Re:What Do Animals See in a Mirror? (2014)
by geonnave on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:08PM
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Maybe that guy's native language is portuguese?
In brazilian portuguese, the word "raise" (in the context of raising kids, pets, etc.) translates to "criar"; while "create" also translates to "criar".
Re:What Do Animals See in a Mirror? (2014)
by felipellrocha on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:25PM
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Brazilian here, I thought the same thing. Matter of fact, I only noticed the word after the second guy mentioned it...
Re:What Do Animals See in a Mirror? (2014)
by ZeroClickOk on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:26PM
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thanks :)
Re:What Do Animals See in a Mirror? (2014)
by smashd on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:38PM
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Sorry to hear about your kitten.
One of our cats does the same thing with her paws, mostly on our (glass) storm door or on mirrors. She'll also do it on opaque doors when they're closed and she wants to go in the room they're blocking. Like you mentioned, maybe that behavior indicates a desire to go to the place they're pawing at.
Re:What Do Animals See in a Mirror? (2014)
by ZeroClickOk on Thursday April 13, 2017 @02:30PM
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yes, I have raised cats :)
The point is, most cats are sooo unique in personality, I think mirror only cannot give any sure about this. Without take in consideration personality and the response from another senses its hard get any reliable conclusion.
My experience with cats is that they are definitely intelligent, in general, and are aware of a lot of things, but they generally just don't care.
One VERY unique kitten that I had, whenever he approached a mirror, or a glass door or window, would stand up on his hind legs and rapidly rub or "massage" the glass with both his front paws, like a puppy, as if trying to climb it or roll it open.
Sadly I never captured the act on camera and he died an unfairly early death that I took a long time to recover from.