Photograph for Friday, November 21

CAT INTELLIGENCENANCY AND SCOOBY


Nancy’s cat is bright. Scooby knows how to get what he wants... without expending too much energy and without resorting to aggressive behaviors. It has been said about cats that their brains are more similar to human brains than any of the other domesticated animals. Dogs are easy to train to do tricks in a show. Cats are traditionally much harder to train because, unlike dogs, they do for their human friends what they are asked to do out of loyalty or emotional reassurance. Cats seem not to see the point of doing something without direct benefit.