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# Watch This Skateboarding Cat Pull Off Some Sweet New Moves

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## Video: Inside New York's First Cat Cafe

[Watch (HLS stream): Inside New York's First Cat Cafe](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0MiiFeak.m3u8) (1:49)

![Inside New York's First Cat Cafe](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/0MiiFeak/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2014-12-12. Meet the cats of NYC's first cat cafe, Meow Parlour, and hear more about the growing trend of paying to play with cats from the cafe's two owners._


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Mar 2, 2015 10:23 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Mar 2, 2015 10:23 PM UTC

Back in January, we met Didga, the Internet’s crazy-talented [skateboarding cat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbakPKgU5Y) who lives in Australia. Now, this skilled feline is back — and this time, she’s got a GoPro camera to capture her new tricks. Really, she’s quite impressive. She’s only a cat, but she’s so much better at skateboarding than most humans, including [Justin Bieber](http://time.com/3649434/justin-bieber-skateboard-fall/).

If the video inspires you to get your own pet to perform cool tricks, the YouTube channel that originally introduced us to Didga also offers training tutorials. You can learn how to train your cat to [shake paws_,_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74T3ZQ4jApU) [use a toilet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gra7QAEkE) and more.

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