Reading about Cat intelligence.
In 2009, an experiment was conducted where cats could pull on a string to retrieve a treat under a plastic screen. When presented with one string, cats had no trouble getting the treats, but when presented with multiple strings, some of which were not connected to treats, the cats were unable to consistently choose the correct strings, leading to the conclusion that cats do not understand cause and effect in the same way that humans do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_intelligence
This doesn’t mean cats aren’t highly intelligent. Cats have the ability to solve new problems, adapt to new environments but I’m not sure if they learn from previous mistakes. An animal can not be more than what it is and cats are perfectly adapted for their ecological niche.
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