@ozymandias314 arguably cat intelligence is like this since they're not particularly social in the wild. @St_Rev
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@drethelin@St_Rev I think neoteny also plays a role-- cats are more sociable as kittens.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ozymandias314@drethelin Here's one paper on the hypothesis: http://www.neiu.edu/~jkasmer/Biol498R/Readings/essay1-06.pdf …1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@ozymandias314@drethelin Know of any good papers/books on the role of cats in controlling pestilence?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@NineBandedBooks@ozymandias314@drethelin I do not. I know that that's a major hypothesis for the route of domestication, but...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@ozymandias314@drethelin Yes. Thoughts on the new John Bradshaw book? Good as a pop study of cat domestication/evolution/behavior?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@NineBandedBooks@ozymandias314@drethelin I am not familiar with the book or the author.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@NineBandedBooks@ozymandias314@drethelin I have a crackpot idea that cat/dog affiliation is a marker of hierarchy/egalitarian orientation.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@ozymandias314@drethelin Cat people being more egalitarian? Across time and culture?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@NineBandedBooks @ozymandias314 @drethelin More like cats are egalitarian and dogs are hierarchical. Cats can't comprehend hierarchy...
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