Are cats really clever???

pebbles21

Funny thing happened tonight while i was a having a few beers !
a cat jumps onto my living room window ledge and starts to tap the window with his paw,immediately my dog (yorkshire terrier)goes berserk and makes a beeline for the cat whilst barking crazy,eventually the dog calms down and it turns into a staring match between the cat and the dog through the window much to our amusement
strange thing is do i went into the kitchen to get another beer and in my kitchen theres another cat who obviously came through the dog flap installed eating the dogs food and the second it seen me was gone back out like a shot
question is do you think the two cats set up the dog by distracting it whilst the other eats the dogs food and then swap places or did i have one or two more beers than i should had????

Rb

Nope.

Davidius

My cat seems to be extremely intelligent as far as cats are concerned and I'm confident he could do something along these lines if it weren't for the fact that our other cat is exceptionally stupid.

xOxSinéadxOx

Yep.

Orion

No they're just evil bastards from the 8th circle of hell.

Steve

Ohhh... be careful. Looks like it might be a zombie kitteh attack.

Just wait, the house will eventually be surrounded tonight by thousands of cats with glazed looks in their eyes and hungry only for brainz.

Seonad

My cat skids into walls:p

Futurism

Yeah I think so.

KnifeWRENCH

I have a theory which I like to call "Theory On the comparison of humans and felines in terms of their respective intelligence." In it's simplest terms, the theory goes thus:

Cats are like people - some are clever, some are stupid.

Orion

The best cat is a cat on death row

suspectdevice

suppose

when you look at the way big cats co-operate then you would have to say they would have some method. i don't know if domestic cats can use diversionary tactics though

suspectdevice

Macros42 wrote: »

The best cat is a cat on death row

is that art?

Xavi6

Macros42 wrote: »

No they're just evil bastards from the 8th circle of hell.

Amen brother. Evil little pricks. Can't stand them.

Orion

No. It's the best cat. On death row and you can laugh at him. The second best type of cat is a dead one :pac:

suspectdevice

Macros42 wrote: »

No. It's the best cat. On death row and you can laugh at him. The second best type of cat is a dead one :pac:

thats sad

KnifeWRENCH

Macros42 wrote: »

The best cat is a cat on death row

Wow that's an ugly cat!!

I love cats, but that one looks possessed!!

Orion

suspectdevice wrote: »

thats sad

I agree. Damn appeals system - it should have been executed years ago!

Black Swan

A young friend of mine read that they were used to scare away mummies. He tried it, but his mum still made him go to bed on time.

pebbles21

its also true that if a cat falls from a height it always lands on its four paws

also when toast is dropped it always lands with the buttered side on the floor

so if both these theories are correct ,what if you tied a slice of buttered toast to a cats back and threw it from a height would it just keep spinning in the air and never land?????

/ill get my coat!

Rb

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

A young friend of mine read that they were used to scare away mummies. He tried it, but his mum still made him go to bed on time.

Look!It's a Lion!

KnifeWRENCH

pebbles21 wrote: »

its also true that if a cat falls from a height it always lands on its four paws

also when toast is dropped it always lands with the buttered side on the floor

so if both these theories is correct ,what if you tied a slice of buttered toast to a cats back and threw from a height would it just keep spinning in the air and never land?????

/ill get my coat!

That depends - if the height is in an anti-gravity chamber than cat and toast will fall "up"

orestes

pebbles21 wrote: »

its also true that if a cat falls from a height it always lands on its four paws

also when toast is dropped it always lands with the buttered side on the floor

so if both these theories are correct ,what if you tied a slice of buttered toast to a cats back and threw it from a height would it just keep spinning in the air and never land?????

Nope. And you owe me a slice of toast and my neighbour a cat.

pebbles21

square_igloo wrote: »

That depends - if the height is in an anti-gravity chamber than cat and toast will fall "up"

hmmmmm.... the old anti-gravity chamber......must have slipped my mind:D

pebbles21

orestes wrote: »

Nope. And you owe me a slice of toast and my neighbour a cat.

lol, you probably used i cannot believe it not butter butter instead of using real butter???;)

Red Hand

You don't see as many dogs squashed on the road...

But cats are cool. They are smart enough to prostitute themselves for food, and then when fed, they don't give a sh*t about you.

orestes

pebbles21 wrote: »

lol, you probably used i cannot believe it not butter butter instead of using real butter???;)

Ah that might have been it, I'll continue my experiments and let you know how it goes

KnifeWRENCH

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/06/kittytop1.png

pebbles21

square_igloo wrote: »

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/06/kittytop1.png

tks couldnt remember where i seen that?????

ART6

Once a cat has been skinned and is simmering gently under a pastry crust you don't need to be concerned about it's intelligence.:D

danniemcq

good news for eberyone who like me doesn't like cats, if you run over a cat in a car you don't have to report it to anyone. you can run over as many as you want but if you hit a dog you must report it to the cops.

see even the law is on our side

I'd pay cult some money to unban the crazy catwoman so she could get involved in this thread!

My little sis's cat is a ****ing wanker! Spoilt rotten. I HATES IT!

