Watch out, Oscar — cats also have what it takes to be man’s best friend. Scientists (Oregon State University) proved that cats do get attached to their human owners, just like dogs — they’re just often too aloof to show it. Using the university’s specialized Human-Animal Interaction Lab, the scientists put more than 100 felines through tests to see how strongly they were attached to humans after short absences. The tests showed that the cats “share social traits once attributed to dogs and humans. … The majority of cats are securely attached to their owner and use them as a source of security…”