A couple of scientific reports indicate to me that when the domestic cat is left to their own devices such as in rural locations e.g. as barn cats, their behaviour is very similar to that of lions living in the African Serengeti. People think of lion pride behavior as unique in the cooperation between …
The mother cat’s owner, Lauren, says on TikTok: “She brings her kittens to Toby when she needs a little break”. A colleague of mine is not quite so sure and thinks that the mother might be taking her kittens to the dog to show them to him. My guess is that this is an …
The full reasons why animals yawn is still work in progress but we have known for a long time that yawning in animals and humans helps to wake us up because it increases blood flow to the head which oxygenates and cools the brain. Yawning is also contagious in animals and humans which we …
