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An interesting hypothesis, but I don't see similar fascination with pet snakes.
by atemerev 1y ago
An interesting hypothesis, but I don't see similar fascination with pet snakes.
- bell-cot 1y agoWhile historically dangerous to people, <0.001% of snakes will prey upon humans. Large cats vs. primates is quite different.
- atemerev 1y ago...and, besides that, most of the "wow kitty" factor activates after small cats (not necessarily domestic cats). European wildcat: yes. Sand cat: yes. Pallas cat: absolutely. Ocelot: kitty! gimme gimme gimme. Lynx: maybe. Leopards, tigers, jaguars: beautiful, but dangerous, interesting to watch, but no oxytocine release. So I am still not convinced.