You've taken an apex predator, evolved for the stresses of the tooth and claw natural world, fulfilled their every need and whim, and now all they have left is choir practice and occasional surprise attacks on unwary feet.

[–] door_in_the_face@feddit.nl 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not to be pedantic, but cats are mesopredators.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that might be geographic dependent, for instance there's nothing around here that would predate cats, which would suggest they are, locally at least, apex by default.

There aren't many wildcats left here though, maybe if there were we'd see larger predators move in and push cats down the food chain, so I can see the mesopredator argument.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No foxes?

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I don't think foxes typically go for cats around here, and, as far as I'm aware, not much eats them either. We don't have any of the larger predators that might kill them just to remove competition either, so I suppose foxes are apex predators here too.

On the other hand, I can see either a cat or a fox being a tasty morsel for a bear, so tge whole apex/meso distinction is certainly location dependent.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

Luckily my cat has realized she does not need to be loud to get attention.

Just flop on the ground and poof! Humans fawn over her.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Just want to add that a cats life is constantly in danger. See that piece is plastic over there? Near death. The vacuum? Absolute mutilation at any moment. Cats lead pretty exciting lives.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Oh, so this is why she makes these loud muauw sounds even an hour after eating her full ;) (No, she actually wants to play then)

[–] EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My car constantly yells at me I love her to death but she does not help when I'm overwhelmed or stressed

[–] MrWildBunnycat@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Is it a Tesla?

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They require attention, like any affectionate pet.

Dogs require a lot more, and they bark and stink. Then you got those ugly ones like pugs that literally are so malformed they require constant medical attention just to stay alive.

[–] ruckblack@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

My cousin only gets the ugliest, most fucked up looking dogs, and I'll never understand it

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Bad human