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The cat in Istanbul guards books. (i.imgflip.com)
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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

One thing I have allways wondered, do the locals pet the street cats in Istanbul?

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've never been, but I've seen videos and it seems like the answer is yes!

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reason I asked is that I wonder if there is an issue with fleas in the cat population, and if it could spread to humans...

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i believe fleas are extremely species-specific and the only animals you need to worry about catching them from are like, gorillas and other humans.

[–] jose1324@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nah you can get then from your pets. They just won't survive on just your blood and will die after annoying you for some time.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can't take the book because you didn't pet the cat first