Does Your Cat Like You — Or Just Tolerate You?

Short Wave

English - August 12, 2021 04:10 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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(Encore episode) It's another installment of our series, "Animal Slander," where we take a common phrase about animals and see what truth there is to it. The issue before the Short Wave court today: "Do cats deserve their aloof reputation?" We look at the evidence with cat researcher, Kristyn Vitale of Oregon State University.

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