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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
