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Two unrelated female pumas share the carcass of a prey animal killed by one of them

Pumas live alone with important exceptions

PoC avatarPosted on October 13, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 13, 2022

A 2002 book on the wild cats tells me that “like most felids, pumas live alone, and apart from associations for mating purposes the only prolonged contact is between females and their kittens” (Wild Cats of the World page 260). … continue reading…

Posted in society | Tagged cat hierarchy, cat society, female puma, hierarchy, puma, puma behavior, science, solitary | Leave a reply
Do domestic cats have a hierarchy when living in groups

Do domestic cats have a hierarchy?

PoC avatarPosted on June 4, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2022

You might also ask whether domestic cats have a hierarchy with humans? Some people, even experts, think that domestic cats living in a group do have a hierarchy but it is untrue. I am able to refer to my general … continue reading…

Posted in hierarchy | Tagged cat behavior, cat hierarchy, dominant cat, group of cats, multi-cat household, multicat households, sociable domestic cat | Leave a reply
Large Maine Coon with small random bred cat

How do 25-30 pound Maine Coon cats get on with normally sized 10 pound domestic cats? Do they take advantage of their size?

PoC avatarPosted on February 14, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 14, 2019

The question must refer to a multi-cat household in which there are cats of various sizes. The question is: Do the bigger cats bully the smaller cats? That’s my interpretation of the question in round terms. The reference to the … continue reading…

Posted in cat relationships in multi-cat house | Tagged cat hierarchy, domestic cat size, dominant cat, large Maine Coon, multi-cat household, multicat households | Leave a reply
Feline dominance hierarchy

Video of classic domestic cat dominance (bullying)

PoC avatarPosted on September 13, 2018 by Michael BroadSeptember 13, 2018

This is a video showing a classic example of feline dominance in what is probably a multi-cat household. The dominant, grey cat is imposing his authority over the other cat by controlling access to resources which in this case is … continue reading…

Posted in dominance | Tagged cat behavior, cat hierarchy, dominant cat, multi-cat household | 1 Reply

Larger dog tells smaller dog to leave family cat alone (video)

PoC avatarPosted on July 22, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 22, 2018

The title to this post explains it. The family companion animal dynamics and hierarchy are quite interesting. You know what they say: size matters. [weaver_show_posts cats=”” tags=”cat-hierarchy” author=”” author_id=”” single_post=”” post_type=” orderby=”date” sort=”ASC” number=”1″ show=”full” hide_title=”” hide_top_info=”1″ hide_bottom_info=”1″ show_featured_image=”1″ hide_featured_image=”” … continue reading…

Posted in dog ownership | Tagged cat and dog, cat hierarchy, cat video | Leave a reply

How do cats show dominance?

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2017 by Michael BroadJanuary 10, 2017

Both the behaviour of the dominant cat as well as that of the submissive cat are discussed here. There are two sides to this form of feline behaviour. Dominant cats will block the movement of subordinate cats. Sometimes they will … continue reading…

Posted in cat body language | Tagged cat behavior, cat hierarchy, dominant cat
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