A research study co-authored by Samantha Watson, an animal behaviourist at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, was intended to reveal some new insights into domestic cat behaviour when they are outside but from me it doesn’t. They strapped … Continue reading →
This article provides insights into cat breed social and non-social behaviour based on a questionnaire survey of the owners of over 5,000 purebred cats.
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Computer screen stops cat scratching himself but he does not realise it. What does it say about domestic cats?
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This cat asks to have his head rubbed by going up on his hind legs and rubbing his head with his paws.
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In this instance ‘reciprocal altruism’ means that one cat will do something which is beneficial to another cat. In return the other cat will do something for the first cat. It is a form of behaviour that we associate with … Continue reading →
Here are four animated .gifs which show various types of domestic cat behavior. The first is quite typical in that close dog/cat relationships are very common. This one stands out a bit because the kitten is so small compared to … Continue reading →
You’ll see this quite often. If a domestic cat takes her food out of her food bowl and takes it somewhere else, even a short distance, it is the behaviour of an inherited, wild cat trait to take food to … Continue reading →
This is something that happens quite a lot. Mother cats who are related frequently share nursing the young of their respective relatives. The question in the title, however, does not imply that the two mothers are related. If the mon … Continue reading →
I see cases that can be solved and cases that can be managed as a cat behaviorist. Because every cat matters – I decided to work this case because I wanted to see her happy. Dixie is one of the … Continue reading →
This is learned feline behaviour. I suspect that these cats have trained themselves to knock on the front door through observation of their human guardian. It is highly unusual and fascinating to see these cats stretch over from a railing … Continue reading →
