We had a family cat that couldn't open the front door but did learn
to use the door knocker when it had to get in. So perhaps cats
have lateral thinking?
Pat
Date sent: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 06:43:34 -0500
From: H Frank Benford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization:
Larry,
Thanks for that posting. Absolutely mind-boggling (68 light years
to the nearest star and >2 million years for the journey with the
craft going at nearly 100,000 mph!) and a welcome uplift from recent
rather traumatic space events. Go 10 go!
At 10:01 PM 2/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
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Considering that they are in the same class as snails, oysters and clams, feline intelligence is quite an accomplishment.
LARRY KLAES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Regarding the intelligence of cats, I would like to add that, having
two of my own, using the word "intelligence" on them is a very
rela
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, H Frank Benford wrote:
> Cats don't have the physical capability of opening a jar(paw with
> oposable thumb) whereas an Octopus does(tentacles). It took one time
> showing my cat how to open a door and my house hasn't been safe since.
Typical example of the linear thinking
Cats don't have the physical capability of opening a jar(paw with
oposable thumb) whereas an Octopus does(tentacles). It took one time
showing my cat how to open a door and my house hasn't been safe since.
Frank
LARRY KLAES wrote:
>
> Regarding the intelligence of cats, I would like to add that
Yes but your talking about domesticated cats. In the
wild where cats come from (originally) their animal instincts and animal
training prepares them to be cunning and to make quick life and death decisions
all the time in addition to finding needed to just, ah, ah? cat around.
:-} Their s
Regarding the intelligence of cats, I would like to add that, having two of my own, using the word "intelligence" on them is a very relative term. I have yet to determine if cats are so smart that they don't feel the need to obey humans or do anything they don't want to, or like many so-called "co
Well that's better than most people can
do!
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Subject: Re: What about intelligent life
on Europa?
It wpuld probably on the order of an octopus, which on E
Perhaps this is Icepick's ultimate mission purpose: To find life on Europa and educate it into higher intelligence! http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/02/24/offbeat.octopus.shrimp.reut/index.html MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -- An octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by wat
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