The cat: the most successful predator on land? The cat’s senses are for hunting and avoiding danger. Hearing The domestic cat has excellent hearing adapted to hunting mice and small rodents. Cats have an uncanny ability to detect the faintest mouse squeak or rustle … continue reading…
There is a long history of animals reacting to impending natural disasters. In 373 BC, in an ancient Greek city called Helike, a strange event was recorded: “All the mice and martens and snakes and centipedes and beetles left in … continue reading…
I’ll speculate and keep this short. Cats sense when you are about to come home because your scent in the home, in the air, has faded to a certain point which is precisely inline with the time you usually come … continue reading…
I’m sure many PoC regulars will be familiar with The Animal Rescue Site, part of the Greater Good organisation, where we can click daily to help to feed rescue animals in the USA, I’ve been doing this for years now … continue reading…
Here is a picture of a cat that looks sad. Is (s)he sad? Are we interpreting a cat’s expressions correctly? The face is actually more “concerned-and-sad” than plain sad. I’ll tell you why I think we are encouraged to make … continue reading…
It is almost impossible to write about cat pictures or cat behavior etc. when people have been so cruelly killed and injured in two explosions by bombs placed near the end of this year’s Boston marathon (2013). I have to … continue reading…
For anyone is who has sensibilities towards animal welfare, this video of a cat meowing under water has to be upsetting. Firstly, the cat is not actually meowing under water. He or she has her mouth slightly under water so … continue reading…
I wonder if cats have color preferences with a particular liking for black. We might think our cat has a preference for a particular colour because she always lies on clothes of that colour whenever she can. However, it maybe … continue reading…
By Elisa Black-Taylor When I did the original article Can Cats See Ghosts back in 2011, I never dreamed it would receive the backlashing of comments from a simple photo of my cat Cocoa. I’ve included it in the collage, … continue reading…
Are modern wooden floors cat unfriendly? If they are, rugs are certainly the opposite. Cats love ’em. In Britain a lot of people have ripped up their carpets and put down artificial wood flooring. You have that sheer, spacious, modern … continue reading…
There are 600 people in a queue that snakes around the corner of a street in Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals. They are all waiting in line for that magical moment when they get … continue reading…
Hi, I received an email from Leanne of Kays Hill Animal Sanctaury. She wrote about Marcus, a lovely, solid, black and white, male rescue cat who looked after Gerty, another rescue cat at the sanctuary, for a while. Here is … continue reading…
I went on an internet quest for sounds that cats hate and came up with very little. This does not surprise me as I don’t believe that there is a comprehensive list of sounds that cats, in general, hate. However, … continue reading…
Time lapse videos compress time. When the video is of a cat you can see more clearly some of the nuances of cat behavior. For example, the cat who is supposedly totally inactive (to the casual glance) is not. Cats … continue reading…
For many people, the answer is, yes, because cats do not have unkind thoughts and because they are always there to greet you with love and affection when you get home. These are two of the reasons why cats are … continue reading…
