I think you can break the question down into two separate questions. In my experience, cat owners and people in general are far more concerned about domestic cats preying on birds than they are on mammals such as mice and … Continue reading →
Compared to 2,000 years ago the modern domestic cat is smaller, pampered and flabby and not, in general (there will be exceptions), an effective rat catcher. As prey mice are safer and smaller. Modern domestic cats are 15% smaller than … Continue reading →
The execution nearly always takes place under my bed in the dead of the night. Until that moment I can hear the screams of a mouse at a distance as he vainly tries to fight off and escape my cat’s … Continue reading →
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. Displaced aggression in cats is the same as redirected aggression, which as you might know is when a … 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 →
