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Why do cats hate tin foil?

PoC avatarPosted on March 17, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 17, 2020

Why do cats hate tin foil? Well, we shouldn’t generalise because some domestic cats are not fazed by tin foil (or only slightly so) but typically they are. The reason is that tin foil is a strange surface and object. … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat learning, cat personality, cat personality types, cat senses, routines, sounds cats hate | Leave a reply

Cat yawns at water sprayed at him knowing that he’s behind a window?

PoC avatarPosted on October 29, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 29, 2019

I think that this video tells us a bit about the domestic cat’s mentality. It gives us a clue as to what they are thinking. But I’d like to know what people make of this video. It’s a simple, innocent … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat behavior, cat learning, cat video, observational learning

Cat Understands How A Flip Top Bin Works And Has Fun

PoC avatarPosted on March 19, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 19, 2019

She made a toy out of a flip top bin lid and in doing so learned how they work. There has to be a certain amount of intelligence involved to constantly flip that flipping lid. She gets a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat intelligence, cat learning | Leave a reply

Domestic cats can be unaware of potential human-created dangers

PoC avatarPosted on March 13, 2019 by Michael BroadMarch 13, 2019

Sometimes cats just don’t understand the potential dangers they place themselves in. I suppose that this cat sees the children skateboarding around him and instinctively presumes that they will always avoid him. He does not consciously have these thoughts but … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat behavior, cat learning, dangers to cats | Leave a reply

Explaining how this cat so competently opens a door

PoC avatarPosted on February 23, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 23, 2019

This cat looks very smart in the way he opens a door. He positions himself well and uses his weight to lever the door handle down. Observers are generally impressed and even amazed by the way domestic cats do this. … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat learning, cat training, observational learning | Leave a reply

How did this scientist get kittens to prefer bananas to meat?

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2016 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2016

The answer to the question in the title is that the scientist trained mother cats to eat bananas (for one minute put aside the morality and ethics of this experiment). He found that when the kittens were offered a choice … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat learning, cat learning from observation | 4 Replies

My Cat Calls Me to Go out with Him at Night

PoC avatarPosted on July 23, 2016 by Michael BroadJuly 23, 2016

My cat calls me to go out with him at night. He’s just done it. It was about 9:30 pm. I think I am imprinted on his brain as his mother/father. Today I took him for a walk. I walked … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat behavior, Gabriel, human to cat relationship, imprinting | 11 Replies

Video: Family Cat Uses Toilet Without Training

PoC avatarPosted on July 11, 2015 by Michael BroadJuly 11, 2015

This tabby-and-white family cat wanted to use the family toilet and he did so without any training or encouragement. This is the first case of self-taught human toilet use by a cat that I have heard about. In fact the … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat behavior, cat training, toilet training for cats

Kitten Learns by Observing his Mother

PoC avatarPosted on July 2, 2015 by Michael BroadJuly 2, 2015

I have written about this before but not seen such a good example on video of a kitten learning how to do things by direct observation of his mother. The first 30 seconds are the key bits of this video … Continue reading →

Posted in learning | Tagged cat behavior, cat learning, cat video | 2 Replies

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