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Hmm

Of course I have to make a separate post with this shot alone.

One theory that is often attached to cats’ love for boxes is that they are inherently predators, speaking in evolutionary terms, so they like to assume a position that covers them sufficiently from each side in order to ambush their prey. Obviously, they’re not going to attack someone every time you see them playing with a box, but it’s their natural, instinctive behavior to act that way

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There is actually a term for this: Cuteness Aggression

Seeing something cute actually does bring out aggression in us, according to a paper presented at Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s annual meeting in New Orleans.

Researchers found 109 people to look at pictures of animals – cute, funny and “neutral” photos of fluffy, fluffy puppies. The lucky participants then rated how they felt about the pictures: whether they agreed with the statement like “I just can’t handle it!,  whether they made them want to squeeze something, or whether they were suddenly seized with the impulse to say something like “grr!” The cuter the animal, the more aggressive the response.

The study’s researchers, led by Rebecca Dyer, a graduate student in psychology at Yale University, dubs the phenomenon “cute aggression.” [x]

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Nemophilist (pronounced  ne-‘mo-fe-list) means someone with a love or fondness for forests, woods, or woodland scenery, or someone who often visits them - a ‘haunter’ of woods. The word derives from the Greek ‘nemos,’ grove, and ‘philos,’ affection. The use of the word appears to distinguish it from the more formal pursuit of ‘forestry’ or ‘botany’ - suggesting a more artistic appreciation of trees, or the simple delight provided by woodlands. The first known use was in 1838.

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