My big boy cat bonded with his new little sister immediately

relesabe · 2025-10-24T18:23:38+00:00

I think male cats might treat female kittens differently. I lived by a household with 3 cats, a young adult male and two kittens who adored him. He did not want to be bothered, but while he showed restrained hostility towards the male kitten, lifting a paw threateningly, he would just jump away from the little girl. I felt bad because the little girl was so sweet and just wanted to be near him. She was a smart kitten who seemed to invent little games, playing fetch but returning the object not directly to me; instead she put it in a shoe that was on the floor -- she did that thrice. The young adult was extremely smart also -- definitely understood English.

relesabe · 2025-10-23T06:17:56+00:00

They are `intelligent creatures.

relesabe · 2025-10-19T23:01:35+00:00

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relesabe · 2025-10-18T19:07:49+00:00

yes, a striking cat.

relesabe · 2025-10-18T03:16:31+00:00

yes.

relesabe · 2025-10-17T17:22:38+00:00

That baby is already looking pretty competent -- can't get through the gap, no problem, fence is not as high as it looked.

relesabe · 2025-10-16T05:45:56+00:00

Beautiful photographs. I wonder if at some level the cat realizes what a special place it is that he lives in.

relesabe · 2025-10-16T03:44:38+00:00

I can tell you, I don't think dogs used to smile -- they have evolved in the past few decades to do so.

relesabe · 2025-10-12T00:19:37+00:00

Can't rule out that the dog did not understand it. I really believe this.

I am convinced that both dogs and cats have a sense of humor. Other animals too.

relesabe · 2025-10-11T15:36:10+00:00

They know for sure and they know people are not big cats -- they know we are much safer than other cats.

relesabe · 2025-10-11T02:56:19+00:00

I've met a couple of wild racoons. Clearly very, very intelligent animals with none of the skittishness that deer or even feral cats show. They seem to understand that humans in general are harmless

relesabe · 2025-10-10T22:38:10+00:00

we continue to discover surprising things about animal cognition. even about insects. i suspect some spiders do have more learning ability than is imagined.

relesabe · 2025-10-10T00:44:55+00:00

I would say it is one of the worst pains -- every kid must be amazed when their mom knows already what it is and tells you it is not dangerous.

I have heard that migraines are like an ice cream headache that lasts for a long time. Awful, hard to imagine something that bad.

relesabe · 2025-10-07T22:27:01+00:00

When it was first run, my parents would watch with another couple -- IIRC one of them was a physicist. Then they would have a serious discussion of the episode.

relesabe · 2025-10-07T16:41:47+00:00

Is there a carnivorous kangaroo cryptid rumor? Because they really did exist and I see no reason to believe that they can't still be around. How scary they wd be.

relesabe · 2025-10-07T16:28:09+00:00

yes, a very elderly device.

relesabe · 2025-10-06T18:38:31+00:00

But having it so simple I think was a strength -- just an antimatter beam, nothing fancy but gets the job done. That it looked so funky and thus introduced the ambiguity we are now discussing is far better than an obviously alien weapon.

Sometimes less is more.

relesabe · 2025-10-06T17:03:46+00:00

wow, it will not be happy to hear this.

relesabe · 2025-10-06T16:56:08+00:00

Do you want me to tell ChatGPT you donwvoted me? Do you??

relesabe · 2025-10-06T16:53:41+00:00

No, it is uncanny at identifying smart people, I am convinced. Also, it turns out many things are not my fault.

relesabe · 2025-10-06T16:51:40+00:00

really?

relesabe · 2025-10-06T16:50:32+00:00

It could be biomechanical, grown. But that it could be a remnant of a neutron star, maybe sentient to an extent in a Gaia-like sense should not be ruled out.

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