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Re:Dolphins at popular spot miss tourists and keep leaving '... by wondringaloud on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:40PM (#23262927)
I don't see how your anecdote differentiates between these two scenarios:

1. Human leaves, cat gets separation anxiety due to feeling less emotionally secure

2. Human leaves, cat gets separation anxiety because their primary source of food is missing

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Re:Dolphins at popular spot miss tourists and keep leaving '... by wl on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:31PM (#23264740)
I've seen cats bond with people who don't feed them.

Some cats are food motivated. Others are affection motivated. Some are both.

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Re:Dolphins at popular spot miss tourists and keep leaving '... by jschwartzi on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:32PM (#23266295)
I've had a cat eat my hair which is a grooming behavior they otherwise only do with other cats that they trust. If that isn't evidence of some kind of mutual relationship then I don't know what is.
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