Comment on Can any scientists confirm this important fact?
Soot@hexbear.net 5 weeks ago
We have strong evidence to the contrary. Cats only meow to humans, not to other cats. So they know we’re fundamentally different.
Comment on Can any scientists confirm this important fact?
Soot@hexbear.net 5 weeks ago
We have strong evidence to the contrary. Cats only meow to humans, not to other cats. So they know we’re fundamentally different.
leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Kittens meow to their mothers.
But yeah, cats have evolved to meow in just the right tone that makes us go all “aww, I need to help this cute little varmint, even if it will scratch me for the effort”, so you’ve got a point there.
Nakoichi@hexbear.net 5 weeks ago
Cats like being pet because the oils in our hands remove dust from their fur and we can scratch places they can’t easily reach.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
afaik it’s not that cats have evolved to meow at us, it’s much more simply that they notice that meowing is really effective at getting our attention, and if they happen to make other noises that catch our attention and help them get what they want, they’ll also use those noises.
like, go watch the channel “lucy and stitch”, Stitch consistently and almost exclusively makes little “eh” noises, it doesn’t have to be meows.