They're the type of cats you need to own a house with so you can just let them outside and watch as the entire ecosystem of the backyard dies.
That one at the store was trying get at the gerbils in a display container when I was waiting in line day. He jumped on top of it and was sticking his paw on. I had the tell the lady ringing me up and she ran over there and locked him away in a room.
cats are kind of an enigma as 'domesticated' animals
we never really actively domesticated them. we were never breeding them and picking out the 'tame' ones. for that matter, they've changed very little since they were in the wild. if kittens aren't socialized with humans at a certain age, they will probably never really trust humans
it's an interesting relationship. they were important to have around when we started harvesting and storing grain, as they would hunt mice and other vermin. we probably learned that if we give them some food, they'll hang around. but that's pretty much as far as the relationship went, and where we're still at
and that's that 'fukk you' attitude that people love and hate about cats. they're never gonna be your bytch and 'obey' like a dog
Yeah, cat behavior is pretty interesting. It's cool to contrast their behavior with dogs. I've had both. My family had cats growing up and they really don't give a fukk. You can't tell them what to do. They just look at you like
When I got a pit bull as an adult, I was like "Wow he comes to you when you call him."
Even though our cats were house cats, when you let them outside you see they're feral animals. They used to bring back corpses of squirrels, snakes, and birds all the times. That's what weird because it's the only time they seemed to give a fukk about appeasing their owners. They start meowing to get your attention then drop a bloody, decapitated squirrel at your feet, like "Here, look what I brought you."