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double_positive t1_j5eqqil wrote

I've heard the exact opposite. Domesticated cats are in a state of arrested development and retain kitten-like behavior far longer than feral cats.

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deathpony43 t1_j5exti8 wrote

I think this makes the most sense. Kitten meows elicit attention from their parents, like a cry from a human baby. As cats grow up around humans, they learn that meows get attention from their owners. Thus, a kitten-like trait is retained when it wouldn't if not being raised around humans.

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Nexus_Crawler_159 t1_j5fagar wrote

Exactly they do t co wider is children they consider us like their momma who fed them when they complained

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