Talk:Cat

Improper Grammar?

This says "it leads to the extinction of bird, mammal, and reptile species". Shouldn't it be THE bird mammal and reptile species?

This term stands for several species of birds, reptiles and mammals. To use "the", one would need to clarify which bird, mammal and reptile species went extinct - obviously, it's not referring to all such species. beforeAdapter (talk · contribs) 2022-03-20T17:22Z

An user added "User:CheezDeez ON TOP" to the evolution page - vandalism

Please fix the page (if possible) by removing this text 85.221.130.7 (talk) 17:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

This text doesn't appear for me and hasn't been in the recent revisions. I believe you have an issue with your browser cache, do try to reset it. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:23, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

This is caused by vandalism and reverts being caught in a caching issue. See Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Strange_bug_on_Flag_of_Russia_article. The problem seems to be resolved, but the comment seems a genuine concern. --  Jts1882 | talk  19:25, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks it's okay now. The problem is solved. 85.221.130.7 (talk) 08:16, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Ok 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

article length

Its not really short. To long 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:06, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Bro its ment to be long 159.196.170.79 (talk) 07:07, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

What, exactly, do you think needs to be reduced or eliminated from the article? Mediatech492 (talk) 12:13, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2024

Add meow sound 2600:100C:A107:162E:5088:4E05:B47A:D3EB (talk) 23:17, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Done, could be formatted better by someone who understands that better than me so I will leave this open for now. Traumnovelle (talk) 23:22, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Cleaned up the file using {{listen}} '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 00:42, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

"Cat" as the main name

I think it's reversed. Isn't the term “cat” refers to the family “Felidae”? The first paragraph should be “domesticated cat or house cat, commonly known as just 'cat'”. -GogoLion (talk) 05:18, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

How often do people say 'I have a house cat' instead of 'I have a cat' or 'I pet a domestic cat on my walk today' instead of 'I pet a cat on my walk today'. The term cat when referring to felids is derived from the term cat as in a house cat. Traumnovelle (talk) 05:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia naming policy is to use the common name and cat is used far more frequently that domestic cat. The term isn't ambiguous as, while we use might "cat" when discussing the whole cat family, this meaning would be clear from the context; we wouldn't use cat to refer to all cats without such qualifying context. I don't think house cat should be in that opening sentence as house cat refers to something more specific and excludes many of the species.  —  Jts1882 | talk  06:21, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

"Cat poison" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Cat poison has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 June 14 § Cat poison until a consensus is reached. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 21:40, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Misconception?

The following was recently added to the article:

A common misconception is that a cat's behavioral and personality traits correspond to its coat color. These traits instead depend on a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors.

I'm curious to see what other editors here think about this addition. Seems to me that this ignores the correlation between cat breeds, their coat colors, and their behaviors, but this is not my field of expertise. Mr. Swordfish (talk) 15:04, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Well the sourcing is impeccable:

• Udell, Monique; Delgado, Mikel; Ekenstedt, Kari; Shoveller, Anna Kate; Croney, Candace (2023). "CATastrophic myths part 2: Common misconceptions about the environmental, nutritional, and genetic management of domestic cats and their welfare implications". The Veterinary Journal. 300–302: 106029. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106029.

but this popular misconception seems to have attracted comment in lay media too.[1] Note that breed and colour are separate matters. Do you have any counter-sources in mind that say colour and personality traits are linked? Bon courage (talk) 15:19, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

The only evidence of coat colour being linked to behaviour are owner surveys, hardly an infallible method. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:08, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Dogs are better

This is you if your a cat lover 🖕😡🖕 2A02:C7C:86F5:E100:7926:286:4900:498 (talk) 16:17, 7 August 2024 (UTC)