The language I’ve used in the title comes from that wonderful writer, Desmond Morris. He is also a great animal behaviourist. I would say that he is still the best. He explains why kittens don’t squabble when feeding at their … Continue reading →
I can’t really add much more than what I say in the title so this is going to be a short post. But despite that I think the title is a very interesting one. It never occurred to me that … Continue reading →
NEWS/OPINION-TURKEY: The story is that a street cat, a calico cat in fact, carried her sick kitten into an Istanbul hospital for treatment. It was a demonstration of incredible motherly instincts, on the face of it. The cat dropped her … Continue reading →
You may have heard of cute Lulu. She is a tabby rescue cat who likes to bring her owner’s slippers to her every morning. She collects them from wherever they have been left the day before. Lulu’s owner managed to … Continue reading →
The question is a search term on Google i.e. not my wording, and is two questions rolled into one which I have reformulated: Which domestic cat has given birth to the largest litter of kittens? Which domestic cat was the … Continue reading →
A cute video (partly speeded up) of a beautiful and slightly overweight grey, classic tabby cat protecing their toddler friend and companion. The cat seems to intervene, for example, to stop the toddler falling off a bedside chest of drawers. … Continue reading →
People ask why mother cats kill their kittens. Here are five possible reasons. The first possible reason why a mother might kill one of her kittens is that she is conducting a ‘disease control system’. By killing and eating one … Continue reading →
Young kittens of domestic cats become capable of taking adult food at about 30 to 32 days after birth. Their mother may continue suckling but she becomes gradually less amenable which usually leads to a completely weaned young cat at … Continue reading →
During the first three weeks of kittens’ lives their mother licks them extensively. The first and obvious reason is because it keeps their coat in good condition. Secondly, it also removes ectoparasites (parasites living on the outside the host’s body) … Continue reading →
Nothing much to say here except that it looks like this cute kitten is copying her mother’s yawn and if so why? Rather than following her mother’s behaviour it may be that she has been encouraged to yawn when watching … Continue reading →
