A level of intelligence discovered in cats

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

https://www.earth.com/news/cats-mentally-track-their-owners-whereabouts-based-on-sound/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cat-interests&utm_campaign=cats-aware&utm_content=post-boost

[viperxmns]

I wonder what if they did a similar study using identical twins

Wonder if a cat would be able to discern which twin is speaking if they're used to them

[The_annoying_one]

Also ITN: Cats are still assholes

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

1 minute ago, The_annoying_one said:

Also ITN: Cats are still assholes

And they wreck furniture.

[The_annoying_one]

4 minutes ago, Walter Von Moo Moo said:

And they wreck furniture.

This is also true.

[Insipid]

Do you not understand the concept of current events?

Probably not. I imagine the world just passes you by.

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

2 minutes ago, Insipid said:

Do you not understand the concept of current events?

Probably not. I imagine the world just passes you by.

So, news of scientific discovery is not a current event?

Psst... Current events don't have to be political.

Edited February 17, 2023 by Walter Von Moo Moo

[Insipid]

1/15/2023

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

23 minutes ago, Insipid said:

1/15/2023

They have expire dates, like cheese?

[Insipid]

😂

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

27 minutes ago, Insipid said:

😂

Common sense is equal to moving a goal post?  

[scoobdog]

4 hours ago, Walter Von Moo Moo said:

Psst... Current events don't have to be political.

So, you're now unilaterally deciding what is and isn't a current event?

[Gemini]

50 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

So, you're now unilaterally deciding what is and isn't a current event?

This whole thread, man. lol Wow.

Also...Packard:

[Walter Von Moo Moo]

1 hour ago, scoobdog said:

So, you're now unilaterally deciding what is and isn't a current event?

Oh, anything older than three days is ancient history?

[scoobdog]

1 hour ago, Walter Von Moo Moo said:

Oh, anything older than three days is ancient history?

Anything you say I’d old news, old man.

[naraku360]

I don't know which is dumber:

The thread title claiming "a level" of intelligence was discovered in an animal widely considered pretty intelligent, or people somehow getting bodied by fucking Packard of all people because a month ago was being arbitrarily deemed not current.

[scoobdog]

It’s actually a fairly old study.   People have known for years that cats recognize the voices of their owners an respond to them differently than with people they are not familiar with.

[naraku360]

3 hours ago, scoobdog said:

It’s actually a fairly old study.   People have known for years that cats recognize the voices of their owners an respond to them differently than with people they are not familiar with.

That wasn't what the study was about.

It was about spacial recognition based on sound.

They used an owners voice as comparison to other sounds. It wasn't a way of determining that the cat can recognize the owner's voice.

[scoobdog]

4 minutes ago, naraku360 said:

That wasn't what the study was about.

It was about spacial recognition based on sound.

They used an owners voice as comparison to other sounds. It wasn't a way of determining that the cat can recognize the owner's voice.

I’m aware.  It was a newish study meant to reinforce previous studies.

[naraku360]

3 hours ago, scoobdog said:

 It was a newish study

😐

[scoobdog]

Just now, naraku360 said:

😐

The point is it didn’t tell us anything new.

[naraku360]

2 hours ago, scoobdog said:

The point is it didn’t tell us anything new.

I mean, it was information completely different from what you described so I'm not entirely convinced you read the article in favor of going straight to bad faith Packard dunking.

[scoobdog]

Jesus Christ, man.

[naraku360]

2 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

Jesus Christ, man.

If you don't want to play pedantic semantic games, then don't start pedantic semantic games.

[scoobdog]

Fine.  Well since this is legit,  feel free to respond in good faith so we can this craptatacular back on track.