It really looks like he's smiling in his sleep 🥺
this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2023
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I guess I should clarify that I meant that cats don't "smile" like people.
they smile better
But they do
That's really cool! I have been convinced for a while that cats have really expressive faces based on how easily I understand my own cats, nice that there's some evidence of it.
There was evidence of it when you saw it with your own eyes.
Heh I guess so but it could also be in my head.
I just think you gotta give yourself credit for being able to see what’s clearly happening in front of you. Science is great but it can be faked and mistaken so you also gotta be able to trust your own perceptions.
You're so supportive that's sweet thank you :)
this is cool, thank you for sharing
What do you mean cat’s can’t smile. Of course they can smile.
I’m pretty sure cats have several facial expressions.
Yeah but AFAIK they don't have one that is similar to a human smile.
(In appearance not in meaning)
But they do? I mean, here’s an example if you’re skeptical: https://lemmy.world/post/9686610
I'm sure its just the lighting, his face being smooshed into the blanket and also part of his face being obstructed by the blanket.
Could be. But that seems more elaborate than “as you’d expect, cat smiles look like human smiles and mean the same thing”
It just means smiling appeared before our common ancestor, or that we co-evolved like bees and flowers to have a working interface for emotional communication.
It’s in all organisms’ best interest to succeed in communicating with other organisms. There’s a universal selective pressure toward universal empathy. Like you can tell when a hornet’s anxious or a spider is scared.
It just so happens we’ve been next to cats for long enough we got highly specialized at reading each other.
I appreciate this thoughtful explanation.
That's the "I know I look extremely cute" cozy content smile 😊
It's not that they can't smile, it's that they rarely want to. They're little murder machines because they are just full of spite under all that floof. Probably only smiling because he is dreaming about murdering something.
My cat would beg to differ, he always smiles when I grab his treat container, then he proceeds to shout at me until he gets his treats.
He looks very comfy. 🥰