A new study has found that cats can connect with people in the same way as dogs and children. The research, published in Current Biology, suggests the social abilities of cats to form human attachments has been greatly underestimated. The study notes that more cats live with humans than dogs do worldwide. But historically, more scientific research has centered on the social relationships between people and dogs. In experiments with cats and humans, the researchers found that cats do show specific “attachment styles toward human caregivers.” This suggests that cats share some of the same social abilities that historically have only been linked to dogs.
Title: Cats Can Connect with People Like Dogs
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data-end-time='32000'>The study notes that more cats live with humans than dogs do worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='32000' data-end-time='42250'>But historically, more scientific research has centered on the social relationships between people and dogs.</span> <span data-start-time='42250' data-end-time='56146'>In experiments with cats and humans, the researchers found that cats do show specific “attachment styles toward human caregivers.”</span> <span data-start-time='56146' data-end-time='67146'>This suggests that cats share some of the same social abilities that historically have only been linked to dogs.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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