Picture of a domestic cat happily crouching on tin foil
The sound and appearance of tin foil does not affect all domestic cats equally it seems ?. The picture confounds the world view of domestic cats as creatures that are terrified of tin foil...
The sound and appearance of tin foil does not affect all domestic cats equally it seems ?. The picture confounds the world view of domestic cats as creatures that are terrified of tin foil...
The ultrasonic sound cat deterrent is recommended by the RSPB. It’s effective between 22-46% of the time and is therefore moderately effective in deterring indoor/outdoor cats from coming into your garden. If they get...
The hearing range of the domestic cat is one of the broadest among all the mammals. A study published in 1985 concluded that “the hearing range of the cat for sounds of 70 dB...
If you are a native English speaker, you have probably heard the of saying “have eyes in the back of your head”. It applies to a person who is aware of what is going...
Yes, it is said that cats hear three times more than we do because they can hear sound with frequencies which are three times higher than humans. Cats can hear frequencies from 40Hz to...
According to Google search, people are asking, “Why does my cat stare at me?” There are variations on the theme with people asking why their cat stares at them when they are asleep or...
A pretty cool cat toy. I’d never have thought it. A fascinating aspect of the video is the way Smokey’s body jerks in time to the clicking of the metronome. Is this due to...
Your cat is not staring at the wall. She’s probably staring at a place on the wall where there is an insect or where there is some other source of sound which she has...
Do domestic cats prefer women? It seems distinctly possible that domestic cats do prefer women, in general. Obviously there will be specific instances when they don’t. It is quite unusual to ask if cats...
No, dogs do not hear better than cats. In fact the hearing of dogs is marginally less good than the hearing of cats. There is some variability in the information that I have gleaned...
By ‘better’ I presume that the question refers to being able to hear a wider range of frequences in which case the answer is as follows: As cats do not produce ultrasonic calls (sounds...
Cats can hear ultrasound to enhance their ability to detect high-frequency sounds produced by rodents which communicate in the 20-50 kHz range (mouse squeaks). Small cats are therefore well-equipped to detect the sounds of...
Tonight, about 30 minutes ago (it is now 02:44), my cat heard the footfall of a burglar on my flat roof and alerted me. He had heard something which I had not. He was...
This cat looks really cool beating the ball in cup trick every time. There is only one way he achieves this. It’s a combination of training and the domestic cats super hearing. You’ll see...
Why do cats seem to stare at things that are not there? The short answer is that there is something there and your cat has heard it or seen it but you have not....