If you have a cat, you must be wondering what it does and why. It has so many movements that cannot be understood that each one of them is the subject of scientific research.
When you learn the answers to these questions that cross your mind, your perspective on your cat will expand and you will once again understand how special creatures they are.
Why Do Cats Love to Lie on Keyboards?
Although they are thought to do this because they like the heat your laptop emits, they actually adopt that area because of the scent you regularly leave on the keyboard and they feel safer and more peaceful. They lie on your keyboard for
Why Does Your Cat Present Its Prey to You?
There are different theories on this subject. He may be presenting you as a gift because he loves you, or he may be teaching you to hunt with the thought of “you can’t do it, at least I’ll do it” because he doesn’t see any signs of hunting in you.
Why Do Cats Toilet Toilet Sand?
Their ancestors, who lived in the wild, used to bury their odorous excrement in order not to show their tracks to various enemies. This instinctive movement continues in domestic cats as well.
Why Does Your Cat Lick Its Hair After Stroking It?
It is thought that they do this to clean the odor that is on them, but in fact they do this to taste the odor particles you emit.
Why Do Cats Throw Their Toys, Paper Balls, and Water Containers?
Since the area where they eat and drink water is an important living space for them, they want to keep their toys in a safe place. To prevent this, you can put a toy basket next to the area where they sleep, after which they can start to leave it in this basket.
Why Do Cats Love to Drink from the Tap?
Wild ancestors know that stagnant water in nature is a home for bacteria, while flowing water is clearer. It has remained an instinct for cats, and they also know that the water in the tap is fresher. If the water is in a poor quality plastic container, they do not want to drink water from there because they smell its bad smell. Instead, you can put water in a porcelain bowl.
Why Do They Hide When They Get Sick or Die?
When sick, they instinctively go into a nook as they are more vulnerable to their enemies.
Why Do They Scratch Objects Like Sofas, Carpets, Scratching Boards, Trees?
Thanks to the sweat glands between their nails, they leave their scent on these objects. They can also remove the dirt inside their nails and sharpen their growing nails.
Why Do Birds or Flies Make a Bird-like Sound by Cracking Their Mouths at What They See?
The “birdlike” detail is important here. It has been seen that the “margay”, one of the wild cat species living in the Amazon Forests, makes this movement and makes the sound while hunting birds. It is thought that by imitating the sound of birds, they can be more easily smuggled into their prey.
Why Do They Always Land on All Fours?
Because they are both light and flexible and agile, they quickly turn their bodies and land on all fours with the help of their tails.
Why Do Cats Eat Plants?
They need not only meat but also fiber foods. That’s why there are herbal additives in their food. In this way, they can meet their carbohydrate needs. The reason why they love boiled corn, potatoes and olives is because of these needs.
Why Do They Perform Massage Movements?
When they are kittens, they do it to make sure that the milk comes out better, when they grow up, they start doing this pleasing gesture to other cats or you when they grow up.
Why Don’t Cats Like Getting Wet?
Since their feathers are very dense, when they get wet, they become very heavy compared to normal, which restricts their movements too much and becomes uncomfortable. They feel in danger because they are more vulnerable to their enemies.
Why Do Cats Sleep So Much?
Because they are used to living in nature at twilight. They sleep a lot during the day to adjust their energies according to these hours.
Why Do Cats’ Eyes Glow In The Dark?
A thin layer called tapetum lucidum found in the eyes of some animals such as cats, dogs and deer has the property of reflecting light. Thanks to this, animals can see better even in low light. This layer is not found in human eyes.
Why Do Cats Push and Drop Things?
The reason is very simple: boredom. Because they are very curious and playful, they do not sit still and try such methods for fun. If you don’t take enough care of your cat, you will be more likely to see such behavior.
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