Cats use physics

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Cats use physics

Post by Royal » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:16 am

Cats use physics to get what they want, scientists have found

Cats have a wily reputation, but their cunning could just be basic deductive reasoning.

Scientists from Kyoto University in Japan found that cats can grasp the concept of gravity and cause and effect. The sounds they hear help them predict what they can expect to see next, which may play a role in how the animals hunt. Their work was published in the journal Animal Cognition.

“Cats use a causal-logical understanding of noise or sounds to predict the appearance of invisible objects,” Saho Takagi, a graduate student studying psychology at Kyoto University and lead author of the paper, said in a press release.

For their experiment, Takagi and her colleagues gathered 30 domestic cats, some from cat cafes and some household pets. They shook a box in front of individual cats, which either made a rattling sound or didn’t. Then, the researchers flipped the box over, either to reveal something inside or an empty box.

Cats have a wily reputation, but their cunning could just be basic deductive reasoning.

Scientists from Kyoto University in Japan found that cats can grasp the concept of gravity and cause and effect. The sounds they hear help them predict what they can expect to see next, which may play a role in how the animals hunt. Their work was published in the journal Animal Cognition.

“Cats use a causal-logical understanding of noise or sounds to predict the appearance of invisible objects,” Saho Takagi, a graduate student studying psychology at Kyoto University and lead author of the paper, said in a press release.

For their experiment, Takagi and her colleagues gathered 30 domestic cats, some from cat cafes and some household pets. They shook a box in front of individual cats, which either made a rattling sound or didn’t. Then, the researchers flipped the box over, either to reveal something inside or an empty box.

http://qz.com/728745/cats-use-physics-t ... ave-found/


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Re: Cats use physics

Post by Pigeon » Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:28 am

Sure, doesn't everything on Earth use gravity.

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Re: Cats use physics

Post by Royal » Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:31 am

Cats in Ancient Egypt
Their diet changed somewhat as they were provided with food by grateful humans, and breeding programs heightened certain characteristics in the formerly wild animals. The ancient Egyptians even hunted with their cats, a seemingly amazing feat of co-operation with an animal renowned for its stubborn individualism. Most importantly, they loved and respected their cats for being playful and affectionate companions but also highly intelligent skilful predators.

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/cat.html/


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