• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    the intelligence of a toddler

    Is that more or less intelligence than a cat?

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      6 months ago

      Fun fact, trying to determine if a dog is more intelligent than a cat is nearly impossible because that it’s hard to tell if the cat doesn’t understand the test or just can’t be bothered.

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        6 months ago

        Wasn’t there a study on cats that concluded something like „cats know when you call their name but just don’t care“?

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        6 months ago

        The cat understand perfectly the test, but think that, if you like it so much, leave me alone and do it yourself. A dog is a pack animal and for this reason it obeys, yes or yes, the leader of the pack, the owner, a cat or felines in general, with the exception of lions, they are solitary hunters and do not have the concept of a leader, A cat sees you as an equal, at most a friend, but not as a leader. This has nothing to do with intelligence, but with the very nature of these animals.

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      6 months ago

      It depends. If the toddler is trying to actively kill themselves, they are super smart AND fast. On the other hand, I’m told that some cats share a braincell, and if it’s not their turn with it, then that’s that.

      It all depends on the frame of reference.