Why Do We Love Cats So Much?

THE INFOGRAPHIC TITLE DOESN'T MATTER because, rainbow cat. But in case you're wondering I was supposed to name it "Why Do We Love Cats So Much?" Some rights reserved by Dusty J Some rights reserved by linh ngan So, why do we love cats so much? human-feline Cats are cute! HISTORY The purrrfect distraction from our hectic lives L See? That's a text-based joke. Their humor requires no explanation Some rights reserved by admiller EGYPTIANS LOVED CATS Cats were considered protectors Egyptians declared cats to be demigods Cats are evil! There are just as many memes of sinister, plotting cats as cute or funny cats They thought cats kept evil at bay at night Cats were mummified and buried as any other demigod Cats have an element of danger about them Pharaohs could own cats while their subjects could feed or care for cats Some rights reserved by Crackers93 DARK AGES Any misfortune was blamed on cats They're perfect for human projection Cats were considered agents of Satan People thought cats had supernatural powers They're very expressive; making them awesome for anthropomorphization More cats than witches were burned at the stake They get themselves into amusing predicaments European inquisitors decreed cats to be demons in disguise CAT PICTURES DUNCE Some rights reserved by rjmlawlor DUNCE Once humans got their hands on cameras, it was all over for the dignity of the cat. It's all a cat conspiracy Harry Pointer (1822-1889) Cats have been slowly harvesting humans for two millennia Perhaps the progenitor of the shameless cat picture The internet is a social experiment in which humans are simply pawns Pointer snapped approx 200 photos of his "Brighton Cats" Some rights reserved by rjmlawlor Pointer often arranged his cats in unusual poses that mimicked They're not dogs humans Dogs try too hard to get our attention He soon realized that a caption made cats even more amusing A dog in front of a keyboard looks like it's having far too much fun Pointers Pets Some rights reserved by petsadviser.com Is the Human/Cat Attachment Mutual? A Mexican research group used a procedure known as Strange Situation to test cats Normally used to test an infant's reaction the absence or presence of its mother Analysis of the cats suggested they were indeed emotionally attached While owners were present: • Cats appeared more relaxed • Cats were more likely to explore While owners were absent: • Cats were much more alert • Cats were less likely to engage in activity Some rights reserved by photofarmer Feline Attachment or Heroics A tomcat traveled 2,500 miles over 2 years to find its owners who had moved from California to Florida Feline, Lucy, fought off a rattlesnake slithering toward a 2 year old boy A CA cat uncharacteristically nipped its owners leg to draw attention to her 4 month old who was suffocating in another room A woman awoke to find her father's cat, Holmes, on her chest. She soon discovered her father was suffering a stroke nearby Some rights reserved by karen.tkI Cats own the internet... and that's ok. Lil Bub Tard the Grumpy Cat grumpycats.com http://instagram.com/p/UjX1pKw94L/ I made you a cookie... grumpycats.com attracts 1.5 million unique visitors a month Facebook page has over 700k “Likes" YouTube channel "SevereAvoidance" has nearly 95k subscribers Fatso the Keyboard Cat Twitter account has approx 62k followers SXSW 2013 Grumpy Cat received 13,931 mentions throughout the week - more than any of the top speakers, including Al Gore LOL Cats but I eated it. Presented by: bestsociologyprograms.com SOURCES: http://www.grumpycats.com http://rense.com/general38/fasvc.htm http://pattim.hubpages.com/hub/Cats-in-Medieval-Times http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nyan-cat-pop-tart-cat DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING http://mashable.com/2010/10/21/why-does-the-web-love-cats http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62357-sxswi-2013-the-social-buzz http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/10/tech/web/grumpy-cat-sxsw/index.html http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/07/cat-psychology-do-cats-improve-our-mood.php http://io9.com/5900334/even-in-the-1870s-humans-were-obsessed-with-ridiculous-photos-of-cats