A video of a jealous cat expressing her feelings towards her owner's new partner has left the internet in hysterics.

Racking up over 958,000 views, the August 3 clip shared by Hannah (@doingthedistance) shows the moment her vlog about dating in the Australian outback was rudely interrupted. The text layered over the video read: "My boyfriend's cat is still a little bit salty about not being the only girl in his life."

While the couple managed to share the original video; it failed to gain nearly as much traction as the blooper, which has 125,400 likes.

After having her foot bitten by the cat, she screeches and lifts her leg up, then says: "she just bit me Sam," but he appears to be unphased and insists they continue recording the video, responding: "let's keep it rolling." This has led many users to speculate whose side he is on.

"He's like " I'm not getting in the middle of this," said one comment with over 18,000 likes.

"He 100% took the cats side," said another user.

A third commenter laughed: "Love how he didn't get mad at the cat at all."

Do Cats Get Jealous?

It may seem far-fetched as felines are known for being independent, but research has revealed that cats do indeed experience jealousy. A study conducted by Butcher et al. in 2020 explored whether a primitive form of jealousy exists in domestic cats, similar to that observed in human infants and dogs.

Researchers tested 52 cats from Japanese households and cat cafés, observing their behavior when their owner petted a realistic-looking toy cat (a potential rival) and a non-social object (a furry cushion).

Cats, particularly those from households, reacted more strongly to the toy cat petted by their owner, suggesting some level of jealousy. However, they did not differentiate between the owner and an unknown experimenter, and other jealousy-related behaviors seen in infants and dogs were absent. The study suggests that while there may be some cognitive basis for jealousy in cats, more naturalistic research is needed to confirm this.

These findings have been backed by many owners who have shared their videos of their pet showcasing feelings of resentment. Newsweek previously shared a story about a cat who feared another feline was "stealing" her boyfriend and another appears to be "jealous" of her owner's laptop. And owners better not think they can stroke another feline and get away with it, as seen by another betrayed pet.

Newsweek reached out to @doingthedistance for comment via email. We could not verify the details of the case.

Do you have funny and adorable videos or pictures of your pet you want to share? Send them to life@newsweek.com with some details about your best friend and they could appear in our Pet of the Week lineup.