You may be surprised at what your cat thinks of you

Unlike domesticated dogs, which serve humans with pleasure, cats behave more according to their instincts and remain almost wild, despite domestication.

During his research, Bradshaw discovered, among other things, how a cat views "its man". It turned out that the cat simply thinks of its owner, that it is also a cat. Although somewhat overgrown, stupider and almost unable to communicate on any reasonable level. According to him, this proves the behavior of cats towards people, which are basically no different from how cats behave towards each other.

For example, when a cat rubs against your feet and raises your head to caress, it actually treats you just like any other fellow cat. A cat can also show you its affection by raising its tail in greeting, which is one of the greatest expressions of love you can get from it.

Are you happy when a cat brings a bitten mouse and puts it in front of the door, for example? Are you convinced that he wants to show you off or even show you devotion? Even by mistake. According to Bradshaw, she takes the mouse home so she can eat it in peace. But then he realizes that dry food or canned food tastes much better, and he lets the mouse lie in front of the door without further interest.

So your cat perceives you only as another cat, which does not bother her too much and, moreover, she is willing to share the feeding, which from her point of view is your big plus. Otherwise, you are just another cat for her, who is just wandering around the apartment or sleeping.

Ethologist Hana Žertová sees it completely differently

"According to the annoyed expression and apparent contempt that cats often show us humans, I don't think they can consider us our own kind. We're so imperfect against them! Stupid, clumsy, ugly, not independent. And terribly vulnerable. If they treated us "We would have no illusions that we would be more than a source of warmth, food, comfort and safety in the eyes of our cats," she said. fellow ethologist Hana Žertová.

According to her, being a source of warmth, food, comfort and safety is an important enough post so that, as humans, we are not completely despicable and insignificant. "Cats realize that they have to take care of their resource, pamper it and defend it, and they know how to do it. When they lose such a 'domesticated and well-behaved' resource, they find it very difficult. It's no coincidence that cats are my most frequent patients. , by whom someone close moved, or, on the contrary, a newcomer joined the family, whom they consider to be a competitor at their source, "added Žertová.

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