No, cheetahs do not mate for life. Quite the opposite. To be clear, ‘mating for life’ means that a male and female form a lifelong partnership. The behaviour of the cheetah is at the opposite end of the spectrum. There … Continue reading →
Your male domestic cat companion might spoon your arm and if they do it’s normal behaviour although possibly quite unusual. In this context “spooning” means cuddling in a position as if both parties are spoons i.e. close to each other … Continue reading →
I have brazenly lifted the title to this post from the Catster.com website. The title interested me. I thought how often do people see domestic cats humping? For the sake of complete clarity humping is slang for sex. I mean … Continue reading →
I’ll tell you why cats can’t be gay. There is quite a lot of talk on homosexuality in cats: gay males and lesbian females. A lot of cat owners claim that their cat is gay, male or female. They judge … Continue reading →
If you are of a squeamish disposition you might want to stop reading 🙂 . I am just joking because I am sure by now that most people know why female cats scream after mating. Most also know that, unlike … Continue reading →
Because she behaves like a queen towards courtiers, the people who attend the court of a monarch. When a female cat is on heat – a period called ‘estrus’ and the time during which she is receptive – she lords … Continue reading →
As males and females interact regularly in lion prides, there is no need for lionesses to advertise their impending sexual receptivity by calling or by increasing scent marking. Instead, male lions determine a lioness’s state of sexual receptivity by smelling … Continue reading →
Do male cats recognise their own kittens? I am referring to domestic cats because I’m sure the question is about domestic cats. It’s impossible to find a clean and direct answer to the question and therefore it is a good … Continue reading →
This is an interesting question which made me think and I will answer it at least initially from the viewpoint of the female cat. I will also answer it from the viewpoint of cats who have not been spayed or … Continue reading →
Not much to say except that they picked a bad spot for it. It is the sort of event that causes the owner of the car to rant and rave about his car being scratched. But this is Israel and … Continue reading →
