each other and snuggling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzM36PHP9A&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=3
”Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat” clip:
”Isle of Dogs” puppies scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKzhkCsovtc&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=25
“Isle of Dogs” fetch scene: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=mgUw75UoBPc&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=28“Isle of Dogs” opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Qfuy8cbeUXs&list=PLMJdKcqUh7hsaz7_KYiFhqc07fNva3Rrx&index=29