Cats Can be Right or Left-Pawed- Study
What is the paw preference of your cat ? It’s not only humans who favor one hand over the other – cats seem to share this preference as well. The study, which looked at the behavior of 44 cats ( 20 female and 24 male ), found that male cats tend to favor stepping forward with their left paw while … Continue reading
Cross Species Communication: Why Do Humans Talk to Animals If They Can’t Understand?
The tendency to converse with dogs, cats, and hamsters ultimately says more about people than it does about their pets. “Do you think it’s weird that I tell Nermal I love her multiple times a day?” My sister’s question was muffled, her face stuffed in the fur of her six-month-old kitten (named for the cat from Garfield). We were sitting … Continue reading
Are Cats and Dogs Able to See ‘Spirits’? Science Has Verified They Can See Frequencies We Can’t
I have had first hand experience where my cat would stare suddenly at a spot on the wall and not look away for an extended period of time. Keep in mind there was no sound coming from (that I could hear anyway) and no insect or other critter on the spot he stared at. It was very chilling. I later … Continue reading
Ancient DNA Reveals How Cats Used Humans to Conquer the World
Ancient DNA from 209 cats over 9,000 years tell the story of their dispersal Sometime around the invention of agriculture, the cats came crawling. It was mice and rats, probably, that attracted the wild felines. The rats came because of stores of grain, made possible by human agriculture. And so cats and humans began their millennia-long coexistence. This relationship has … Continue reading
Clever Kitties Ring Bell For Kibble
Ding … ding … ding! They’re back at it, folks! Clever kittens get the hang of what proper bell service means after their owner teaches them the ropes. The eager tabby and tuxedo cat originally showed off their beginner skills in February, but it’s safe to say these guys are all about the classy lifestyle after mastering the art of … Continue reading
Cats Might Make Skilled Search and Rescue Animals, Here’s Why
Experts say cats may hold even more potential than dogs when it comes to sniffing out missing persons, bombs drugs and diseases. Cats notoriously turn their noses up to many foods, but this ability to sniff out particular odors holds tremendous potential, according to new research that makes a case for training domestic cats as search and rescue animals. Cats … Continue reading
Cats and Dogs are Equally Intelligent – New Research Shows
Cats and dogs are more mentally evenly matched than previously thought. It is a question that for centuries dog lovers and cat lovers have fought over like, well, cats and dogs: which animal is more intelligent? Now scientists in Japan appear finally to have settled the matter by proving cats are just as good as their canine counterparts at various … Continue reading
This Cat Poo Parasite May Influence Your Sexual Desires
A common parasite is eyed as a culprit in sadomasochistic longings. Sadomasochism has long intrigued psychologists, who have proposed a variety of theories to explain why some people are sexually attracted to pain or humiliation. Included among them: a desire for power, stress relief or the rush of endorphin release. A new study explores a different possibility — that some … Continue reading
Should You Let Your Dog Lick Your Face?
It seems harmless enough. You get nose to nose with your dog and talk to it as it laps at your mouth and cheeks with its tongue, or you come home from work and bring your lips to your dog’s in a greeting to say hello. It may feel like the ultimate display of affection, but when it comes to … Continue reading
WHISKERPEDIA: Feline Facts That May Fascinate and Surprise You
Did you know that cats can run nearly as fast as tigers and that 10 per cent of their bones are found in the tail? A new book from the Battersea Dogs And Cats Home reveals some extraordinary feline curiosities about cats, which have lived alongside us for perhaps as long as 9,000 years and are believed to be direct … Continue reading
