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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

Posted on 10/31/2015 8:05:19 AM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; neurotic
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To: C19fan
...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....
81 posted on 10/31/2015 9:12:49 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: ETL

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.


82 posted on 10/31/2015 9:55:54 PM PDT by EinNYC
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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.

83 posted on 11/01/2015 9:33:15 AM PST by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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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.


84 posted on 11/01/2015 9:52:13 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better and safer America)
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