What affects us affects cats
Although the image above is fictional, it is entirely possibly for a domestic cat to make friends with a tiger. The tiger would be captive. And probably somewhat domesticated and/or habituated to the human presence. Tigers can prey on domestic cats and dogs. There is no unwritten feline agreement that the tiger should not …
I’d like any viewers to tell me in a comment what is wrong with this AI created picture of a kitten playing with his shadow which has been thrown onto a wall. It is a very fine picture but the computer which created it, DALL-E 3, has made a fundamental mistake which points to …
While the subject is quite grim, it’s intriguing to note that a 2015 study documented 63 instances of dogs consuming their deceased owners. Remarkably, in a quarter of these cases, the dogs began to eat the remains less than a day after their owner’s death, even though they had access to other food sources …
A study worked out why urine sprayed onto vertical surfaces by cats to mark their territory is smellier (emits a pungent odour) than urine which is excreted when cats go to the toilet. They decided that this increased pungent odour of urine designed to mark territory is due to the fact that it has …
The infographic summarises the four different fundamental types of kitten play in instinctive preparation for adulthood in the wild. The catch here is that adult domestic cats behave like kittens as humans keep them mentally that way and therefore, they continue to play as kittens into adulthood. We expect that but it is arguably …
Here is a very sparse video showing us what this female cat did when she arrived at her new home after five years in a shelter. She made biscuits in cute cat talk; aka kneading, and it happened to be the carpet. This is the instinctive action of a cat at her mother’s breast. …
Do you know why your cat likes to knock things over? What’s your theory? In fact, does he do it? Not all domestic cats do. What percentage of cats do this? Despite what experts say I don’t believe we have a full and certain answer to these questions so I’ll provide mine but I’m …
The next solar eclipse (total solar eclipse) is scheduled for April 8, 2024. It will be a total solar eclipse visible in parts of the US, Canada, and Mexico. Unfortunately, it will not be visible in India. Remember to follow safety measures if you plan to observe the eclipse! Will pets be affected? See below from an …
