Healthy adult cats sleep an average of 15 hours per day, and simply put, daytime sleeping is instinctual feline behavior. Cats are natural predators, and the birds and rodents they live on are both quick and elusive. Therefore, cats in the wild must work hard to meet their dietary needs. To achieve the necessary speed…
If domestic cats have access to the outdoors, you will often find them sitting in tall trees, on a garden fence, or even on the roof of your house. But what explains this special fondness for climbing? Well, as with all things cat, there is more than one reason: 1. Climbing is a hunting technique…
Any human who lives with a cat or two is bound to have noticed the special connection between cats and sunlight. Often, our feline friends look both majestic and relaxed when basking in the sun. They will also perform strange acrobatics and yoga-like stretches to fit into small sunny spots and will even move with…
You know the scene. The beautiful cat bed you bought for your cat online has just arrived, and you are very excited to unpack it. Once the new bed is on the floor, however, your cat completely ignores it and chooses to curl up inside the delivery box instead. But why is that? Where does…
Cats and water – a complex relationship! You have heard it said many times before: cats do not like getting wet! For the most part, this statement is true. Playing in the rain or jumping in the pool are not activities usually associated with our feline friends. But what has caused this aversion to water?…