Re: Partly-scientific answer to question about cats

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> Cats, on the other hand, tend to 'smile' by narrowing their eyes, which is 
> unfortunate because in
> humans such an expression usually signifies the opposite of happiness. If 
> a cat squints at you
> menacingly, it probably means it likes you. The difference in how cats and 
> dogs convey mood may well
> be the main factor determining whether you're a 'dog person' or a 'cat 
> person'.

Hm. What does it say about me that I've had almost no experience with cats, 
but have always intuitively interpreted the squinting as a sign of 
relaxation? Was I just looking at the rest of the body for context? Or are 
cats just calmer than dogs, leaving you time to interpret them, while dogs 
rather jump up and down around you?

Ummmm...

Dinosaurs!!! I have interesting things to tell you about sauropod rearing 
from the congress last week. I'll post the abstract this evening.