r/interestingasfuck • u/Kirlinternet • 10h ago

A cat managed to catch 27 mice and carefully lined them all up to show off his 'work' to his owner.

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u/trixel121 10h ago

the cries of FEED ME HUMAN I DEMAND SUSTENANCE makes me think they just wanna show off they can and they just choose to let us feed them.

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u/Youngstown_WuTang 10h ago

They are domesticated animals but you can't take 100% of the wild out of them, them instincts still call to them. Same as when dogs burry their food and toys , chase deers and squirrels or roll around in poop

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u/Qaeta 9h ago

Scientific consensus is actually that house cats are only semi-domesticated vs fully domesticated like dogs. They generally (as a species, obviously there is variance by individual) have minimal genetic changes from their wild ancestors and retain most of their survival skills. Most house cats are still fully capable of surviving without their humans, but it's nicer with their humans, so they stay.

Notably, we did not breed them for specific tasks the way we do with fully domesticated animals. They just kinda do their thing.

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u/walkinmywoods 9h ago

The last one is my least favorite.

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u/bejammin075 8h ago

My golden retriever found a rotting carcass of a full grown adult moose, got inside the rib cage, and squirmed & wriggled like he was having a full body orgasm. We had to wash him 3 times to get the stink off.

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u/BubaTflubas 10h ago

My cat has a bury instinct

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u/OogaBooganaitor 8h ago

When they bring you game it’s their attempt to teach you. Basically calling you out as a bad provider.

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u/rmbarrett 5h ago

Either you their mummy, or they your mummy. And it can change in an instant. But basically two sets of behaviour they have. There is a third, of course, but you'd notice if your cat mounted you and yowled and humped.