Clearly rubbish, as my cats don’t snuggle up to or pester each other for food.
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I think my cat is a big stupid cat so we are even.
show cat pls
😂
I don't buy this because cats will react totally differently to cats than people. Regardless of posture. If my cat sees someone walking down the street she doesn't get angry. If my cat sees a cat outside she's already on the defense.
I think people are leaving out purring and kneading as behavior. Both are kitten behaviors. Suggesting to humans they click into "kitten mode"
I'm fine with that. Better that being a tall ape descendant slash servant.
Cats are great. 😊
I've heard this a few times and doubt it. At least with my cat. He howls at other cats and tries to attack them. He loves humans.
Because you're his big bald kitten
Oh boy. You don't know how right you are.
So the conclave is in agreement, the cats (hopefully) think humans are gentle, bald, stupid giant cats.
what if the cats were right
I've been wondering if that actually holds any water - or is it just some outdated, poor-quality study (or Sunday newspaper article) that was quoted so many times that everybody believes it now?
If it were the case, how would one prove it or even show evidence for it? And similar question for if it isn't the case, how would you disprove or show evidence against it? I'm not even sure how one would prove that cats have a concept of species.
Yeah it's so dumb. Cats obviously don't think the things over ten times their size that walk on a different amount of legs are the same as them.
Further, another "fun fact" I see a lot (equally questionable) is that cats meow only to communicate with humans, not cats. But that's mutually exclusive with cats thinking humans are the same as them.
The meowing one has been disproven by cat-mounted cameras. They talk to each other.
my cat has a specific meow for each of us (including my wife's cat) when she just woke up and is looking for a specific someone for post-nap cuddles. her "hey, Orange Dumbass! where are you!" is definitely a meow tho.
Let me ask my cat. She just keeps saying Mao. I guess she’s a communist.
All cats are communists, obviously. They have no respect for concepts of "ownership" and expect to be housed and fed according to their needs.
And according to their means they WILL return the favor in equivalent services of pest control and cuddles (cuddles and pest control may not be available in your area)
stupid? nonono, I'm da giant cat that makes all of da rulez.
I can pick up my cat and hold them, my cat can't pick me up.
Who's boss now? grabs the cat and cuddle them with a warm embrace
I think my cat felidomorphizes me a little bit but she doesn't think I'm a cat.
That's pretty rich given that they're the ones who are big, stupid cats. 😡🤬
he believes cats are semi-feral and that they think we are cats too
Ok, so it's just something someone believes, it's not very scientific... They don't really provide much evidence other than belief
Probably this is yet another case of a journalist spinning yarn out of some poor researcher's paper summary, and then being quoted out of context.
When I had a dog, I used to think my dog thinks he will grow just as big as me and will join my daily routine, which was a bit depressing when you think about it
Ermmm actually you "just believe" the earth is round. /s /most obvious s
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No, they have absolutely no idea about nuclear war and apparently no clear sense that we might be some other species, despite not quite having the strokably hairy torsos they enjoy.
Speak for yourself, my torso hair is luxurious.
This will totally dox myself to anyone who might be in or know someone in an old friend group.
I'm a very furry person - I joke that I put the hair suit in hirsute - but at least it's soft! Years upon years ago, I had a one night stand with my then future partner's (now ex's) best friend. It was bad. Really, awkwardly bad. The kind of bad where I woke up the next morning and, instead of trying for another go, groaned inwardly because they were still there, a living reminder of how bad it was.
I took out my phone and hastily messaged my best friend, asking her advice on politely dealing with this. Unbeknownst to me, my guest was awake, messaging my future partner. She described being barely awake in the early morning, petting my cat. I didn't have a cat or any pets. As she became more aware, she realized she was petting my chest.
Apparently some humans think I'm a big stupid cat too.
P.s. She also thought the sex was awful.
Thank you for sharing this story.
My cat knows about nuclear war. He simply hasn't chosen to exercise the knowledge.
True, it's common knowledge that all cats know the exact time and date when the first bombs are going to fall, leading to the fall and eventual extinction of the human race
But they all refuse to tell us because they're silly furry goobers
Common misconception. Not all of them, just the ones that change colors around radiation.
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Did I miss the explanation of why this person thinks such a fuckin stupid thing?
The thing I've seen is that when they show dogs an image of their owner while the dog is in a PET scan, and show the dog pictures of other animals, the same part of the brain lights up, while showing the dog pictures of other dogs lights up a different but close area of the brain. Doing the same test on cats had one area lighting up for other animals, but the same part lighting up when shown their owner and when shown other cats
While it is scientific people should provide the context that we don't really understand brains fully yet and this doesn't mean that his belief or conclusion is correct
3 college professors (1990) suggested we read Desmond Morris' books. Don't know how the science has stood up, but he believed this. Dogs and cats think humans are weird versions of their own species, that we're basically their parents, and act accordingly. Nothing IRL has dissuaded me from that notion.
One interesting idea I got from him; When we're small we love huge animals, see them as parents. As we get older, we like small animals, see them as our children.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Morris
Again, don't know how it stands up, but The Naked Ape is damned thought provoking.
Nothing IRL has dissuaded me from that notion.
Cats react differently when seeing an unfamiliar cat than they do when seeing an unfamiliar human.
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They only meow at humans
Kittens meow, but adult cats in the wild don’t. So they literally speak baby talk to us.
And they KNOW humans provide sustenance on a regular basis, and protection, so I can’t believe they think we’re just giant hairless monstrous cats. They’d have to think everything else is a cat otherwise. Look at the flying cats, mom! I’m gonna catch and eat one!
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