See:
Scothanian Nods And Shrugs
Credible Aliens? II
"The Asteroid Queen," Chapter II teaches us kzinti body language:
A stretching motion equals a relaxed smile;
the sage nods;
a toss of the head is agreement;
a kzin can beckon with a flick of the tail and ears;
batwing ears fold when a kzin shifts uneasily;
a twitch of the whiskers is a grin.
On our first encounter with a kzin, we would recognize some signals but not others.
Later: Wiggling ears is amusement. (Chapter V, p. 100)
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Kaor, Paul!
And a "smile" for a Kzin would be a glare or snarl in humans. Some of the Kzinti had trouble grasping that a human's smile did not necessarily mean either hostility and aggression.
Ad astra! Sean
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