Serious question, it doesn't resemble anything else in Nature, yet we do it with an appearance of it being natural to do.
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I doubt they could understand it. Probably just baffling.
I've felt that way when I've seen them watch me cleaning a room, but with cooking they seem more fascinated by it.
I guess with the burning it's releasing more of the smell than they're used to, and differently.
Here we see schizophrenia catching up with Turncoat.
If this is what's showing it, to you in particular, then I'm glad.