In their behavioural experiment, the research team observed how cats respond to their owners in a strange environment. Previous research on rhesus monkeys (the controversial wire mother experiments reported in 1958) and dogs (a much more ethically sound experiment reported last year) had shown that both species form secure and insecure attachments.
研究团队在行为实验中观察了猫在陌生环境中对主人的反应。此前对恒河猴(1958年报道的颇具争议的铁丝妈妈实验)和狗(同年报道的一个更道德的实验)进行的研究表明这两个物种都能建立亲密和不亲密的关系。
In a secure attachment, a dog in a strange environment will, upon being reunited with their humans, relax and continue to explore. An insecure attachment, on the other hand, will see the dog continue exhibiting stress behaviour, either clinging excessively to the human, or avoiding them as much as possible.
有亲密关系的狗狗在陌生环境中和主人团聚后很放松,会继续探索。而没有亲密关系的狗狗一直很紧张,要么过分依赖人类,要么尽力躲避人类。
This new study suggests that cats have the ability and the necessary traits to form deep social bonds with humans. It's just that they may express themselves in their own special way.
这项新研究表明猫具备和人类建立亲密关系的能力和特征,只不过它们有自己独特的表现方式。
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