Firefighters saving a cat from a tree is an old cliche, something you’d mostly seen in old cartoons — but there is some truth to it: sometimes cats really do get stuck in trees, and firefighters are called to save the day.
That was the case recently in Grand Canyon National Park — and people find the cat’s expression hilarious.
On June 21, Grand Canyon National Park shared the unusual rescue on social media. A black-and-white cat had somehow become trapped high up in a tree, dangling on its belly on a branch.
“Tree-climbing for the purr-fect panorama!” Grand Canyon National Park wrote.
The photo of the cat became a hit on social media, with many people commenting on the cat’s unusual position and slightly embarrassed expression.

“That first picture is the epitome of ‘Man, I didn’t think this through,’” one comment reads.