>can recognize a cat from a dog (as that kitten can do) The kitten did not recognize the dog as a dog. Just as a threat. Anything alive, moving, new and bigger

>can recognize a cat from a dog (as that kitten can do) The kitten did not recognize the dog as a dog. Just as a threat. Anything alive, moving, new and bigger is automatically labeled a threat until some clues (chemical = familiar smell, elapse of time without attack) teach the kitten otherwise. So there you have it.