Like many cat owners, I have a visiting cat from a neighbour’s home. In some ways I like it because my cat likes to play with the visitor and they get on fairly well but not great. However, the visiting … continue reading…
The reason why I have said that this cat uses the pedestrian crossing like a human is because they wait at one end of the pedestrian crossing until the traffic comes to a halt. Then they trot over to the … continue reading…
A kitten will sometimes throw a toy into the air when playing as an instinctive fishing action.
continue reading...This is not only a cute cat video but an instructive one as well. It tells us a lot about how cats learn. The video occurred on December 2017 at Manisa, Turkey. The video caption says that the man who … continue reading…
Being in sync with your cat is good for him/her. I’ll use ‘him’ to mean him or her. It is good for both of you especially your cat because it is reassuring which promotes wellbeing. So what do I mean … continue reading…
This is a classic case, yet again, of a domestic cat learning how to do things by watching their human caretaker. You know that the classic cat tease is a feather on a stick which a person waves in front … continue reading…
This is an interesting video because it tells us a lot about the relationship between domestic cats and their owners and the relationship between domestic cats and babies and toddlers in the home. When domestic cats are fully integrated into … continue reading…
Winston, a grey-and-white tabby cat, prefers to use the Ring Doorbell than his catflap! But let’s be clear, this is not the first time that a cat has used a doorbell. You only have to go to YouTube to see … continue reading…
This is a good example, provided the video is genuine which I believe it is, of a young domestic cat copying the hand movements of his/her human companion and caregiver. The human taps her hand and her tabby cat copies … continue reading…
Young kittens of domestic cats become capable of taking adult food at about 30 to 32 days after birth. Their mother may continue suckling but she becomes gradually less amenable which usually leads to a completely weaned young cat at … continue reading…
Can cats sense when something is wrong? I’ll refer to my personal experiences and those of Jackson Galaxy to answer the question. When something is wrong in our world it affects us emotionally which usually results in our body language … continue reading…
There are many videos of domestic cats drinking running water from faucets (‘taps’ in the UK) but there aren’t many videos of cats turning on the faucet to get the water running. Allan is one of those cats. It’s a … continue reading…
The proof is in the pudding: cats learn by observation. This clever, athletic cat has learned to operate a typical wall-mounted light switch about five feet off the floor. It does not surprise me but it does look interesting. Cats … continue reading…
Haikou City, Hainan Province, South East China: This cat acted like a human in putting her paw through the bars, lifting the latch to the door locking mechanism and then pushing the door open. The cat looks like a blue … continue reading…
In answer to the question, “do cats understand human emotions?” my current thinking is that they do understand them to a limited extent through the person’s facial expressions, their behavior and body language but they will not understand the definition of emotions i.e. they cannot label a form of human behavior arising from a specific emotion.
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