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Cats May Be Smarter Than You Think

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According to a new study, cats may be more intelligent than most people think. In the study, a Japanese cat named Ebisu was able to imitate her owner’s actions. At first, Ebisu copied simple actions such as spinning around and touching a toy. Later, though, the cat was able to imitate more complicated actions. For example, when her owner raised her arms above her head, Ebisu stood up on her hind legs and lifted her paws.

Ebisu’s owner, Fumi Higaki, is a dog trainer, and Ebisu lived in her pet store. Higaki noticed that Ebisu liked to join dog training sessions to get treats from people. When Higaki told animal behavior researcher Claudia Fugazza about this, they decided to do some experiments. Higaki and Fugazza say that in their study, the cat accurately copied Higaki’s actions more than 81% of the time.

According to scientists, the ability to imitate humans is only common in dolphins, parrots, apes, dogs, and killer whales. Higaki and Fugazza’s study shows that cats could be added to this list, but because the study was only done with one cat, many scientists are not so sure.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Paws /pɔ/ noun כפות

    the foot of an animal that has claws

    The cat injured his paws.

  • Imitate /ˈɪməˌteɪt/ verb לְחַקוֹת

    to make or do something the same way as

    The parrot is trying to imitate its owner.

  • Complicated /ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd/ adjective מורכב

    hard to understand, explain, or deal with

    It was very complicated from the start.

  • Accurately /ˈækjərətli/ adverb בצורה מדויקת

    free from mistakes or errors

    It is challenging to predict the weather accurately.

  • Hind legs /haɪnd lɛg/ adverb רגליים אחוריות

    the back limb of a quadruped

    The dog was taught how to stand on his hind legs.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you think animals can do many things that humans haven’t discovered yet?
  2. What animal are you interested in? Why?
  3. Do you think animals can be as intelligent as humans?
  4. Do you think it’s okay to have rare pets? Why or why not?
  5. Can wild animals become pets?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. How did Ebisu imitate her owner?

  2. What did Higaki notice about Ebisu?

  3. Is the ability to imitate humans common in all animals?

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