Cats do love their humans

Good news for cat owners: Your pet really does care about you. Cats have long been stigmatized as Machiavellian loners who regard their owners as little more than a useful source of food. But researchers at Oregon State University have found that cats can bond with us just as strongly as dogs or infants do. To analyze the human-feline relationship, scientists recruited 117 cats and their owners to take part in a “strange situation” test. To start, a cat and its owner entered an unfamiliar room together. After two minutes, the owner walked out. When the owner returned, two minutes later, scientists observed the