Posted on 04/07/2019 6:54:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin
If you have a cat, you might think of yourself as your feline's parent. After all, you feed your cat, you snuggle him, and you probably even talk to him.
Your cat, however, sees things a bit differently.
According to Dr. John Bradshaw, your feline friend likely thinks of you not as a parent, but as "a larger, non-hostile cat."
Bradshaw, a biologist at the England's University of Bristol, has studied cat behavior for 30 years, and he's constantly finding new insights into the ways cats interact with humans. For starters, it's always on their terms.
He weighed in on the latest research, which focuses on how a cat responds to its name. Researchers led by Atsuko Saito, a cognitive biologist at Sophia University in Tokyo, found evidence they can distinguish their names from similar sounding words, but their response is subtle.
The researchers visited several places, from households to a cat cafe, to judge the cats' responses. In all scenarios, the cats responded to their own name more overtly than they did to random nouns or other cat names, but by overtly, we mean they twitched their heads, ears or tails.
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My dogs think that I’m their mother. So, there’s that. :)
Some people treat their cats like people.
And some cats treat their people like 3rd class passengers on the Titanic.
‘CatCafe’,
I have a Tabby with a Twist of Lemon.
???
I find my cat thinks I’m meowing when I draw out my words in a babylike talk.
We have five cats. They all know their names. Some will come running from the other room. Not as fast as when they hear the sound of kibble pouring into the food bowl, but fast enough.
Someone said they think you’re purring when you sing. Who knows what cats think?
Dogs think they’re human, cats think they’re gods.
Cats even convinced the Egyptians to worship them.
Some people treat their cats like people.
Who knows what cats think?
^ This. Me thinks the doctor needs evaluation.
My cat thinks I am it’s slave.
Auto correct once again.... Its slave.
Do cats think?
Our new kitten thinks I’m the food ,ouch ,LOL
Now he strolls through the city like a big ol’ alley cat
With his pinstripe suit and a big bad voodoo hat
I don't believe I ever saw him without a kitten on his hand
And no-one swings as hard to the big bad voodoo band!
LOL!!!!
Try again....
Cats tolerate us because they can’t figure out how to kill us.
“Cats tolerate us because they can’t figure out how to kill us.”
Bravo, hilarious.
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