Like… what do cats think of their humans?

“Lol this stupid human feeds me for no reason”

or

“This human feels like my mother”

“This human is a great friend”

or something else?

  • Pechente@feddit.deEnglish
    961·
    11 months ago

    To support your theory: Wild cats don’t meow when they’re grown up. They usually only do this as kittens. When they grow up around humans they keep this trait to communicate with humans. So yeah, we’re like moms or something to them.

    • Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      321·
      11 months ago

      In addition to this they also learned to meow in the frequency of a crying baby to get our attention much easier IIRC

    • Repossess6855@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      26·
      11 months ago

      Love this. I’ve also read they can learn and adjust how much they meow based on some of the feedback they get from the owner, ie if you actually respond to each meow with your own voice or similar. Really neat stuff

      • Malfeasant@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        11 months ago

        Long ago, I adopted a cat from a deaf girl. Weirdest thing, going to her house to pick one out, she had several, and none of them meowed. It was months before the one I picked out started meowing.

    • echo@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      14·
      11 months ago

      my cat came from a hoarder and the shelter said she might not be very well socialized because there were so many cats that they wouldn’t have gotten much human attention, but she literally never stops meowing