Cats ARE neurotic - and they're probably also trying to work out how to kill you, say researchers

UK Daily Mail ^ | October 31, 2015 | Tom Wyke

[C19fan]

They are well loved for their immaculate fluffy coats and unique personalities but new research suggests cats do have a much darker side.

A study carried out between the University of Edinburgh and Bronx Zoo compared our beloved domestic cat with its wilder relatives.

Compared with the snow leopard, the Scottish wildcat and the African lion, researchers found these larger predators shared similar characteristics of aggression and neurotic behaviour to domestic cats.

[Intolerant in NJ]

...and they're probably also trying to work out how to kill you, say researchers...I've gotten that impression many times when exchanging glances with some cat - I do love them though - they're especially good grilled with lemon-butter sauce....

[EinNYC]

Vicious little brat totally deserved to be dumped out of bed. If I’d been there, he would have gotten a lot worse. Look how viciously he slaps that small cat. Cat was only defending itself.

[ponygirl]

I found the video of that: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XMIhL63KPxw

If anyone is at fault, it's the mother for allowing the rough play to continue.

[ETL]

Whoever that was who was filming, mother or not, she’s a twisted *itch. She actually laughs as the cat knocks the baby to the floor. That after the cat scratched and bit him. Perhaps she was a young sister of the baby.