Category: cat intelligence

Samson with stroller in background on his balcony in NYC

Are cats sensitive to human emotions?

Are cats sensitive to human emotions? Insofar as human emotions affect body language, “most cats are extraordinarily sensitive to human body language, much more so than they usually receive credit for”. The quote comes...

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Do cats vary in intelligence?

Yes, domestic cats do vary in intelligence. The same must apply to the wild cats. I can say with confidence, however, that domestic cats vary in intelligence based upon tests carried out on dogs....

Domestic cats can think rationally

Domestic cats can think rationally

I have just run an informal experiment which proves to me that domestic cats can think rationally. What does thinking rationally mean? For me, rational thought means that the animal, either a non-human animal...

Human versus cat intelligence

Are humans smarter than cats?

This is a deeply personal viewpoint which many will disagree with but the topic lends itself to this kind of approach. I don’t believe it is wise or practical to ask whether humans are...

Raccoon and cats. Are raccoons smarter than cats?

Are raccoons smarter than cats?

Are raccoons smarter than cats? People want to know. It may be important because raccoons can and do attack outside domestic cats, sometimes. Raccoons are smarter than cats. A study has confirmed this. The...

Contemporary flat-faced Persian cat

Dumbest Cat Breeds

The Persian cat is the dumbest cat breed with its associated breeds: Himalayan and Exotic Shorthair. The Persian is sometimes referred to as a piece of fluffy furniture. The smartest is the Sphynx and...

Cat memory

Cat memory test results as good as for dogs

This concerns a study on cats carried out by Japanese scientists on ‘incidental memory’. Incidental memory concerns the sort of information that is not deliberately stored in the brain; there is no deliberate attempt...

Cat intelligence

How Intelligent Are Cats?

The truth is that, at present, we don’t really know (at a scientific level) how intelligent cats are because it is almost certainly the case that scientists have yet to devise experiments and tests...


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