In Monster Hunter World (PS4, PC and Xbox One), your hunter is accompanied by loyal Palico cats. However, it seems that these helpful cats do not only affect humans.
A highlight of Monster Hunter World is the adorable Palicos. These are anthropomorphic cat beings that assist your hunters. They cook your meals and help you hunt monsters.
Since the Palico is so important to you, you create it like a character at the beginning of the game. You can even customize the Palico’s meow. And that, in turn, attracts real house cats.
Oh, where did the other cat suddenly come from?
Many cat owners designed their Palicos based on their own cats. This seems to confuse some house cats quite a bit. However, things become even stranger for the house cats when they suddenly hear the meowing of the Palicos in the game.
Cats are naturally curious and territorial. Therefore, they search anxiously for the supposed intruder. Other cats try to communicate with the new feline counterpart and meow expectantly at the screen.
Cat show on Twitter
On Twitter, some Japanese fans of Monster Hunter World have recorded and shared their cats’ reactions to the Palicos. We don’t want to withhold that from you. Enjoy!
アイルーの鳴き声にうちの猫が返事するんだがw#アイルー #モンスターハンターワールド #MHW pic.twitter.com/tGOf4NXGlt
— はなむぐり (@hanamuguri3752) January 26, 2018
アイルーのタイプ1ボイスに明らかにざわめいている pic.twitter.com/enczhP93Cg
— かなたろすけ (@kanata_610) January 26, 2018
自分そっくりに作られたアイルーが気になるきなこさん..??#モンハンワールド pic.twitter.com/apekTmlAX6
— たまにゃふ@ゆいかおりfam (@sakurayuisama) January 26, 2018
むちゃアイルーの声に反応してる pic.twitter.com/ARKshc9Kon
— ごえぽん (@pon_NSR21) January 26, 2018
オトモアイルーに釣られるうちのアイルー#MHW pic.twitter.com/5rZ8mwuei9
— もりしゅンアッー！（≧Д≦） (@FFtalesP4) January 25, 2018
アイルーの鳴き声に反応する我が家のアイルー#MHW#モンスターハンターワールド pic.twitter.com/FUqXmO4P78
— さかた提督 (@AdmiralSakata19) January 26, 2018
アイルーの鳴き声が気になる猫達 pic.twitter.com/DmlZmyPecq
— ばんぶー (@bamboo_osmt) January 26, 2018
Meowing Fun Fact: Cats actually only meow in the wild as kittens. The developed meowing behavior has been adapted by cats since living with humans. Unlike cats, humans primarily communicate verbally, leaving the subtle body language of cats largely unnoticed.
Therefore, cats have adapted. Even the pitch of the meow is said to be in the same range as human babies’ cries. This is supposed to trigger protective behavior in humans towards the cat.
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Do you want to spare your cat the Palico confusion? Then use the Mega-Man skin for the cat companions in Monster Hunter World.
