They don't particularly like fish nor do they digest it well.
It is however extremely stinky and is typically the meatiest, fleshiest material they eat when they otherwisr have a life of kibble or canned foods. And for that reason they tend to ravenously enjoy tunafish.
I can't speak for all cats, as in felines, but domesticated house cats that humans keep as pets are derived from a desert cat originally. Not many desert fish for their digestive systems to have adapted to.
Did they have dedicated cat food before WWII? until recently I was convinced people were just giving their dogs and cats their scraps. With cats possibly not even giving them the scraps and just letting them go hunt.
Kibble was 'invented' during ww2 as a way to get around shortages on metal for canning. But it's essentially pemmican with below human grade standards. Works fine for dogs, manages to work well enough for cats to survive, so an industry was born even when the material shortages ended.
In the process of domesticating themselves cats forgot to update their software on the size parameter. They still they they age lions. I know this isn't scientifically accurate in the slightest but don't let the facts get in the wah of a good story
33 Comments
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 37 pts · 53d
Butterflys are carnivorous? That's the second new thing I've learned this morning
Janx@piefed.social · 26 pts · 53d
It's probably just opportunistic nutrition, or whatever the term is called when a deer eats a bird...
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 13 pts · 53d
It's too late. The image is seared into my brain. They are carnivorous monsters
Janx@piefed.social · 9 pts · 53d
There's a butterfly pavilion near me that I want to take you to. Definitely not to watch you freak out...
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 7 pts · 53d
Well ok, if you say it's safe
Janx@piefed.social · 4 pts · 53d
It's okay, you'll be wearing a beekeeper suit.
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 6 pts · 53d
But I don't want to see any bees...
Unless they're the knees
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 53d
They're puddling
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 10 pts · 53d
Neat to know, thanks!
passenger@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 51d
This led me to Sweat bees and a photo of a bee licking sweat. I am again amazed by Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictidae
janus2@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 53d
I knew I was scared of those fuckers for a reason
morto@piefed.social · 5 pts · 53d
Depends on the species. Some will stick to flowers, but some will eat even blood or shit
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 52d
Yes, some types of Butterflies are, you can see also sometimes Butterflies sucking wounds of cattle and others on farms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq2H8tNyk4Q
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 1 pts · 52d
If you think I'm going to watch a video of that you're crazy lol
hDGGgrLpg8nEucjxWnJz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 53d
What's the first?
TachyonTele_Esq@piefed.social · 3 pts · 53d
When people in Sweden settled an area with a hill it could be called a “Something-bjer”. Bjer means hill and is close to the modern word Berg.
hDGGgrLpg8nEucjxWnJz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 52d
That is an interesting fact, thank you!
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 53d
Salt perhaps.
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 53d
I've never understood why cats like tuna. Like how is a cat supposed to catch THIS?!
this is how big she is btw
Agent641@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 51d
They train a semi intelligent ape to catch, process, can, and eventually place portions of it in a bowl in front of them.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 52d
They don't particularly like fish nor do they digest it well.
It is however extremely stinky and is typically the meatiest, fleshiest material they eat when they otherwisr have a life of kibble or canned foods. And for that reason they tend to ravenously enjoy tunafish.
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 51d
Wait what? I thought cats eating fish were universal no matter if it's a pet eating canned foods or not
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 51d
I can't speak for all cats, as in felines, but domesticated house cats that humans keep as pets are derived from a desert cat originally. Not many desert fish for their digestive systems to have adapted to.
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 51d
Okaay so the cats beside my house who just come to eat fish are fine then
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 51d
Probably. It becomes a greater concern for wherever they go to the bathroom afterwards.
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 51d
Well its directly to soil so all is fine
BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 53d
The cat in the second picture looks to be roughly the same size as the humans in the first picture, so shouldn't have an issue catching tuna.
groet@feddit.org · 7 pts · 53d
Humans like a lot of things that we were never supposed to catch. Those two things are just not related
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 53d
Wasn't it during WW2 that they needed the beef to go to troops overseas, so they substituted beef for fish in cat foods?
I tried to look it up to verify, but search engines are shit and I'm not getting anything close to my keywords.
ranzispa@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 53d
Did they have dedicated cat food before WWII? until recently I was convinced people were just giving their dogs and cats their scraps. With cats possibly not even giving them the scraps and just letting them go hunt.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 52d
Kibble was 'invented' during ww2 as a way to get around shortages on metal for canning. But it's essentially pemmican with below human grade standards. Works fine for dogs, manages to work well enough for cats to survive, so an industry was born even when the material shortages ended.
muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com · 0 pts · 53d
In the process of domesticating themselves cats forgot to update their software on the size parameter. They still they they age lions. I know this isn't scientifically accurate in the slightest but don't let the facts get in the wah of a good story
Doug@piefed.social · 5 pts · 53d
I’m on the sea food diet: I see food, I eat it— which doesn’t help restrict myself to the sea food diet.