The Character of Cats
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Unlike every other domestic animal, the cat evolved as a solitary animal, not a group-dweller. A dog in a household lives in a situation it has evolved to experience. A cat in a household is almost literally a fish out of water. That cats can nonetheless get along with people and (sometimes) other cats when forced to, is testimony to a remarkable adaptability. But it also makes for an extraordinary range of behaviours. By putting cats in this artificial environment, we are asking them to do things they don't really know how to do, and it is not surprising that they react in a variety of odd ways. Cats have for years been the subjects of intensive research in the fields of developmental psychology, learning, emotions, brain chemistry, and perception.
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Format: Hardback, 224 pages, 150mm x 224mm, 426 g
Published: 2002, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Pets & Equine
Description
Unlike every other domestic animal, the cat evolved as a solitary animal, not a group-dweller. A dog in a household lives in a situation it has evolved to experience. A cat in a household is almost literally a fish out of water. That cats can nonetheless get along with people and (sometimes) other cats when forced to, is testimony to a remarkable adaptability. But it also makes for an extraordinary range of behaviours. By putting cats in this artificial environment, we are asking them to do things they don't really know how to do, and it is not surprising that they react in a variety of odd ways. Cats have for years been the subjects of intensive research in the fields of developmental psychology, learning, emotions, brain chemistry, and perception.
The Character of Cats