Cats. They’re entertaining, fluffy, playful, and sometimes aggressive. These furballs never fail to entertain us with their weird abilities and habits. But why do cats do what they do?
Many cats have gone viral, used for memes, and have stolen many people’s hearts. Cats’ reaction to cucumbers is one of them. You’ve probably seen a video on YouTube showing a cat getting spooked by a cucumber behind them. The main reason why they do this is that they see a snake instead of a cucumber, and the cat jumps away. This skill would make your cat quite the skilled survivor.
Even though your cat doesn’t need to use these skills to achieve dinner in her food bowl, seeing the whole room at the top of the bookcase would actually be what your cat was meant to do. A high place, such as that bookshelf, would be a good spot for hunting. Cats, who are very opportunistic hunters, will often hunt whenever food is available. Since most of their prey are quite small, they eat many times a day. They use a stalk, pounce, kill, and eat strategy, and that habit, which was passed on for many centuries, will make your cat pounce on many of your things.
Another well-known habit of cats is scratching on everything. Cats used to use those claws to hunt, climb, and for self-defense. Sharpening their claws was essential back then, as they used the claws for many, many things in their life to assure their survival. Even though your cat may not need very sharp claws now, scratching things is what the cat was meant to do.
Most cat owners have experienced their cats preferring a cardboard box over a normal cat bed or cats cramming themselves into small spaces instead of something bought for them. The reason for this is that back when cats were feral, they needed to hide from larger predators. These cats could hide in small spaces where larger animals could not. This instinct has been carried on through the generations of cats that have come, and the housecat we now have has these instincts as well.
It has been found that cat purrs, which are between 25 and 150 Hz, will help heal broken tissue. Broken bones will heal more easily when a cat starts purring near them. So, when your cat starts purring, it could be healing its bones. This might work out for you as well. Not only will your cat make a great sleeping partner, but your bones could be healing as well.
Cats are one of our favorite creatures, but some of their habits are still perplexing to us. While they seem a little strange, cats will stay as our feline overlords, for now.
Many cats have gone viral, used for memes, and have stolen many people’s hearts. Cats’ reaction to cucumbers is one of them. You’ve probably seen a video on YouTube showing a cat getting spooked by a cucumber behind them. The main reason why they do this is that they see a snake instead of a cucumber, and the cat jumps away. This skill would make your cat quite the skilled survivor.
Even though your cat doesn’t need to use these skills to achieve dinner in her food bowl, seeing the whole room at the top of the bookcase would actually be what your cat was meant to do. A high place, such as that bookshelf, would be a good spot for hunting. Cats, who are very opportunistic hunters, will often hunt whenever food is available. Since most of their prey are quite small, they eat many times a day. They use a stalk, pounce, kill, and eat strategy, and that habit, which was passed on for many centuries, will make your cat pounce on many of your things.
Another well-known habit of cats is scratching on everything. Cats used to use those claws to hunt, climb, and for self-defense. Sharpening their claws was essential back then, as they used the claws for many, many things in their life to assure their survival. Even though your cat may not need very sharp claws now, scratching things is what the cat was meant to do.
Most cat owners have experienced their cats preferring a cardboard box over a normal cat bed or cats cramming themselves into small spaces instead of something bought for them. The reason for this is that back when cats were feral, they needed to hide from larger predators. These cats could hide in small spaces where larger animals could not. This instinct has been carried on through the generations of cats that have come, and the housecat we now have has these instincts as well.
It has been found that cat purrs, which are between 25 and 150 Hz, will help heal broken tissue. Broken bones will heal more easily when a cat starts purring near them. So, when your cat starts purring, it could be healing its bones. This might work out for you as well. Not only will your cat make a great sleeping partner, but your bones could be healing as well.
Cats are one of our favorite creatures, but some of their habits are still perplexing to us. While they seem a little strange, cats will stay as our feline overlords, for now.
