Nature programmed the cat to hold onto prey tightly. This is amply demonstrated in this cute little video. Have you seen a kitten so determined to not let go of prey? We have to believe that this kitten believes that … Continue reading →
Because of the supposed devastation carried out by domestic cats as they wander around the neighbourhood, an ‘expert’, Professor Sarah Legge from the Australian National University, has suggested that domestic cats should be kept inside the home all the time. … Continue reading →
This is a video which shows of the amazing athletism and hunting drives of the domestic cat. In my considered view these are Bengal cats judging by their high contrast, donut (doughnut) markings. They live in Hanoi, Vietnam. There are … Continue reading →
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 →
I’d like to briefly discuss cat displaced hunting as well as displaced aggression and to touch on sexual aggression in this article. Picture in the public domain Displaced aggression in cats is the same as redirected aggression, which as you … 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 →
In the USA, there are some insects that are more likely to sting a cat. The domestic cat is naturally curious and a predator. Wild cats (the domestic cat ancestor) sometimes feed on insects so we can see that there … Continue reading →
This is a little reminder of how close to the wild the domestic cat is. Well, at least my cat is. He’s about as near to the wild as any domestic cat can be. One night he brought in and … Continue reading →
Thanks to social media, we are told that several police officers in Newark, California rushed out of a meeting to save the lives of some ducklings and their mom from a feral cat in a parking lot. The Newark Police … Continue reading →
It’s four in the morning and I have just saved a mouse from a certain but slow death at the hands of my cat’s hunting skills. The mouse was hiding between two walking boots. I could hear the squeaks. This … Continue reading →
