of Animals and Their Instincts

Of Animals and Their Instincts

I recall that when I was still a kid, there used to be a lot of cats in our alley. I remember they used to be quite scared of people. Their favorite places were under the cars and on top of the trees, so nobody could see them. I remember whenever my grandmother made a “phisht” sound, they would run away and never come back again. The same rule applied to birds. I rarely saw them on the ground.

Things are quite different these days. I do not know what has happened, but it seems like that their instincts have changed somehow. There is a cat living near my brother’s house. When he tried to kick it with his foot, the stubborn animal clung to it and didn’t let go! And Birds! It seems like they are living on the ground now, and they stare at you as you pass by! Is it possible that they have learned to adapt to our world? If it is so, is it a good thing or not? If it goes on like this, I am afraid they may actually attack us one day!