Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
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Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#2I think the 'why' isn't really explained in the article. 'Cats are less social aware' seems to be the tldr summary followed by call for more research.
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#3They don't bring the stick back either
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#4Cats are domesticating us, we think we are domesticating them.
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#5I think the 'why' isn't really explained in the article. 'Cats are less social aware' seems to be the tldr summary followed by call for more research.
> 'Cats are less social aware'
That seemed like speculation in the article ("what seems most likely").
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#6I think the 'why' isn't really explained in the article. 'Cats are less social aware' seems to be the tldr summary followed by call for more research.
Somewhat explained: because they were solitary hunters before domestication, unlike dogs who hunt in groups.
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#7Cats are domesticating us, we think we are domesticating them.
no mice are experimenting with us!
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#8I think the 'why' isn't really explained in the article. 'Cats are less social aware' seems to be the tldr summary followed by call for more research.
Your "social aware" is very different from they are not "social pack" animals like dogs.
The tldr isn't what you just made up. It's we don't know. It's literally summarized in the last paragraph:
> Despite their popularity, we still know relatively little about how cats think. Future research might show cats’ understanding of humans is even more limited than we currently realise. Alternatively, it might turn out that cats are better able to recognise human social dynamics in different contexts.
But if I were to judge a cat as a little furry human. I wouldn't find that much sympathy for someone that imprisoned me. I guess we have different understandings of how we define little furry humans to begin with.
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#9They don't bring the stick back either
I've seen a few cats that'll bring back toys you throw for them so you can throw it again.
Re: Why cats won’t punish a stranger who harms you
#10They don't bring the stick back either
I've seen a few cats that'll bring back toys you throw for them so you can throw it again.
Cats can be trained quite well do to activities and if you can understand them correctly. It is still very rare, tho. I've seen videos of cats doing skateboard and other things their human trained them to do, but he was a cat behaviourist.