Tag Archives: social cognition

Do cats recognise the human-given names of their cat friends?

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SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND COMMMENT: The answer to the question in the title is YES according to a Japanese study concerning multi-cat homes. The Japanese researchers wanted to know whether domestic cats have the ability to link a name given to … Continue reading →

Simplified experiments to check your cat’s social intelligence

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This table comes from the sciencemag.com website. I feel the need to reproduce it verbatim in the interests of accuracy. It is a way of testing social intelligence in cats. It has been found that domestic cats are more socially … Continue reading →