Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/04/02/why-humans-are-so-enchanted-wi.html
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Cause the cute fuzzy little murder beasts love us for the free food, body warmth and we give good skritches.
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That aside, reasons for our enchantment with cats, they…
- Look cute.
- Sound cute.
- Act cute.
- Feel very nice.
- Are small.
All that inspires us to care for them, cuddle them, and talk to them. In other words, they trigger our nurturing response.
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It would be easier to deal with it if the burmese wasn’t so cuddle obsessed at bedtime. If he is paying attention and ready I don’t even get fully settled in bed before he is on my chest purring.
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That parasite is fake news. I just must… buy… Friskies…
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I for one welcome our parasite enabled overlords.
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Why humans are so enchanted with cats
If you even have to ask this I don’t want to talk to you
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#Notallhumans
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Because some idiot once worshipped a cat as a god, and now the word is out the furry little buggers won’t back down?
#felinestockholmsyndrome
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“We’re never going to get control over these animals.”
She says that like it’s a bad thing.
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Cats do it with toxoplasmosis…
https://www.nature.com/news/parasite-makes-mice-lose-fear-of-cats-permanently-1.13777
Toxoplasmosis may cause flu-like symptoms in some people, but most people affected never develop signs and symptoms. If it affects mouse brains and behaviour, I wonder what it does to us.
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I’m wondering why many non-catowners (and those who are quite allergic to cats and simply stay away from them 24/7) still find cats to be so cute (from a distance and from videos/photos).
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You should probably ask a former co-worker of mine, who spent her entire 401K getting veterinary surgeries done on a house full of 14 year old feral cats that she wasn’t able to approach, much less touch.
You’ll never convince me that there isn’t a solid link between “crazy cat-lady” and toxoplasmosis.
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Mouse and Squirrel
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This happens often at our place of work.
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Well, this was the confirmation I needed of a long held feeling deep within my being…I have never been enchanted with cats and in fact generally dislike them. I have always suspected I am not human and have pondered when my space faring alien species would come back to claim me. Now I know this to be truth.
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