I have long suspected this to be the case

[justalurkr]

I've held the opinion for quite some time that cats aren't properly domesticated because they enjoy the full benefits of domestication while still doing exactly what they would have anyway (taking naps and occasionally chasing vermin.)  Now some geneticists have confirmed it:

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[superbadgirl]

Haha, as I pressed play, John came up for a cuddle, complete with laying her head on my shoulder.

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

See? Enjoying the benefits of domestication without lifting a paw.

[nialla]

Did they really need to spend time and money to figure this out?

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

They went so far as to look at genes. They could have been providing laps the whole time, but no.

[nialla]

And the cats providing the DNA are now plotting the scientist's demise.

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Even if it was just a cheek swab, ptui ptui grrrrwwl

[lunachickk.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Last year I went to a tiger sanctuary in SC and while we were playing with some baby tigers I was talking to one of the women that worked there. She was telling me how she actually trusted tigers more than housecats, personality-wise, when it came to predicting how they would react to situations. We decided that the only reason we could actually live amongst "domesticated" house cats is because of their small size compared to ours and that they are in fact probably plotting our murders half the time.

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Sounds like half-domesticated syndrome. Tigers are entirely undomesticated and can be counted on to act like tigers while housecats have to balance tiger-needs with acknowledgment of the all-powerful opposable thumb.

So...murder by staircase after the gooshy food.