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Think you know your cat? Think again: New video demystifies feline body language
DailyMail ^
| July 31, 2013
| Sarah Griffiths
Posted on 08/03/2013 5:36:01 AM PDT by Daffynition
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**'Unlike dogs and humans, cats have not evolved the complex facial muscles that allow them to make obvious expressions,'**....or not.
To: Slings and Arrows
Happy Caturday fine sir!
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posted on
08/03/2013 5:37:03 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: Daffynition
Figuring out cats, like figuring out women, is a fool's errand. Wise men are satisfied with understanding a few basic things and leave it at that.
My daughter and SIL got a cat to teach our grandson how to relate to other living things. Sometimes he is sweet to her and they will curl up on the couch or floor and sleep together.
Sometimes he treats her mean. She doesn't bite or scratch, just gets up and walks away. He will then try to make nice, but the cat just ignores him or hide even more if he becomes too persistent in his apology.
Then, when he is least expecting it, she will come over, curl up beside him and roll over on her back for a tummy rub. The little fellow is getting a real education in how to treat living things and is very lucky to have a gentle feline friend who won't bite or scratch.
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posted on
08/03/2013 5:46:52 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: Daffynition
They are most fascinating creatures!
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posted on
08/03/2013 5:59:15 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: Daffynition
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:02:44 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
To: Vigilanteman
What a wonderful experience for your grandson. I think that’s great!
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:18:35 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:20:50 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: Daffynition
I’ll bet donuts that average cat owners are smarter than the study researcher(s).
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:48:25 AM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: Daffynition
Nicky, the video presenter.
I'd hit it.
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:54:07 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: Daffynition
Eyes blinking at you? What do they know! That’s a kitty kiss.
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posted on
08/03/2013 6:57:01 AM PDT
by
cornelis
To: Sir Napsalot
To prove my previous point, excerpt from the article:
'Unlike dogs and humans, cats have not evolved the complex facial muscles that allow them to make obvious expressions,' she said.
Cats don't need 'obvious facial expression' to communicate their thoughts. Obviously! You will know when they mean business just by looking at their eyes.
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:00:07 AM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: cornelis
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:07:11 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: Sir Napsalot
A few days ago the Daily Mail had a story about dog expressions and advised owners to watch their eyebrows.
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:13:27 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: Daffynition
My cat gets up in the bed about 4:15am every morning, and is very affectionate. He purrs and rolls around next to me, for about 5 minutes. If I haven’t gotten up to feed him by then he bites my arms and starts attacking my feet. Doesn’t matter if there’s food in his bowl, he wants someone to go downstairs with him, make sure he’s fed and give him some attention.
To: Daffynition
I just presume my cat wants to kill me.
It makes things much easier.
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:24:34 AM PDT
by
Bratch
To: Daffynition
Other cat behaviors.
(this one’s a classic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIoOJKLHeY0
(beating the masochistic cat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OigAGhLhh8I
Actually this is fairly common among cats, some of whom aggressively demand to be thumped and get quite upset when it stops. There used to be a lot of videos of it, but I think YouTube got too many complaints from unknowing animal lovers that cats *could not* enjoy being thumped, no matter what.
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posted on
08/03/2013 7:28:30 AM PDT
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(Be Brave! Fear is just the opposite of Nar!)
To: Daffynition; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
And to you, madam.
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posted on
08/03/2013 8:17:17 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Daffynition
Mao, my girl kitty;s, favorite thing is life is being vigorously brushed, with a pin/stripper brush. Twice a day at least. She’s a fur factory! And she ALWAYS rolls over to get her tummy brushed. She loves it!
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
08/03/2013 8:25:15 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Life's short- paddle hard!)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
08/03/2013 8:27:34 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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