Cats Cannot Taste Sweets (2007)

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:49 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #9

pcwalton wrote: post #4

Evolutionarily, this makes sense. All felids are obligate carnivores that rely on meat for nutrients—for example, they need taurine for vision, which they can't synthesize and is only found in meat. So there's an evolutionary advantage for cats to not want to eat anything else.

> All felids are obligate carnivores I think you meant "felines". [UPDATE] Nope, the OP meant felids (though my old eyes parsed it as "fields" (never heard of a "felid" before) which is why I thought it was spell checking or voice recognition gone wrong).

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:50 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #9

pcwalton wrote: post #4

Evolutionarily, this makes sense. All felids are obligate carnivores that rely on meat for nutrients—for example, they need taurine for vision, which they can't synthesize and is only found in meat. So there's an evolutionary advantage for cats to not want to eat anything else.

> All felids are obligate carnivores I think you meant "felines". [UPDATE] Nope, the OP meant felids (though my old eyes parsed it as "fields" (never heard of a "felid" before) which is why I thought it was spell checking or voice recognition gone wrong).

Post by journalctl » Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:50 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #9

pcwalton wrote: post #4

Evolutionarily, this makes sense. All felids are obligate carnivores that rely on meat for nutrients—for example, they need taurine for vision, which they can't synthesize and is only found in meat. So there's an evolutionary advantage for cats to not want to eat anything else.

> All felids are obligate carnivores I think you meant "felines". [UPDATE] Nope, the OP meant felids (though my old eyes parsed it as "fields" (never heard of a "felid" before) which is why I thought it was spell checking or voice recognition gone wrong).

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #9

pcwalton wrote: post #4

Evolutionarily, this makes sense. All felids are obligate carnivores that rely on meat for nutrients—for example, they need taurine for vision, which they can't synthesize and is only found in meat. So there's an evolutionary advantage for cats to not want to eat anything else.

> All felids are obligate carnivores I think you meant "felines". [UPDATE] Nope, the OP meant felids (though my old eyes parsed it as "fields" (never heard of a "felid" before) which is why I thought it was spell checking or voice recognition gone wrong).

Post by brycesbeard » Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 3:52 PM UTC

pro_af wrote: post #16

Tell that to my cat, who fucking LOVES ice cream.