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Mapping the Cat Brain

When people find cats inexplicable, it’s because they don’t understand the way cats think. As shown in this classic cartoon, it’s funny when we observe cat quirks with understanding. But for many people, cats are neurotic bundles of bizarre, untrustworthy, … Continue reading

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Cats are easy. Honest.

I recently watched an episode of It’s Me or the Dog, a British show about dog training. The parents were neglecting their teenage son in order to dote on two giant, mixed breed, uncontrollable dogs. They had to be driven … Continue reading

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The Dog Standard

Recent DNA research suggests that dogs joined up with humans more than 100,000 years ago. Cats appeared around the time of agriculture, approximately 10,000 years ago. Maybe this is one of the reasons cats are always being compared to dogs, … Continue reading

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