Cats don’t know they are cute. Cats rarely have self-awareness, and there are no standards for judging beauty or ugliness in the population. The word "cute" was invented by humans. Cats do not understand human aesthetic standards, nor do they understand the meaning of this word invented by humans. ​​​​​​

When humans keep cats as pets, they will have their own aesthetic standards and choose the cats they like. But for a cat, it doesn’t know that it was chosen because of its appearance, nor does it know how cute it is.