Feline spraying is the equivalent of publishing a poem
Cat spraying is the human equivalent of leaving a calling card or writing a letter to the Times so says the renowned zoologist Dr Desmond Morris.
Continue reading →Cat spraying is the human equivalent of leaving a calling card or writing a letter to the Times so says the renowned zoologist Dr Desmond Morris.
Continue reading →The phrase “the cat is a contradiction” as coined by Dr Desmond Morris refers to the bi-mental state of the domestic cat who switches flexibly and quickly between wild and tame and between independence and dependence.
Continue reading →Desmond Morris says that cat chattering is an enactment of the special bite that a cat employs to sever the bird’s vertebrae with his canine teeth. It has to be an enactment as he can’t get at the bird outside behind the window.
Continue reading →I’ll be brief. There is a curious early European tradition, based on superstition, which appears to have been brought forward to the modern age in some places, that kittens born in the month of May should be destroyed because if … Continue reading →
Yes, catnip is okay for kittens but Dr Desmond Morris writes in his book Cat World that, “Young kittens do not show the response. For the first two months of life all kittens avoid catnip, and the positive response does … Continue reading →
Here are 11 selected facts about the popular Abyssinian cat breed. If you want more please click on this link or flick through these pages. This cat should have a well-balanced overall appearance i.e. not bred to extreme and it … Continue reading →
Of course, there are more than four books that you might buy a cat lover this Christmas but I would like to select four because I’ve just written about four reasons why your cat loves you! Catwatching This is the … Continue reading →
Background Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. His works are classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. One of his famous titles is The Lady of the Lake. He lived with a … Continue reading →
Andy is said to be the domestic cat who fell the farthest in history and survived according to Desmond Morris in his book Cat World. There is no information about Andy on the internet, surprisingly. All I have is from … Continue reading →
You can easily link black cats with the specific superstition that they were agents of the Devil. Some people still believe it. You can link black cats to witchcraft and cat familiars i.e. cats belonging to witches, but it is … Continue reading →