by Phil (London, UK) I have three wonderful cats, a seven-and-a-half-year-old moggie called Triftji, and a pair of Egyptian Maus, Sinbad and Napoleon, both eighteen months old. There have been several amusing incidents with my little Maus, but one in … continue reading…
SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND COMMMENT: The answer to the question in the title is YES according to a Japanese study concerning multi-cat homes. The Japanese researchers wanted to know whether domestic cats have the ability to link a name given to … continue reading…
True feral cats are smarter than domestic cats. This gives them an advantage in survival. I’m thinking here of the true Australian feral cat living in the outback and surviving on an abundance of marsupials and small mammals that are … continue reading…
I am afraid that the question is unworkable. It is not practical or possible to compare the intelligence of a domestic adult cat to the intelligence of a toddler in the age bracket 1-3. There are two variables: animal versus … continue reading…
There is a backstory to all these videos of domestic and stray cats getting their head stuck in a glass jar or can. There are quite a few. The pictures always disturb me. Perhaps it is because rather than seeing … continue reading…
The BBC has a webpage on the topic as to whether domestic cat judge people. It got me thinking. It’s a tricky subject but I think you have to refer to how people judge other people if you want to … continue reading…
Yes, dogs have bigger brains than cats. The average dog brain is about the size of a tangerine or at best a lemon. The average cat brain is about the size of a large English walnut. It’s about 5 cm … continue reading…
The smartest type of cat will be the wild cat species. You can take anyone of them. I believe that you will find that it is accepted that the wild cats are smarter than domestic cats. This is translated into … continue reading…
This table comes from the sciencemag.com website. I feel the need to reproduce it verbatim in the interests of accuracy. It is a way of testing social intelligence in cats. It has been found that domestic cats are more socially … continue reading…
Are cats sensitive to human emotions? Insofar as human emotions affect body language, “most cats are extraordinarily sensitive to human body language, much more so than they usually receive credit for”. The quote comes from Dr. John Bradshaw in his … continue reading…
Historians at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) studied the inbred monarchs of England and Scotland from 990 to 1800. They were inbred because marriages at that time were unions of convenience both politically and strategically. The most inbred monarch … continue reading…
Yes, domestic cats do vary in intelligence. The same must apply to the wild cats. I can say with confidence, however, that domestic cats vary in intelligence based upon tests carried out on dogs. I know that is not what … continue reading…
Remarkably, it’s quite difficult to find out from a really good source information about the size of a domestic cat’s brain. Internet users have to rely on a website that closed in 2007 (serendip.com) but the information looks good so … continue reading…
We know that we don’t truly own our domestic cat companions. We might think that we possess them but we don’t even do that if they are allowed outside. This is the correct state of affairs as cats are sentient … continue reading…
Although we know that cats can be trained to do things, in this video you will see a charming cat copying their owner carrying out some relatively complex movements. The owner demonstrates the movement that she wants her cat to … continue reading…
