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    whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

    i wonder if i can teach our cat to open cans or at least packets of cat food

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      2. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

        this cat clearly understands the abstract concept of a game. she doesn't hunt a toy mouse, she plays hide-and-seek with me. doesn't even have to be a mouse, anything she can grab with her mouth works. problem is, she's way too good at it for it to stay entertaining for long

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      3. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

        i've pretty much exhausted the set of places in this apt where i can hide a mouse. she sees the general direction where it went, plans how to get there, follows the plan, plans again if it didn't work, and uses her sight (i've verified that it's not smell) to locate the mouse

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      4. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

        roommate says that i'm playing portal with her, and (a) basically yes (b) i should definitely teach her more abstract concepts like "button" (c) please for the love of god can some VC fund Aperture Science so I don't have to make everything myself #catcognition

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      5. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

        my working theory is that intelligence is way more common in animals than what common knowledge says but only the species that have language can keep it in active use for a lifetime. the rest just kind of figure out how to survive and then get stuck in a rut

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      6. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24

        it's pretty sad if you think about it

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      2. rcombs, now 100% asbestos-free‏ @11rcombs Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        this feels like exactly the kind of thing you _don't_ want to teach your cats

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      3. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24
        Replying to @11rcombs

        y tho

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      4. rcombs, now 100% asbestos-free‏ @11rcombs Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        I mean I dunno about your cat but if my dog knew how to access and open his food container my vet would take issue with the resulting weight gain

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      5. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24
        Replying to @11rcombs

        she has as much dry food as she wants anyway

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      2. Det är blott stjärnorna som vet  ⭐️ other Andrea‏ @hikari_no_yume Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        my sleep deprived brain: wow, whitequark is trying to get her cats to parse TCP

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      3. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24
        Replying to @hikari_no_yume

        you joke but like this cat clearly understands the abstract concept of a hide-and-seek game. she doesn't hunt a toy mouse, she plays a game with me.

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      3. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24
        Replying to @xbindx

        no i mean literally

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      2. McCloud‏ @McCloudStrife Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        wondering whether _you_ can teach the cat or whether the cat can be taught to do that in general, v important question

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      3. whitequark‏ @whitequark Sep 24
        Replying to @McCloudStrife

        probably the latter

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      2. Robin Bradshaw‏ @en4rab Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        Just wait untill the cat starts training you, my cat knows how to get me out of bed and how to get me to open the front door for it because the catflap is too much effort or something :)

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      3. Jernej Simončič‏ @jernej__s Sep 24
        Replying to @en4rab @whitequark

        One of my cats trained my grandmother to - give her snacks - put on an apron and sit on the couch so she can get in her lap - open the door for her, so she can go out Uses distinct meows for these (actually, they both have a special meow to tell me they want wet food).

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      1. OliverUv@mastodon.social‏ @OliverUv Sep 24
        Replying to @whitequark

        there is no way this can backfire (also I enjoy reading your cat things keep it up)

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