From: willreich_77@yahoo.com
On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 12:00:03 PM UTC-4, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article ,
> William Vetter wrote:
> >Michael R N Dolbear wrote:
> >> "Dorothy J Heydt" wrote
> >>
> >>> Is someone writing about the vibrissae of an aileuromorph?
> >>> Please send a link, if so.
> >>
> >> The best Amazon can find is the facsimile reprint "The Functions Of The
> >> Vibrissae In The Behavior Of The White Rat (1912) "
> >>
> >> All listed seem to be non-fiction.
> >
> >If you cut the rat's whiskers off, he can't find his way through a
> >maze.
> >
> >If you cut the cat's whiskers off, he can't locate a victim's neck in
> >the dark to kill it with a bite.
> >
> >That is the importance of the vibrissae, whiskers that function as
> >sensory organs.
> >
> >Cats score very badly in maze work anyhow. Maze work is how many
> >scientists define the intelligence of animals.
>
> That, and being willing to understand/carry out the command of
> humans. This is why some humans think dogs are more intelligent
> than cats. The dog is a pack animal and wants to cooperate with
> whoever it thinks its pack leader is. The cat is less social,
> more independent, and while it can become very fond of its human,
> this takes time. Thus, the cat may understand perfectly what you
> want it to do, but just can't be bothered; so you'll never know
> if it understood you or not.
>
> The differences between dogs and cats tells us something about the
> differences between dog people and cat people.
>
The idea that there are dog people and cat people is debatable. I would not
have a household without both. And I would prefer to have my parrots back
also, although they are fine where they are and they will certainly outlive
Micki and I, so this is
better for them.
--
Will in New Haven
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