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Who’s more territorially aggressive? The human or the cat?

We think of cats as territorial and of male cats aggressively fighting each over their territory but humans are infinitely worse. The infographic summarises the situation at 2023. But you can look back in history and see all the wars over territory. The list is too long. Anyway, I don’t need to research it. It …

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Domestic cat home range in Australia

Home range (territory) size of ALL cat species from domestic cat to tiger

This is a comparison of the size of home ranges (their territory) of the cat species which includes the domestic cat, feral cat and all the wild cat species. It answers the question as to how big the home ranges are. Although within the domestic cat population there will be huge variations due to circumstances …

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Canada lynx do mock aggressive head butt

Two Canada lynx cats mock ‘head butt’ aggressively over territorial rights

In this interesting video, two Canada lynx cats are in a close encounter standoff over territory – a home range. What I love about the video is that they do a behaviour that looks like an aggressive, feline, mock head butt (as opposed to the friendly variant). It is like two horned animals facing off …

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Why do domestic cats sometimes leave high quality homes and go somewhere else?

Often we read about cats being lost for a long time and sometimes they come back or are found. Many cat owners expect their cat to behave like other family members, namely to follow them wherever they go to live. They might assume that it’s enough for them to provide a good home with security, …

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Cat defends home from raccoon

“My cat is goddam KING”. Cat defends his home against inquisitive raccoon.

The video has gone viral. A security camera outside the door to the home of Lindsay Mills recorded the unusual event. An inquisitive raccoon gingerly sniffs his way up the steps towards the cat door (cat flap). When he arrives he gets a nasty surprise. The defence of territory comes before all else for the …

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