Cat’s Unexplainable Behaviors and Causes

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 it is thought that they do this because they like the heat of your laptop, they actually adopt that area because of the smell you regularly leave on the keyboard, and they lie on your keyboard because they feel safer and more peaceful.

Why Does Your Cat Present Its Prey To You?

There are different theories about this. 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 Lay Their Toilets In The Sand?

Their ancestors, who lived in the wild, buried their odorous excrement so as 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 permeates them, but they are actually doing this to taste the odor particles you emit.

Why Do Cats Throw 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?

Their wild ancestors knew that stagnant water in nature is a breeding ground 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?

They instinctively go into hiding because they are more vulnerable to their enemies when sick.

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 Rattle Their Mouths At What They See, Sounding Like Birds?

The “like a bird” 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, flexible and agile, they quickly turn their bodies and fall on all fours with the help of their tails.

Why Do Cats Eat Plants?

They need not only meat but also fibrous 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 Movement?

When they are kittens, they do it to make sure that the milk comes out better when they suckle, and when they grow up, they start doing this pleasing gesture to their mother, to other cats or to you.

Why Don’t Cats Like Getting Wet?

Since their feathers are very dense, they become very heavy when they get wet compared to normal, which restricts their movements too much and is 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 at twilight in nature. 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 the 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 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 care of your cat enough, you will be more likely to see such behavior.

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