They can distinguish colors, but they don't pay attention to them the way we do. Blue berries vs. green berries are important to herbi/omnivores, but mice don't come in different colors (well, they do, but it probably doesn't affect the taste). A cat can be taught to press the red lever instead of the blue or green to get a treat, but it's about as hard as getting a human to press the orange-smelling lever rather than the lemon or grapefruit scented one without explaining it. We can tell the difference between the smells, but it's not the first thing we're going to notice.
Kell, if you continue to take the bag away from Katie she's going to get the idea that it's forbidden, which makes a MUCH better sleeping/playing place. "The humans don't want me on the bag? MINE!" *grin*
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Date: 2007-01-14 03:17 pm (UTC)Kell, if you continue to take the bag away from Katie she's going to get the idea that it's forbidden, which makes a MUCH better sleeping/playing place. "The humans don't want me on the bag? MINE!" *grin*