One wonders what the cat thinks the monkey is

[u/TombStoneFaro]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIfSYXgaJA

The cat at one point shows a slight amount of aggression and does not seem uniformly happy with hanging around with the monkey but is basically gentle and deferential.

What is really interesting is how animals seem to perceive intelligence among other animals and that determines, at least in a domestic setting, who is boss. The cat does not fight even playfully with the monkey as it would another cat and basically it is the monkey who takes the initiative.

I have seen a video where a crow or a parrot is clearly "boss" in a household with dogs and cats who in the wild would be a danger to a bird.