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Octafish

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25. Like the time the cat barked when the saber-toothed tiger was going to eat the caveman family.
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 09:00 AM
Aug 2015

But cat's don't bark?

Yup. Cats rule. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #1
Of course they survived longer. They probably slept through it all. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #3
Evolutionary brilliance. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #4
If those ancient dogs were like my golden retriever, they'd probably give... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #8
^^This^^ Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #47
"But researchers found no evidence that dogs have..." < Dog's are smarter than to leave evidence. jtuck004 Aug 2015 #2
And in a need-to-know moment Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #30
if they had just asked the cats to begin with who is better restorefreedom Aug 2015 #5
cats can climb- to escape, to catch and stash prey, and burrow into the bushes and hide better nt msongs Aug 2015 #6
Not to mention murielm99 Aug 2015 #11
Yes. Cats are better than dogs in every way. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #7
Now if they could only clean their own litter packman Aug 2015 #9
not only that, there are special faucet fixtures that allow them to get their own water! niyad Aug 2015 #42
This is confusing two different questions. drm604 Aug 2015 #10
Love 'em both. Bigredhunk Aug 2015 #12
+ 1 !!! pink-o Aug 2015 #29
Never heard of a dog with nine lives passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #13
Except that, by the same metrics FarrenH Aug 2015 #19
And why Wolves became the most important carnivore... happyslug Aug 2015 #34
Every thread doesn't need to be serious passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #41
Cat's are selfish - they only care about themselves - that's why they survive Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #32
They should've asked me. I knew that: freshwest Aug 2015 #14
Outstanding. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #16
Thanks! n/t freshwest Aug 2015 #17
Hermione Jean Granger !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! trueblue2007 Aug 2015 #52
The world would be so much emptier, lonlier without both kinds of these amazing fur friends. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #15
Cats are mostly solitary creatures FarrenH Aug 2015 #18
There's less lit on cats. Igel Aug 2015 #26
You're right that they're harder to study FarrenH Aug 2015 #28
Why we don't have guide cats, drug-sniffing cats, cancer-sniffing cats, rescue cats, guard-cats... Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #33
So, does this mean cats rule and dogs drool? LOL nt raccoon Aug 2015 #20
Of course. Here's the evidence... KansDem Aug 2015 #27
Beat me to it...that's the right answer. libdem4life Aug 2015 #50
Interesting. blackspade Aug 2015 #21
Any cat could have told you that. Vinca Aug 2015 #22
in other news... Javaman Aug 2015 #23
Never trust a man who hates cats. 7962 Aug 2015 #24
I have been doing Protection from Abuse for 25 years, and there is some truth to your statement happyslug Aug 2015 #35
Thank you for that EXCELLENT analysis! 7962 Aug 2015 #36
Children are another group that put up with a lot of abuse, just to be a member of their family. happyslug Aug 2015 #38
women wear red because it's socially acceptable for women to wear red and other colors Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #49
Like the time the cat barked when the saber-toothed tiger was going to eat the caveman family. Octafish Aug 2015 #25
No barking cats? Just watch this: Trailrider1951 Aug 2015 #39
My wife just observed that cats know they are smarter than guys. Octafish Aug 2015 #40
Cats having commited genocide 40 times makes them better? Thor_MN Aug 2015 #31
Pure propaganda... Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #37
I showed my boy this article IDemo Aug 2015 #43
Not surprising Snow Leopard Aug 2015 #44
I suppose I am kind of an odd duck. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #45
That's funny - Says the ... cannabis_flower Aug 2015 #46
Old nieghbor of mine... Xolodno Aug 2015 #48
I think it's just because they're such tough little buggers Warpy Aug 2015 #51
I absolutely love my litte ex-feral cat. I watched him in the woods for 2 years. bamademo Aug 2015 #53
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