Posted on 10/30/2015 7:21:09 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
The ancient Egyptians and everyone on the internet may worship cats, but the feeling is less than mutual. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh worked with the Bronx Zoo on a study comparing the behavioral patterns of house cats with their much larger cousins. By rating them in the “Big Five†personality traits — Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion/Introversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism — researchers uncovered quite a bit about your “devoted†companions.
With this feline Meyers Briggs test, they found that your fuzzy roommates had basically the same personalities as African lions, being dominant, impulsive and neurotic. Sure, they’re also playful, clever and inquisitive, but their findings show that the only thing keeping them from murdering in you in your sleep is their size. Cats are no dummies, so as long as you’re ten times bigger than them, you’re probably ok.
According to psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel, understanding is the key to a symbiotic relationship with your cat.
“It is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets. Different cats have different personalities. But as a species, there are a lot of commonalities. They’re cute and furry and cuddly, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house. For a lot of people, it is worth it. Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions. Until they turn on you.â€
In ancient Egypt, cats were worshipped as gods. They haven’t forgotten.
Ping to Slings and Arrows, even though I don’t believe a word of it.
/johnny
Science proves the intuitively obvious...
No doubt a 100lb cat would be dangerous.
I love dogs but find cats fascinating.
I never trusted cats.
I love my cat because she is a mini death machine, not in spite of. Evidently all mice and moles are Democrats ... and the other way around.
Obviously cat haters one and all.
My cats have told me this personally. Who needs science?
We had a dog once that was very fast, it could approach a cat, quickly grab it by the neck, then start snapping his head from side to side as quickly as he could breaking the cat’s neck. Then grab the cat in his mouth, hold his head high, and parade up and down the street.
This was something he learned on his own. We found it very embarrassing and whenever we saw him do this we tried to hide him and the evidence.
After he died, our next pet is now a cat. Thought we’d try to make it up by giving a kitty a good home.
Yeah, just like poster at 2..
Well, so far so good.
Then why haven’t they? I am helpless in my sleep.
That contempt cat picture is The Funniest thing I’ve seen posted here in some time!
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