There is an opinion that it was not a man who tamed a cat, but she herself chose him as a protector, able to provide her with shelter and food. However, at the same time, she retained the right to leave and come when she wanted to. There is evidence confirming the rare devotion of a cat to its owners and its attachment to the house. For example, we can recall cases when the owners gave a cat to someone they knew, they took it away several hundred kilometers, but the cat amazingly returned home on its own.
Cat Body Language
- Squinting eyes – the cat is calm, she wants to sleep.
- Rubs his head on your knees – an expression of love, devotion, a thirst for affection.
- Ears upright – a sure sign of extreme curiosity.
- Ears pressed to the head – ready to attack.
- Dilated pupils – the cat is in great fear.
- Careful licking of wool, the cat turns its head around – feigned calmness, something is on its mind.
- Purring – peace and carelessness.
- Trombone rumbling – discontent, warning.
- Howling – anger, annoyance that he cannot achieve what he wants.
- A short meow, sometimes a squeal – a “conversation” with another animal.
- Hiss – the last warning, a threat.
- Nervous twitching of the tail – anger
- Loudly scratching with claws – a desire to attract attention.
- Arched back – a frightening posture for the enemy.
- Lowered tail – usually means tired.
- Tail frozen in the lower position and slightly curled under the stomach – disappointment, disgust.
- Light movement of the tip of the tail – interest.
- A sharp bend in the tail – distrust of a person.
- Tail pulled back – ready to attack.
- Tail raised up – complete satisfaction.
- Tail raised up with a smoothly moving tip – you are welcome.
Humans & Cats
- Despite their independent nature, cats are good companions for children and the elderly
- “Sociable” cats follow you from room to room to control your actions.
- The more you talk to cats, the more they talk to you.
- If a cat is near you and its tail is shaking, this is the greatest feeling of love that it can express. When the tail begins to fall, it means that the mood has changed – you can move away, she will not be offended.
- Cats rub against humans to eliminate other people’s smells. The smell comes from the glands that are located between the eye and ear and at the base of the tail.
- The cat shows a special interest in your things in which you usually leave, tries to hide your shoes, takes away the glove – they are just trying to prevent you from leaving.
- A cat that wants to settle down on the bed next to you for the night shows boundless trust and love.
- The Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when they lost their beloved cat.
- When we pet a cat, our heart rate and blood pressure decrease. And people with heart disease have a chance of living longer if they have a cat, unlike those who don’t have a cat or dog.
- Purring cats is similar to treating humans with acoustic vibrations and can help slow osteoporosis and even regrowth of bones in the elderly.
- According to scientific research, the cat’s biofield has a positive effect on the human nervous system, normalizes blood pressure, stabilizes the work of the heart, relieves joint and headaches, stimulates the rapid healing of injuries, and treats internal inflammatory diseases.
- When we stroke a cat, our heart rate and blood pressure decrease. And people with heart disease have a chance of living longer if they have a cat, unlike those who don’t have a cat or dog.
- Every year, Americans spend four billion dollars on cat food. That’s one billion dollars more than they spend on baby food.
- Never feed your cat dog food. Cats have five times the protein requirement of dogs.
Cat Anatomy
- Cats smell 14 times more than humans!
- In addition to the nose, cats can pick up odors with the help of the so-called “Jacobson’s tube”, located on the upper palate behind the front incisors. The cat uses it when it fully focuses on some particularly interesting smell, drawing in air, slightly raising its upper lip and nose.
- The surface pattern of a cat’s nose is as unique as a human fingerprint.
- The cat’s ear rotates 180 degrees. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, and they use twelve or more muscles to control the ear.
- Cats are 3 times more sensitive to sound volume than humans! (If we listen to loud music or the TV rattles in the room, then we should give the cat the opportunity to go to another room!)
- Cats perceive sound frequencies in the range of 50 to 60 kHz. The dog responds to sound with a frequency of about 40 kHz. A person is able to pick up sounds with a frequency of 20 kHz.
- A cat’s nervous state is betrayed by its ears – they twitch finely, although the cat itself can sit quietly and watch. You can even, touching the cat in this state, get her to hiss and hit with her paw.
- When attacked by someone, cats tightly press their ears to their heads. This is to protect against the teeth and claws of the enemy.
- Cat fights are short but very fierce. Their main weapon in fights is their teeth.
- The cat’s lower jaw trembles and teeth chatter, only if the prey is unattainable.
- If the pupils are dilated despite bright lighting, the cat is very interested in something or in a playful mood.
- For cats to see, 1/6th of the light needed by a person is enough. Their night vision is amazing! In the dark, the cat’s eye even uses the light reflected from the retina.
- Cats, unlike dogs, cannot focus on close objects, that is, cats are farsighted, and dogs are nearsighted. In fact, a cat sees best at a distance of 75 cm to 2-6 meters.
- Cats can make about 100 different sounds. For comparison, there are only about 10 dogs.
- Cats never meow to each other. This sound is for humans.
- The scientific name for mustaches is vibrissae, which is why they are often called simply vibrissae in Russian-language literature. The mustache really vibrates.
- A cat has an average of 12 mobile whiskers on each side of the muzzle. At the base of the whiskers there are a large number of nerve endings, so the cat receives information about everything that surrounds it with the help of them – about objects, about wind, about temperature, etc. If a cat’s whiskers are removed, it may have poor orientation in space, for example, hunt poorly and generally feel insecure.If a cat’s whiskers look forward, it is very interested in something. Or in skirmishes he wants to scare the opponent. If the whiskers look back, the cat is scared, she avoids touching.
- The whiskers help the cat determine if it will fit through the hole!
- Cats wag their tails when faced with a choice, one desire blocking another. For example, if a cat is standing in a doorway and wants to get out, and it is raining outside, the tail will wiggle due to internal conflict. The cat wants to go out, but doesn’t want to get wet. As soon as she makes a decision (to stay at home, or go out into the rain), the tail will immediately stop swinging.
- Domestic cats are the only feline species capable of holding their tail upright when walking. All wild cats keep their tails horizontal or between their legs when walking.
- Your cat is not necessarily right-handed or left-handed. 40% of cats use two paws, while the other 60% prefer the right or left paw.
- Only the paw pads sweat in a cat. Perhaps you noticed wet prints on the table after the examination or veterinary examination when you took the cat?
- From pleasure, cats extend and retract their claws, spreading their fingers.
- If your cat is tearing up furniture, try giving the area a lemon or orange scent. Cats hate these smells.
- Cats, when awake, groom themselves 30% of the time.
- Hair care soothes, neutralizes infecting aggressiveness. If the cat cannot decide which path to take, it should consider its behavior.
- The toilet should be in a private area where the cat is not shy, and away from the food bowl, as cats don’t like to get dirty near where they eat.
- Cats love heights. Leopards and jaguars, which sleep in trees, also love the height.
- If a cat falls, its inner ear, which controls balance, helps it land on its paws.
- The most fantastic record was set in Argentina by a cat named Mincho, who climbed a tree and didn’t come down until she died six years later. During this time, she managed to bring three litters with the same climbing cats.
- A falling cat always acts the same way. First, the head is leveled, then the back, then the legs, and at the end the back arches to soften the landing.
