You’re sitting quietly when your cat rubs against you or settles beside you asking to be petted. You happily oblige when all of a sudden, seemingly without warning, your cat bites you. You wonder what you did to deserve that. Well, for one thing, you probably didn’t pay attention to your cat’s body language. Did […]
Cats are usually silent companions, much more laid back than dogs. But like all companion animals, cats can bond very closely with their humans. Cats show affection to their loved ones by “talking,” purring, rubbing up against their human, lap-sitting, licking you, kneading you. They also show trust and affection in a way you would […]
Have you ever watched your 10 lb. kitty try to squeeze int a match box? What is it about boxes, coffee cups, sinks, bags, shoes, tiny spaces, even items that appear too small to contain them, that cats find alluring. Claudia Vinke, ethologist (ethology-study of animal behavior) at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, led […]
