Any cat owner who’s ever woken up to the not-so-soothing sound of endless meowing knows that cats love food. The study found that when a mixed group of 50 shelter and house cats were deprived of human social interaction, food, toys and scents for a few hours, “social interaction with humans” was what they wanted most. To quote Motherboard’s Jordan Pearson: “Let that sink in: more than food. Basically, your cat has been playing hard to get this whole time and everything we know is a lie. Now excuse us as we go find a cat to nuzzle with.

Source: Huffington Post March 28, 2017 19:30 UTC