Capt'n Midnight

clever but lazy

they never invented the can opener, they just domesticated it
spend 22 hours a day lying around doing nothing , *envy*

Jigsaw

Cats have attitude. Dogs are nice but follow their owner in a sychophantic fashion. You have to earn the respect of a cat. That is the sort of respect I want. My cat doesn't like me because when I was young I put a sock on its head and it didn't like it. It kept walking backwards as if to get away from the darkness. It was very amusing.
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Clare Bear

Cats are evil bastids! I worked as a Veterinary Nurse for a year and I still have scars from the little pricks.

Yeah I know, I really shouldn't have been a Veterinary Nurse....but it's possible to be a huge animal lover and hate cats.

Plus I usually don't get on with cat people either. Doggies ftw!

phantom_lord

the real question is, will the cat make it?

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg153/Jaahan/funny-pictures-about-to-fail.jpg

Riddle101

Cats are an interesting specimen all the same, but one thing i do know about cats, is that after watching Red Dwarf they certainly have a very Vain opinion of themselves and like to be stylish, i wonder what a dog's personality would be like if they evolved into humans

Capt'n Midnight

you own a dog
you feed a cat

a pig looks at you as an equal

pirelli

pebbles21 wrote: »

Funny thing happened tonight while i was a having a few beers !
a cat jumps onto my living room window ledge and starts to tap the window with his paw,immediately my dog (yorkshire terrier)goes berserk and makes a beeline for the cat whilst barking crazy,eventually the dog calms down and it turns into a staring match between the cat and the dog through the window much to our amusement
strange thing is do i went into the kitchen to get another beer and in my kitchen theres another cat who obviously came through the dog flap installed eating the dogs food and the second it seen me was gone back out like a shot
question is do you think the two cats set up the dog by distracting it whilst the other eats the dogs food and then swap places or did i have one or two more beers than i should had????

Right,


Was the door to the kitchen open or closed. If it was closed then perhaps it was just a coincidence... and cats usually fight for territory, ach there clever are those cats.

Riddle101

pirelli wrote: »

Right,


Was the door to the kitchen open or closed. If it was closed then perhaps it was just a coincidence... and cats usually fight for territory, ach there clever are those cats.

Maybe they have human brains inside them, there's a book called The Monster of Lake LaMetrie, in it a man's brain was put into a Plesiosaurs so it thought like a human. Maybe someone did it to the cats and they were working together like a Special Forces Unit like the Navy Seals or SAS, I've said too much

bealbocht

cats are opportunists.. , one cat takes the opportunity to annoy the hell out of the dog, the other, takes the opportunity to see the other too are busy and its a good time to eat the dogs dinner.

If the cats repeat the process, just alternating who plays at the window, then you might condider it learned and/or group behaviour. Domestic cats are not know to have group behaviour. They may have a common goal.. but this sounds a bit complex. You would want to see it a couple of times before you go writing to university boffins..

We had a cat that could open all the internal door around the house ( scared the hell out of visitors) When she died and we got a new cat, I tried to teach it how to open the doors.. he ingored me of course.. but taught himself how to open the fridge and help himself to rashers instead. I suppose, he did not need to leave the kitchen if he could open the fridge.

Steve

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

you own a dog
you feed a cat

a pig looks at you as an equal

QFT.


Kitehs are cute, then they grow into selfish, claw ridden, premenstrual, self centered, furbags..........





.......oh wait is this about cats or wimminz?



/runs

ART6

danniemcq wrote: »

good news for eberyone who like me doesn't like cats, if you run over a cat in a car you don't have to report it to anyone. you can run over as many as you want but if you hit a dog you must report it to the cops.

see even the law is on our side

Much more difficult to run over a cat than a dog. Cats don't generally sit in the road licking their b*lls.:D

User45701

yes cats are very smart, cooked a whole chicken a few years back, 3 cats fed them and put them out so they wouldnt be climbing on the table an ****. anyway two cats are sitting outside just watching through the window but one cat, the smart one goes round the back onto the shed, onto the wall, then ontop of the garrage, in my computer room window downstaris and the second it got into the room it made a jump for the clicken - got it as well but the cat jumped from the door through the air 1/2 way accross the room so i had to let him have the chicken i mean thats smart for ya

sock puppet

ART6 wrote: »

Much more difficult to run over a cat than a dog. Cats don't generally sit in the road licking their b*lls.:D

Its easier if you tie them down

Jay P

Am I the only one going through this thread looking for catpics?!

I remember seeing my dog chase this cat. The cat jumpe up on a wall looking as if he was going to jump down on the other side and stay running. The dog ran around but the cat just stopped and jumped back down on the side he jumped up on and walked off!

anniehoo

pebbles21 wrote: »

its also true that if a cat falls from a height it always lands on its four paws

This is why cats have "9 lives"...they turn 9 different positions and always land on their feet! Nerdy fact or wha?

stevec wrote: »

QFT.
then they grow into selfish, claw ridden, premenstrual, self centered, furbags..........oh wait is this about cats or wimminz?

:pac:

Ah cats are deadly little things..when theyre in the mood!Wouldnt trust them with my life...theyd prob eat every last morself off ur dead body..a dog would die with ya

For cat lovers this pretty much sums them up http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=25800

Marcus.Aurelius

I hate cats.

H A T E

Selfish little %$£$%£ sons of %$^^$% magnifying glass^%$^&$ with bucket &(&*$%£ nearest stream $%£&* chuck the %&*$£$ in