cats as food listeners ?

[janiii]

Kito D. Mann. 2005. Java Server Faces in Action. Manning.

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My wife and I have a few cats. They all eat different types of food, so I feed them a couple of times a day instead of leaving out a feeder. What’s funny is that whenever I come downstairs in the morning, or come home later in the day, they start begging for food. This sounds logical, except that no matter when I come downstairs or get home, the cats always beg.

A while ago, I realized the cats are event driven. They aren’t necessarily hungry, but certain happenings, such as me entering the room after a long absence, make them think it’s time to be fed. Those happenings are significant occurrences that, in their minds, are associated with food.

[...] I like to think of our cats as food listeners—they listen for events that might produce food.

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[momo61]

cats are just big rats.