• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
      4·
      28 days ago

      Right. Cat purebreeds inbreds do have their genetic diseases, same as dogs. But aside from that, why don’t we have giant or long or miniature cat breeds, or such with long ears?

      Edit: right, dog is a multipurpose animal while cat is with us to hunt pests and cuddle.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    35·
    29 days ago

    Pest control … we let cats in because they eat the small little living things … but cats aren’t big enough to eat the big living things -> like us.

    • doctorskull@lemmy.world
      16·
      29 days ago

      Cats let us domesticate them because we’re big enough to hunt (grocery shop) for tbem and provide shelter (house, cat bed, human bed) but aren’t interested in eating them - the sweet spot 👌

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    33·
    29 days ago

    Cats are absolutely pack animals. I have had the pleasure and fright of watching normal house cats operate in a pack. We just don’t generally leave house cats to live on their own to study because it’s horrible for the ecosystem. But anyone who’s been around a place where generations of a cat family live for whatever reason can tell you, they are as much pack animals as wolves and lions.