Cats eating from a food puzzle: contrafreeloading?

Cats eating from a food puzzle: contrafreeloading?

Why slide a block aside to uncover food when there is food freely available in a bowl nearby? Psychologists call the behavior “contrafreeloading” - it refers to animals (and people) preferring to work for food when there is freely available food. This behavior sounds counter-intuitive - after all, you would expect an animal to choose

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Studied cats show little interest in contrafreeloading

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Cats eating from a food puzzle: contrafreeloading?

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When given the choice between a free meal and performing a task for a meal, cats would prefer the meal that doesn't require much effort. While that might not come as a surprise, it does to cat behaviorists. Most animals prefer to work for their food — a

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Cats prefer to get free meals rather than work for them

Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional wellbeing - Leticia MS Dantas, Mikel M Delgado, Ingrid Johnson, CA Tony Buffington, 2016

Study suggests cats prefer free food rather than working for it