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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 51 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m pretty sure my cat understands that people are not cats. She hisses at any other cat she sees, but has no problem with people.

[–] jalkasieni@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s because the other cats might actually be a threat, whereas the furless elongated ones are just terribly incompetent.

[–] Edvard@endlesstalk.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

and proboly from experince aswell, and learning from others and smell

[–] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

Cats have a completely different language when interacting with humans. They mostly just meow around us