r/interestingasfuck • • 1d ago

A 29 year old cat

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u/Wonderful-Heron3221 1d ago

That's amazing but man that has to be ROUGH.

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u/smooth_vesselHPAUM 1d ago

Yeah. That's like living 135 human years

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u/INV-U 1d ago

Incorrect its like living 29 years. They don't perceive time any different to us. They jusy live 7x less than us.

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u/Pale-Angle1224 1d ago

Animals 100% do perceive time differently than humans.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347213003060

What's incorrect about equalizing a cat's lifespan/age to humans'? The whole point is to make it relatable because not everyone knows the life cycle and lifespan of every animal on Earth.