How Smart Are Cats?
Who is smarter and why-- cats, dogs, humans?
This somewhat frivolous question was prompted by an article that I read that compared dog and cat intelligences. Dogs, the article claimed, can understand more than 2,000 words, whereas cats can understand about 50. However, cats are more attuned to tones than dogs and more than hold their own when it comes to problem-solving and simple reasoning. My cat, for example, has no trouble unlatching my cupboards.
Humans? Generally pretty dense, IMO.
Two comments:
somewhat frivolous??
somewhat?
Freak, get a rope..
That rude comment was made by "Bad Cat." I've seldom encountered bad cats. Bad cat may need to spend time in purrgatory.
You will never see a team of cats pulling a sled through snow and ice. Plus, if an alien were to visit this planet and saw humans scooping litter boxes, who do you think *they* would assume was smarter?
This somewhat frivolous question was prompted by an article that I read that compared dog and cat intelligences. Dogs, the article claimed, can understand more than 2,000 words, whereas cats can understand about 50. However, cats are more attuned to tones than dogs and more than hold their own when it comes to problem-solving and simple reasoning. My cat, for example, has no trouble unlatching my cupboards.
Humans? Generally pretty dense, IMO.
Two comments:
somewhat frivolous??
somewhat?
Freak, get a rope..
That rude comment was made by "Bad Cat." I've seldom encountered bad cats. Bad cat may need to spend time in purrgatory.
You will never see a team of cats pulling a sled through snow and ice. Plus, if an alien were to visit this planet and saw humans scooping litter boxes, who do you think *they* would assume was smarter?
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