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Cats That Fetch Are an Evolutionary Mystery (www.theatlantic.com)
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[โ€“] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really

They like chasing/catching things.

And it doesn't take much intelligence to realize their human can't toss if they don't bring it back. Then again, lots of dogs don't figure that out either...

[โ€“] spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

NO TAKE. ONLY THROW