deathpony43
deathpony43 t1_j5exti8 wrote
Reply to comment by double_positive in TIL that cats are more vocal with humans than with other cats. by Everyusernametaken1
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.
deathpony43 t1_j5plreb wrote
Reply to comment by CarelessHisser in TIL that Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (zombie-ant fungus) has its own fungal hyperparasite sometimes referred to as the "anti zombie-fungus fungus" which limits its effect on ant colonies by Kubly
That's exactly how they describe certain co-evolutionary relationships in biology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_arms_race?wprov=sfla1