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I agree. "Not helping" is a much harder cue to pick up than an actual aggression. As the article mentions: > " So we shouldn’t be too quick to conclude that o
by raverbashing 6y ago
I agree. "Not helping" is a much harder cue to pick up than an actual aggression.
As the article mentions:
> " So we shouldn’t be too quick to conclude that our cats don’t care if people are mean to us. What’s more likely is that they just can’t tell."
Cat's social theory of mind is different from humans and dogs. Cats do understand 1-1 relations (between them and other people) but relations between other people are harder.
(On the other hand they know how to use the litterbox so...)
- clairity 6y agoyes, cats are very curious and perceptive, constantly trying to figure out how the world works (and how to eat that bird outside the window!). just because they don’t perceive the human problem in this case doesn’t mean they don’t generally want to help. cats are social, just not the same way dogs or humans are, and they form habits based on things they’ve figured out about the world (the litterbox being a good example, a hybrid instinct & learned social behavior). my cat has figured out that her human and her canine sister are harmless to her and she can relax and even play and cuddle with us. she’s also food motivated, so can be trained on that basis.