Unlike dogs , cats do n't think when they drink , team finds . That column , they say , is a balance between gravity , which pulls the milk back toward the bowl , and inertia , which refers to the tendency of a liquid to continue moving in a direction unless another force interferes . Cats show signs of physical control , balancing gravity and inertia , to drink . Results of four - member team were published in the online journal Nature .
Unlike dogs , cats do n't think when they drink , team finds . Cats show signs of physical control , balancing gravity and inertia , to drink . Results of four - member team were published in the online journal Nature .