视错觉的水太深,小猫根本把握不住
(图片来源自Gabriella Smith M.A.)
聊到这里,让我们回到最初的一个疑问:
(图片来源自Julie Ross)
根据以往的研究,目前的推测中,有这么几种可能。
一个是猫科动物的好奇心,宠物猫作为家中真正「主人」,它们对自身所处的环境很敏感。
(图片来源自@SngrLittle)
(我是谁?我为什么在这?)
当然,这种图形并不一定非要是正方形。
毕竟猫咪作为一种迷惑行为专家,它们很多时候压根就懒得关心地上到底画的是什么鬼东西,而这或许就是让人类着迷且又猜测不透的神秘感吧。
参考资料:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159114002366
http://animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1259
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0042698988900958?via%3Dihub
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/cats-love-for-sitting-in-boxes-includes-imaginary-squares-too/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n27RF0LA3m9jfBx4Gf4ojJgs4RttzvnMXwj-4pQ4z20/edit
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159121001258?fbclid=IwAR0NkvhAGEDRgD4xwynVFuaXl6JUFZ0ZSgDYNJH7tEwiPIMZrYv7tkxUoIw
https://www.sciencealert.com/cats-don-t-just-like-to-sit-in-real-boxes-they-ll-choose-to-sit-in-illusions-of-boxes-too
https://catillusions2020.wixsite.com/ififitsisits
https://imgur.com/a/ZcJ4A
https://www.treehugger.com/cat-square-trick-4862994
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_contours
https://www.cats.org.uk/cats-blog/cat-eyesight-facts#:~:text=Our%20vision%20is%20sharpest%20when,to%20see%20an%20object%20clearly.
https://www.livescience.com/40459-what-do-cats-see.html