10 Weird Cat Behaviors Explained

there are lots of ways to greet someone from handshakes to hugs back slaps to fist bumps put on a list of your favorites I bet a swift headbutt isn't up there at the top unless you are these guys cats smashing their faces into various parts of your body has often been cited as evidence that they are in fact and whilst I certainly won't be arguing with that after my own cats just helped himself to my cereal the head bolts is actually a friendly gesture the correct term for this behavior is bunting and cats do it to humans when they feel safe cats have scent glands all over and tell you how much they enjoy your company they will share their stench with you how nice this is a compliment although they do the same thing to your sofa so don't read too much into it and if your cat doesn't rub off on to you then that could just be your cat's personality you know like those people who don't like to shake hands or maybe your cat just hates you because it's seen that thing you do when you think nobody is watching he remembers everything as we get older humans often walk into a room and instantly forget what they went in for in first place but have you noticed how cats seem to do that on a daily basis you'll be sat quietly watching TV when Professor snapples Burt expose your feet stops dead in the middle of the carpet as if he's suddenly reevaluating his entire mortal existence new cats owners might wonder if they're chasing a mouse or running away from a predator but those of you familiar with felines know they do this randomly without provocation as it turns out cats sprint in bursts for the same reason we wander into tiny sweaty rooms and run on a conveyor belt for half an hour exercise domestic cats don't need to honk so they have a lot of pent-up energy which needs to be released we might sit there tapping our feet when we've built up restless energy but your cats will instead chase and invisible rodents and then stop presumably to contemplate whether that short run burns enough calories to fit into that sassy new cat out and you just got from the mall there are many ways to show someone you're attracted to them and want to become more than friends you might write in a poem hold their hand or perhaps you prefer the more direct approach or just whipping off your pants and opening your legs we've all seen cats display themselves in a way that would make a stripper blush so what gives is my cat coming on to me do they just like people to know they've got the goods short answer is neither of these things when a cat displays itself open for you it's actually a declaration of submission this position is quite comfortable but they are also showing you their most vulnerable area and letting you know you are the boss if I wanted to demonstrate my most vulnerable area I just let someone read my browser history everyone likes the warm feeling of a contented cat on your lap but why do cats insist on giving you a fall unnecessary close-up of their butt before they take a seat it's because they want to get to know you cats communicate mostly through scent and sniffing each other's BOTS is their own disgusting version of a handshake so when your cat lands on your lap Ram's its backside into your face consider it a friendly how do you do next time don't be rude say hello back maybe by dropping your own shots and giving the cat a taste of his own dirty medicine I like to imagine that every time nicki minaj twerks in the music video the minute the cameras stop she Sprint's after a rabbit devours it whole and then spends the rest of the afternoon licking herself clean when a cat spots something worth chasing you may have noticed they shake their butt cheeks like a set of furry maracas just before pouncing but why the butt shaking is actually part of a larger movement of the entire leg and foot helping the cats to balance and find equal ground for all four feet humans do it too particularly when we're about to lift something heavy or stand still for a short while only we do it a little less flamboyantly than cats which is a shame it'll make the hundred meter Olympic Sprint's are a lot more interesting sometimes when a cat launches themselves at you and starts fluffing you up like a pillow this can feel quite nice but after about five minutes it starts to become annoying especially if you've got a little bit of a gut and your cat seems to be taking great delight in reminding you to eat less however the cat isn't prodding you to make your crotch more comfortable they're actually reminiscing about their childhood Joy's yeah you heard that right this behavior mimics the same technique they would have used as kittens known as milk treading in order to extract as much milk as possible kitten will need their mothers breasts repeatedly whilst feeding we should all be extremely grateful that human babies don't replicate this or eating at restaurants would be very very awkward no matter what you're doing whether it's watching TV working on your laptop reading a book or writing an essay cats always end up trying to sit on whatever it is you're concentrating on my own cat just casually strolled across my keyboard as I wrote that sentence so if something doesn't make sense you can lay the blame on mojo now obviously cats love laptops and televisions because they're warm but pops aren't warm my term paper isn't warm so why do they sit on those things to you cat actually just wants attention they are suit enough to recognize things you interact with the most and will climb on top of it in order to replace that item in your affections they'll squat on remote controls telephones any objects they regularly see you interacting with my cat mostly sits on my crotch make of that what you will cats don't tend to eat huge meals in one girl like dogs or my sister they prefer lots of small meals throughout the day owners then fall into the habit of constantly treating their cats giving them scraps and treats between meals yet many of you will know how annoying it is when you give your pet something delicious like a strip of steak or something and they turn their nose up and wander off this minor irritation becomes outright fury when they return an hour later chewing on half a dead mouse or your favorite shoes there are two explanations for this behavior for a start they may not have noticed the food at all cats can't see directly below their noses and their large eyes make them nearsighted so anything within a foot is pretty much out of focus another explanation is that they're simply not hungry when hooked up with video cameras cats were found to eat only 28 percent of everything they killed but if that's true why drag rodents into your house a lot of people believe that dead mice are a gift and it's for that reason I now request everyone only buys me things off my Amazon wishlist the truth is your cat is trying to teach you how to hunt a cat will teach its young how to hunt if it feels they need this skill in order to survive so if your cat keeps bringing you get animals night after night it's taking pity on you and it might be time to stop surviving on fruit loops and expired mayonnaise do all cats suffer from OCD are they ashamed of the filth spewing out of their backsides a cat's toilet habits actually stem from evolutionary traits left over from their time as wild and domesticated creatures bearing your exponent helps prevent detection by larger predators it also avoids offending the more dominant members of their social group you may also be interested to know why a cat occasionally refuses to bury their poop if they're jealous or angry at something you've done they may deliberately leave their feces uncovered as a direct challenge to your authority maybe your kitty is being googling confidence tips online and wants to finally bring up your awful choice in catnip I don't know but you might want to watch your back this situation can also be exacerbated if they see you flushing away your own waste as it gives the impression you are accepting your cat supremacy and submitting to their glorious reign as leader of the house this happens your cat sees you blushing I think you know what must be done if you asked a cat to list its three main hobbies in order of preference sleeping would not be on the list because there would be no list as your cat will be too busy sleeping to write it there's a very good reason newborn kittens have to nap for long periods of time whilst they are in Slumberland chasing imaginary balls of yarn their bodies release large amounts of growth hormones which enables them to develop properly scientists please forget about trying to figure out why sharks are immune to cancer and instead investigate how people can sleep their way to above beachbody can you imagine if that happened I'd be bigger than the rock in three days so do adult cats have an equally good reason for sleeping all day nope they're just lazy that description is a little unfair though as you actually won't see adult cats at their most active a cat will do most of its important cat business in the small hours of the morning while you're still asleep but don't forgive them just yet because by the time a cat reaches the age of nine they will have been awake for only three years of their life

Channel: Odd But True

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Keywords: cats, behavior, odd but true, mystery, cute animals, cat food, cat sleep, cat running, cat mouse, cat eats, cat videos

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Length: 9min 12sec (552 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 08 2015