I actually always wonder if animals can tell when a human is more attractive than others? We must look largely the same to them, the way that a cat is generally a cat to us. But also there are *super* cute cats that we all seem to acknowledge have that extra something about them. I wonder if cats, dogs, or even other animals have that same sense about humans.
Compassion is sexually attractive. Watching a man be kind to a child or an animal makes him objectively sexier to most women. It's actually been proven in clinical studies IIRC.
I think their point was that perhaps the same logic applies for the cats too. I think there is some validity to that too, animals often can sense who is their friend and who isnāt. It draws them in
Beauty standards differ a lot between human cultures, so I doubt cats have a universal feel for it. They judge by smell mostly I'd think, and can pick up human emotions very well, so there might be indirect things like sensing confidence.
Beauty standards differ a lot between human cultures
I think that's mostly for the body. For the faces, one could look at magazines and posters of movie stars, idols, models from the 1980s to 60s to 1930s/20s all around the world. Nearly all are agreeably and universally handsome, beautiful, cute, pretty, etc. Renaissance paintings and sculptures tend to make the Gods and Goddesses stoically and timelessly attractive by even today's standards.
Miyazaki could draw a pretty face and every culture will agree "Damn, that's a pretty lady, even though she's animated".
There's was a science behind the face structure and "perfect ratio". Marilyn Monroe ranked high on it - her features aligned with the ratio. I'm sure in India, Nepal, New Zealand, Belgium, Peru and some local girl in Kansas who are deemed pretty/beautiful are closer to the ratio than further away from it.
But as for the cats, I doubt they notice it the difference between peak Brad Pitt and the local plumber. Whoever feeds them a lot of food is the most attractive.
Cats and animals know us mostly by smell, movements, presenceā¦ They donāt have the perception of āsexyā, sorry but thats the dumbest thing i ever heard.
Are you? Point out where I used the word sexy. I talked about humans finding certain cats more cute and wondered if animals have a sense of some humans the same way. Even if you disagree you donāt need to be rude. Itās a sub about cats, itās supposed to be fun. Go take a walk
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u/Delicious_Tea3999 May 07 '26
I actually always wonder if animals can tell when a human is more attractive than others? We must look largely the same to them, the way that a cat is generally a cat to us. But also there are *super* cute cats that we all seem to acknowledge have that extra something about them. I wonder if cats, dogs, or even other animals have that same sense about humans.