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Concerning Cats, and Also How There’s No Such Thing As “Racial” Issues
“A dog’s a dog — A CAT’S A CAT.” And if you treat them better than you treat people, you’re an ass-hat.
“You’ve read of several kinds of Cat,
And my opinion now is that
You should need no interpreter
to understand their character.”
I saw an interesting TedEd video recently about the history of domesticated cats. While the feline species is widely varied in shapes, sizes, pelt patterns, and habitats, the basic felidae we’ve set to guard our granaries and taken along on our ships and given silly, adorable names for thousands of years can all be traced to the same common ancestor. And, ultimately, they are pretty much the same as they have been since man first saw them.
Even compared to our canine companions, who we have selectively molded from perfect apex predators into bizarre and useless shapes, the cat has changed very little. Yes, there are specialty breeds with emphasis on certain aspects and personality traits; but if you leave a bunch of cats alone in the wild, they won’t evolve as much as they will reluctantly adapt.
