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Cats' playing is straight-up hunting practice. If you pay attention to a kitty playing with something, you can tell that they're practicing how to stalk, hunt,
by amyjess 10y ago
Cats' playing is straight-up hunting practice. If you pay attention to a kitty playing with something, you can tell that they're practicing how to stalk, hunt, kill, and eviscerate their prey.
And it's adorable. I used to tell my parents' kitty "You're such a cute widdwe pwedator, yes you are!". Sometimes while she was playing, other times after watching her hunt and kill a lizard in the backyard. There wasn't much difference between her behavior between those times.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoThe point I'm making is that the cuteness is not determined by their desire to kill, it's their appearance and style that makes them cute. If being a predator was a deciding factor in making them cute, then other predators would automatically be cute too. Perhaps you think all animals are cute, but I don't think of sharks, snakes, crocodiles, etc... as cute. In other words, IMO it's not what they do that makes an animal cute, it's the way that they do it (and/or their appearance).