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Post by ZandraJoi on Feb 26, 2024 11:29:37 GMT -5
www.barkandwhiskers.com/2024-02-24-are-cats-smartStory at-a-glance While cats are often portrayed as aloof, research shows they form attachment bonds with their caregivers, such that “we may be underestimating cats’ socio-cognitive abilities” Cats use visual and auditory signals to recognize emotions in humans and other cats Cats have a sense of object permanence, meaning that when an object disappears from their sight, they know that it still exists Cats also have working memory and “highly developed” long-term memory, along with numerical competence Cats can discriminate their own names from other words when said by their owner or a stranger My notes: Cats are smart. They can be taught certain things. Maybe not as loyal as a dog could or would be, but they do have a level of intelligence.
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Post by Bob on Feb 29, 2024 19:29:24 GMT -5
Oh yeah! Our cats know their names. They don't come when called lol but they do look.
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Post by ravenfreak on Mar 2, 2024 11:49:36 GMT -5
My cats know their names for sure, my kitten is super smart too. I know if our doorknobs were shaped differently, he would be able to open doors! I kid you not he's been jumping up at the doorknobs lately and trying to get a hold of them. I had a cat in the past who would open up the door to the cabinet where we kept our can goods and she would lay on top of them lol.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 3, 2024 11:00:03 GMT -5
Oh yeah! Our cats know their names. They don't come when called lol but they do look. LOL I hear you on that My cats know their names for sure, my kitten is super smart too. I know if our doorknobs were shaped differently, he would be able to open doors! I kid you not he's been jumping up at the doorknobs lately and trying to get a hold of them. I had a cat in the past who would open up the door to the cabinet where we kept our can goods and she would lay on top of them lol. They are smarter than people give them credit for! & they DO want to be near their humans.
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Post by spice on Mar 4, 2024 10:17:07 GMT -5
Cats can be taught certain things. Michael had a cat he taught to scratch on the bottom of a flip flop. She in turn taught her kittens that.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Mar 8, 2024 9:10:17 GMT -5
Cats can be taught certain things. Michael had a cat he taught to scratch on the bottom of a flip flop. She in turn taught her kittens that. How cool! Did they ever damage the flip flops?
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