New Study Proves Unsuspected Social Ability in Cats Guess what. Cats have gaze-driven communication, and in contrast to their reputation, may seek help when necessary. Not only do they seek assistance: Their form of communication depends on the available human’s state of mind. That is a level of social cognitive ability cats hadn’t been thought to possess, in contrast to dogs, according to a new study.
No, they’re not asking with their eyes. Many domestic dogs can wiggle their eyebrows and make themselves look insanely appealing. Then we adopt them and give them treats. Cats can’t do that.
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But it turns out they are aware of you and whether you’re in the zone to pay attention to them. The results, published in the journal Animal Cognition, fly in the face of their image as egomaniacs who are unaware of us except as feeding machines that are conveniently warm-lapped in winter............
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