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People who say cats are unfriendly have never taken the time to get to know a cat. While dogs are promiscuous with their affection, cats tend to show affection

People who say cats are unfriendly have never taken the time to get to know a cat. While dogs are promiscuous with their affection, cats tend to show affection for a particular person more than others. When you're picked by a cat there's no more friendly, affectionate creature. That said, I have also known cats that were just friendly to everyone. We used to have a large orange tabby cat in the neighborhood who would just walk up to everyone who walked by and give them head butts. But he was a rare cat.

atombender 7y ago
> While dogs are promiscuous with their affection, cats tend to show affection for a particular person more than others. Cats have actually been found to be promiscuous in a different way: In a Horizon documentary a few years ago, "The Secret Life of Cats" [1], researchers tagged cats and followed their territorial habits, and they found that cats spend a sizeable amount of time with other families. In other words, while cats may have a home they consider their base, they're not exclusive. It's a good documentary, featuring real researchers, which made some surprising discoveries about cat habits. In particular, the sheer number of kills is fairly astounding, with some cats averaging 7-8 (if I remember correctly) or more kills a night, including birds. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639
- andai 7y ago
  Cats kill over 300 million birds a year in Australia. They’re now using a special toxin (harmless to native wildlife) to kill feral cats, by dropping poisoned sausages from the sky.
  - Kaiyou 7y ago
    Poor cats. If birds die its their own fault for getting caught by a cat, but what did the cats do wrong?
    - et2o 7y ago
      They're an invasive species. It's sad but in the long run it's best for the ecosystem.
      - Kaiyou 7y ago
        Humans are an invasive species, too. Ecosystems can adapt. Animals who can't go extinct.
apotatopot 7y ago
Cats have different personalities, just like people. Not all people like other people, not all cats like people. Cats are allowed to be "unfriendly".

atombender 7y ago

> While dogs are promiscuous with their affection, cats tend to show affection for a particular person more than others. Cats have actually been found to be promiscuous in a different way: In a Horizon documentary a few years ago, "The Secret Life of Cats" [1], researchers tagged cats and followed their territorial habits, and they found that cats spend a sizeable amount of time with other families. In other words, while cats may have a home they consider their base, they're not exclusive. It's a good documentary, featuring real researchers, which made some surprising discoveries about cat habits. In particular, the sheer number of kills is fairly astounding, with some cats averaging 7-8 (if I remember correctly) or more kills a night, including birds. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639

andai 7y ago
Cats kill over 300 million birds a year in Australia. They’re now using a special toxin (harmless to native wildlife) to kill feral cats, by dropping poisoned sausages from the sky.
- Kaiyou 7y ago
  Poor cats. If birds die its their own fault for getting caught by a cat, but what did the cats do wrong?
  - et2o 7y ago
    They're an invasive species. It's sad but in the long run it's best for the ecosystem.
    - Kaiyou 7y ago
      Humans are an invasive species, too. Ecosystems can adapt. Animals who can't go extinct.

apotatopot 7y ago

Cats have different personalities, just like people. Not all people like other people, not all cats like people. Cats are allowed to be "unfriendly".