Cat researcher: – and so we see that humans do not understand that we are a different species. They see us as smaller, cuter human babies. Their voices rise in pitch when they speak to us – identical to the “baby talk” tones they use with their own offspring – and they carry us around, cuddle us, and engage in other childish expressions of affection and child rearing, such as kissing us and demonstrating how to play with toys. Our small size renders them unable to comprehend the progression of our age as their offspring typically rival the parents in size before they are allowed or forced to fend for themselves, whereas for us–