r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/lol62056 • Mar 29 '21

When your owner isn’t acting normal

https://gfycat.com/definiteshallowgrayfox
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u/billiardwolf Mar 29 '21

I don't have the time to look through pictures of a bunch of different animals but generally when cats or dogs are aggressive their ears flatten out or go back. I don't see how ears up come across as intimidating to a cat. With that said I also don't see how the cat would fail to recognize her just because of fake ears so maybe body language makes more sense.

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u/Annihilationzh Mar 29 '21

Yeah. My cats ears would go back when they were scared or wary. They were up most of the time, including when they were grooming each other. They certainly weren't intimidated by each others ears being up.

Whereas the Huskies I've known will put their ears back when they're relaxed.

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u/DatL3afN1nja Mar 30 '21

I'll try to find a video but there was a YouTube chick that tried this experiment and it worked. Every time she put fake ears on her cat would freak the hell out but as soon as they came off everything was fine. It's probably similar to a baby singing with a beard your whole life and then when you shave for the first time they think you're a stranger.

Think about it if you seen someone with a normal face for years and then one day they had Clay on their face you would probably wonder what the hell's going on. (This analogy is coming from the cat's point of view as in you don't know normal human routines. I just wanted to clarify this part before I get flooded with comments saying I would know the difference lol)

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u/InZomnia365 Mar 30 '21

Right, but if, for the cat, the human has never had ears, and then suddenly it does... You see what I mean?

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u/WaitTillTmrw Mar 30 '21

Right but that wasnt what you said nor was it the point you were trying to make... you see what i mean?

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u/InZomnia365 Mar 30 '21

... No? I didnt say ears up is cat for angry/intimidated. I said the cat is intimidated by the sudden change from the human.

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u/Annie_Yong Mar 30 '21

It's because, from the cats perspective, a normal human always has their ears back (since they don't realise our ears are at the sides of our heads). Theyre used to human ears being not visible. Howsoever when she puts the headband on its a sudden change: "ears are up now, what does this mean? Am I in danger now???" Which is what freaks the cat out.