Clapping Cat still
One pet photo. The still stands the pet up, with a human grin and two small hands, mid-clap.
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Clapping Cat Trend Origin
Where the clapping cat meme came from. Credit @merkurianin, 25 September 2026, and the Know Your Meme Black Cat Clapping entry. Videos on this site are new, not that clip.
Credit the meme to @merkurianin (Aleksandr Kim): https://www.instagram.com/merkurianin/. Know Your Meme’s Black Cat Clapping entry: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/black-cat-clapping. Knight Cat AI is not affiliated with the creator. A video made here is newly generated from your pet photo.
Timeline
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Know Your Meme’s Black Cat Clapping entry says Instagram user @merkurianin posted the clip on this date: he gives food to his cat, and the cat smiles and claps. The cat has an AI human smile and hands. Credit @merkurianin.
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Know Your Meme added the Black Cat Clapping entry. The page lists Added Oct 05, 2026 by Phillip Hamilton.
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Reported by secondary coverage: the creator showed a still of the pet, then a motion-control video of himself clapping. This site does not use that reel. It generates a new still and a new video.
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Clapping Cat video
10 second slow clap with hand-clap audio. Pet only. Not the original reel.
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Who made the clapping cat?
Credit @merkurianin (Aleksandr Kim). Know Your Meme’s Black Cat Clapping entry says he posted the clip on Instagram on 25 September 2026. Knight Cat AI is not affiliated with him.
Is a Knight Cat AI clapping video the original clip?
No. The tool generates a new still and a new 10 second video from your pet photo. It does not reuse @merkurianin’s footage.