Cats meow at other cats besides their mother too. It’s a complete myth that they don’t.
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NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
All I’ll say is cats meow at humans and they don’t meow at other cats except their own mom. To me this instantly defeats this take.
It’s just a fun post though so I’m not judging.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
13igTyme@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have 4 cats age 11, 11, 6, and 1. I also grew up with cats in my childhood home. In 34 years, I have never had a cat meow at another cat.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
My two meow at each other, humans, and the dog.
Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I kind of am judging. Misrepresenting how science works and what it can and can’t do ia a dangerous game on the age of intentional misinformation. Even if you’re just trying to be cute and fun.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
You know what, you’re right, framing it as a “scientific discovery” isn’t cool.
fodor@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
How to say you are not a cat owner without saying you are not a cat owner.
Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 4 weeks ago
I'm not backing the take itself, as other said it is widely extrapolation, but i don't really understand how the fact that cats meowing only/mostly at their mom and humans would invalidate the theory that humans and cats are the same category in cats' minds, since they use it for both cats and humans. It could indicate that they consider humans kinda like parents cats or just parents, maybe, but i don't see how it indicates that they could consider humans as non cats.
for_some_delta@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Cats have great singing voices especially when humans are asleep. Do cats sing for humans? Maybe they sing because they love opera?
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I have 2 cats. One of them meows at people, cats, dogs, birds, butterflies, toys…
The other only meows when she’s suffering horrible torture, like being picked up, or needing to scratch at the door the times without it opening.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Is the first one a siamese…?
Extremely chatty critters, those…
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
They’re both “european shorthairs” we got from the pound. But she might be, she’s definitely chatty and mean like one.