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by mitthrowaway2 925 days ago
(Cats are only partly domesticated and feral cats certainly manage to feed themselves.)
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andrewflnr 925 days ago
Yeah but I bet feral cats don't feed themselves on flies unless they have no other options. It's not efficient.
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nunez 925 days ago
In case your interested in more light reading on this: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/are-cats...
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mitthrowaway2 925 days ago
> Cats have us do everything for them. We clean their litter, stroke them, admire them, but, unlike dogs, they do not have to constantly please and satisfy our needs.

It seems like cats may have actually domesticated humans.

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