[Stephen]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

A friend got a kitten that wouldn't stop crying and annoying the whole household. This must have included his existing adult cat as he eventually went over and put his paw over the kittens mouth! The kitten must have known it meant shut up as he stopped crying.

Both this incident and this video just goes to show that less intelligent beings are still able to recognise what irritates them and how to convey this to the object of the irritation.

I wouldn't call them less intelligent. Some animals can be very smart indeed. Just because they don't talk doesn't make them unintelligent. Especially cats, our two used to be so smart at times. Sky used to come to the living room about 10.30-11 every night and meow at us. If you got up he'd lead you up to the bedroom. Yes our cat told us it was bed time.