Comments | wtf_nature: Aggressive Acoustic Mimicry in South American Cats

drhoz in wtf_nature

Aggressive Acoustic Mimicry in South American Cats

Jul 13, 2010 16:55

via Dwaleberry, via Darren Brown

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mimicry, cat, mammal

Comments 25

the_vulture July 13 2010, 09:24:33 UTC

Marguays have to be THE MOST gorgeous cat in the world.

drhoz July 13 2010, 10:33:56 UTC

very pretty kitties, true :)

toodlepipsky July 13 2010, 09:33:47 UTC

So, these wild cats are messing with the minds of small monkeys, and their tamed cousins have perfected it into an art when they mess with the minds of a certain specie of primates...(any one who ever opened a door for a cat - YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT!)

naamah_darling July 13 2010, 09:38:41 UTC

Exactly! I was reading this going "You people were SURPRISED at this? My god, don't any of you OWN cats?!"

drhoz July 13 2010, 10:34:16 UTC

heehee

spencer_mato July 13 2010, 09:52:19 UTC

That cats' eyes are absolutely terrifying. Neat article though.

drhoz July 13 2010, 10:35:21 UTC

Cats From Zeta Reticuli Are Coming To Probe You Mess With Your Primate Brain

kincajou July 13 2010, 10:36:57 UTC

Comeow to daddeeow!

drhoz July 13 2010, 11:17:57 UTC

heehee

owlsie July 13 2010, 11:05:32 UTC

That's incredible.

Makes me think about how hyenas are said to learn the names of people so they can call them and lead them into a trap.

drhoz July 13 2010, 11:17:44 UTC

*grins* well, hyenas are smart enough to deliberately lie.

underlankers July 13 2010, 14:52:31 UTC

Given that hyenas are close evolutionary relatives of cats, it's not surprising. Wolves were smarter, though.....