쉐도잉 연습: Why do cats act so weird? - Tony Buffington - YouTube로 영어 말하기 배우기

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They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views of over 2 million YouTube videos of them pouncing,
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bouncing, climbing, cramming, stalking, clawing,
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chattering and purring, one thing is certain.
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cats are very entertaining.
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These somewhat strange feline behaviors,
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both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking,
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why do cats do that?
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Throughout time, cats were simultaneously solitary predators of smaller animals and prey for larger carnivores.
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As both predator and prey,
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survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors,
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which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.
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While the feline actions of your house cat,
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Grismo, might seem perplexing, in the wild these same behaviors,
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naturally bred into cats for millions of years,
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would make Grismo a super cat.
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Enabled by their unique muscular structure and keen balancing abilities,
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cats climbed to high vantage points to survey their territory and spot prey in the wild.
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Grismo doesn't need these particular skills to find and hunt down dinner in her food bowl today,
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but instinctually, viewing the living room from the top of the bookcase is exactly what she has evolved to do.
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As wild predators, cats are opportunistic and hunt whenever prey is available.
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Since most cat prey are small,
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cats in the wild needed to eat many times each day and use a stalk,
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pounce, kill, eat strategy to stay fed.
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This is why Grismo prefers to chase and pounce on little toys
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and eat small meals over the course of the day and night.
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Also, small prey tend to hide in tiny spaces in their natural environments.
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So one explanation for Grismo's propensity to reach into containers
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and openings is that she is compelled by the same curiosity
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that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before.
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In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense.
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Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready,
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helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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and relieved some stress, too.
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So it's not that Grismo hates your couch,
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chair, ottoman, pillows, curtains, and everything else you put in her environment.
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She's ripping these things to shreds and keeping her claws in tip-top shape,
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because this is exactly what her ancestors did in order to survive.
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As animals that were preyed upon,
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cats evolved to not get caught,
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and in the wild, the cats that were the best at avoiding predators thrived.
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So at your house today,
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Grismo is an expert at squeezing into small spaces and seeking out and hiding in unconventional spots.
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It also explains why she prefers a clean
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and odor-free litter box that's less likely to give away her location to any predators that may be sniffing around nearby.
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Considering everything we do know about cats,
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it seems that one of their most predominant behaviors is still one of the most mysterious.
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Cats may purr for any number of reasons,
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such as happiness, stress, and hunger.
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But curiously, the frequency of their purrs,
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between 25 and 150 hertz,
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is within a range that can promote tissue regeneration.
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So while her purring makes Grismo an excellent nap companion,
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it is also possible that her purr is healing her muscles and bones,
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and maybe even yours, too.
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They developed through time as both solitary predators that hunted and killed to eat,
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and stealthy prey that hid and escaped to survive.
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So cats today retain many of the same instincts that allowed them to thrive in the wild for millions of years.
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This explains some of their seemingly strange behaviors.
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To them, our homes are their jungles.
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But if this is the case,
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in our own cats' eyes, who are we?
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Big, dumb, hairless cats competing with them for resources?
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terribly stupid predators they're able to outsmart every day?
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Or maybe they think we're the prey.

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