Just like our miniature dog. When he wants to be groomed, he will not let go and when you stop, he will paw your hand until you get back to business. No compromises.
Cute overload.
johnhodgessays
Lemur, or Coatimundi?
Fred McVittiesays
There’s some interesting stuff out that suggesting that without the hand we wouldn’t have evolved in to being ‘human’ at all.
Amphioxsays
Heh. The primate hand probably *did* evolve, at least in part, for grooming….
Randomfactorsays
The human hand evolved because those cat-food cans aren’t going to open themselves…
mudpuddlessays
@johnhodges
Coatimundi
Josh, Official SpokesGaysays
My cat does that. I wonder if it’s a behavior common to many small mammals that are either domesticated or hand-raised.
lbsays
My very large dog does that to me when I don’t pet him enough.
Josh,
My cat also uses his paw to move my hand where he wants it to be. He will also reach out and pull my face around toward him if he feels that I’m not paying enough attention to him.
My husband’s cat literally has thumbs (he’s polydactyl) and he uses them! He will hold on to hubby’s and with his big paws, or he’ll hold onto a toy or other object and refuse to let go.
I have a soft spot in my heart for mammals.
I guess I’m prejudiced that way.
birgerjohanssonsays
Cats, dogs and coatis are pre-adapted to domesticating humans.
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Do parrots have similar grooming behavior, and if so, do they encourage humans to scratch them?
The feather/fur difference may make humans unsutable for the purpose.
azhaelsays
Now i wish my newts would do that….:(
Moggiesays
birgerjohansson:
Do parrots have similar grooming behavior, and if so, do they encourage humans to scratch them?
When I was a kid, my family had a cockatiel, and he loved having his neck rubbed. He would sometimes walk up to you and present his neck for attention: the meaning was pretty clear.
birgerjohanssonsays
magistramarla,
If the cat has thumbs, he is obviously the cat in Charles Stross` “The Rhesus Chart”.
(ominous music)
Lonely Panda, e.s.l.says
Do parrots have similar grooming behavior, and if so, do they encourage humans to scratch them?
The feather/fur difference may make humans unsutable for the purpose.
I live with a lesser sulfur crested cockatoo. With the feathers you have to be careful not to ruffle them up, but he seems to enjoy general caressing. There is a bald spot under the crest that he likes to have scratched. In return, he tries to sort out the strands of my hair.
Just a little off the topic of the video, but the topic of hands made me think about one of the pet peeves I have with science fiction movies. Space faring aliens who don’t have hands or anything else with which to use tools. Yes, I know nothing about xenobiology, but I’m pretty sure that at some point using tools has to enter into the mix.
Just like our miniature dog. When he wants to be groomed, he will not let go and when you stop, he will paw your hand until you get back to business. No compromises.
Cute overload.
Lemur, or Coatimundi?
There’s some interesting stuff out that suggesting that without the hand we wouldn’t have evolved in to being ‘human’ at all.
Heh. The primate hand probably *did* evolve, at least in part, for grooming….
The human hand evolved because those cat-food cans aren’t going to open themselves…
@johnhodges
Coatimundi
My cat does that. I wonder if it’s a behavior common to many small mammals that are either domesticated or hand-raised.
My very large dog does that to me when I don’t pet him enough.
Gesundheit.
The human hand obviously evolved to do this.
Josh,
My cat also uses his paw to move my hand where he wants it to be. He will also reach out and pull my face around toward him if he feels that I’m not paying enough attention to him.
My husband’s cat literally has thumbs (he’s polydactyl) and he uses them! He will hold on to hubby’s and with his big paws, or he’ll hold onto a toy or other object and refuse to let go.
mm, I loves a kitty with thumbs. Best. :)
Too much cute
Cannot cope
::swoons::
I have a soft spot in my heart for mammals.
I guess I’m prejudiced that way.
Cats, dogs and coatis are pre-adapted to domesticating humans.
— — —
Do parrots have similar grooming behavior, and if so, do they encourage humans to scratch them?
The feather/fur difference may make humans unsutable for the purpose.
Now i wish my newts would do that….:(
birgerjohansson:
When I was a kid, my family had a cockatiel, and he loved having his neck rubbed. He would sometimes walk up to you and present his neck for attention: the meaning was pretty clear.
magistramarla,
If the cat has thumbs, he is obviously the cat in Charles Stross` “The Rhesus Chart”.
(ominous music)
I live with a lesser sulfur crested cockatoo. With the feathers you have to be careful not to ruffle them up, but he seems to enjoy general caressing. There is a bald spot under the crest that he likes to have scratched. In return, he tries to sort out the strands of my hair.
Just a little off the topic of the video, but the topic of hands made me think about one of the pet peeves I have with science fiction movies. Space faring aliens who don’t have hands or anything else with which to use tools. Yes, I know nothing about xenobiology, but I’m pretty sure that at some point using tools has to enter into the mix.
I’m jealous.
I’m just not sure of which one…