Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoWhy do cats love tuna so much? Scientists may finally knowwww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: science@hexbear.netsciencehackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkWhy do cats love tuna so much? Scientists may finally knowwww.science.orgRenneder@sh.itjust.worksM to BecomeMe@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: science@hexbear.netsciencehackernews@derp.foo
Study identifies taste receptors that give our feline friends a craving for meat—and one fish in particular
minus-squarekool_newt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoI’m excited about cultured tuna used for cat food and the positive effects on the ocean that might have. Even a vegan person with cats is consuming potentially hundreds of pounds of tuna over a year.
minus-squareStukalinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoYou have no concept of how much a cat eats, do you?
minus-squarekool_newt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNumbers derived from my arse tend to have low accuracy. Especially when I’m estimating how much “cats” eat without specifying quantity.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year ago365 days x 0.25 pounds x 4 cats = 365 pounds (Nonvegan here, my 2 cats prefer duck and salmon over tuna.)
I’m excited about cultured tuna used for cat food and the positive effects on the ocean that might have. Even a vegan person with cats is consuming potentially hundreds of pounds of tuna over a year.
You have no concept of how much a cat eats, do you?
Numbers derived from my arse tend to have low accuracy. Especially when I’m estimating how much “cats” eat without specifying quantity.
365 days x 0.25 pounds x 4 cats = 365 pounds
(Nonvegan here, my 2 cats prefer duck and salmon over tuna.)