This is a photograph from the Reddit.com website and the person who posted it asked: “Why do these babies look nothing like their mother?” There are two reasons. The first is superfecundation which means that when you see a litter … Continue reading →
Male cats do not go into heat. Male domestic cats reach sexual maturity and begin to produce sperm from 6 to 18 months of age with the average at about nine months. Two months later sperm is present in the … Continue reading →
You probably know that when the male domestic cat mates with the female he grabs her by the scruff of the neck in his jaws. The loose skin there is ideal for the purpose. It looks rather brutal but it … Continue reading →
Your male domestic cat companion might spoon your arm and if they do it’s normal behaviour although possibly quite unusual. In this context “spooning” means cuddling in a position as if both parties are spoons i.e. close to each other … Continue reading →
I have brazenly lifted the title to this post from the Catster.com website. The title interested me. I thought how often do people see domestic cats humping? For the sake of complete clarity humping is slang for sex. I mean … Continue reading →
If you are of a squeamish disposition you might want to stop reading 🙂 . I am just joking because I am sure by now that most people know why female cats scream after mating. Most also know that, unlike … Continue reading →
How do you know if your cats have mated? Secondary questions asked by a person on Quora.com were: My female cat hisses and growls at the male yet likes to tease him. Will they still act this way towards each … Continue reading →
Why do female cats tend to want to bite their partners when mating? The answer – which I am sure a lot of people now know – is because the male cat’s penis is an instrument of torture covered as … Continue reading →
Feline superfecundation occurs when a litter of kittens has more than one father. Tomcats squabble over a female in heat and most females promiscuously allow one male after another to mate with her. Thus, all her admirers who have been … Continue reading →
It is proposed that female cats chose a male by the pungency of his urine as it indicates that he is a good hunter able to provide food for offspring.
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