The Characteristics of Cat
The Characteristics of Cat
Loving and Caring, Curious, Playful, Cuddly, Adventurous, Silly and Goofy, Funny, Smart and Intelligent, Friendly, Affectionate, Sleepy, Stretchy, Agile
CAT COMMUNICATION - BODY LANGUAG
Cats which communicate mostly with other cats use mainly on body language and scent - this is their "native language". Their body language is subtle. There are at least nineteen different types of "miaow" which differ in pitch, rhythm, volume, tone, pronunciation and the situations in which they are used.
SMELL
The first language a kitten learns is that of smell. A kitten recognises its own scent on the nipple and aims for the same nipple each feeding time. The mother identifies her kittens by their individual scent and by her own scent on them. This then is the first mode of communication the kitten learns. Scent will play an important role all through the cat's life.
THE HEAD
A cat's head position tells us several things. If its head is stretched forward, the cat is encouraging touch or trying see its owners or another cat’s facial expressions. This is a greeting message.
THE EARS
Cats' ears are extremely mobile. With 20-30 muscles controlling them. They can swivel through 180 degrees and move up and down. A cat can move its ears independently of each other. Not only do they pan around like radar dishes, scanning for any sound, the ears are important instruments of communication - they act like semaphores signals. If the cat grows anxious, its ears move slightly back and flatten down. If the cat is fearful but aggress, the ears flatten sideways.
THE TAIL
The tail is an important tool for communicating with other cats and with humans. It is highly mobile: side to side, up and down, graceful and slow, thrashing and whip-like. It can be a sleep coil folded around a sitting or sleeping cat, a fluffy scarf across a curled cat's nose or an erect bristling bottlebrush when the cat is frightened.
Loving and Caring, Curious, Playful, Cuddly, Adventurous, Silly and Goofy, Funny, Smart and Intelligent, Friendly, Affectionate, Sleepy, Stretchy, Agile
CAT COMMUNICATION - BODY LANGUAG
Cats which communicate mostly with other cats use mainly on body language and scent - this is their "native language". Their body language is subtle. There are at least nineteen different types of "miaow" which differ in pitch, rhythm, volume, tone, pronunciation and the situations in which they are used.
SMELL
The first language a kitten learns is that of smell. A kitten recognises its own scent on the nipple and aims for the same nipple each feeding time. The mother identifies her kittens by their individual scent and by her own scent on them. This then is the first mode of communication the kitten learns. Scent will play an important role all through the cat's life.
THE HEAD
A cat's head position tells us several things. If its head is stretched forward, the cat is encouraging touch or trying see its owners or another cat’s facial expressions. This is a greeting message.
THE EARS
Cats' ears are extremely mobile. With 20-30 muscles controlling them. They can swivel through 180 degrees and move up and down. A cat can move its ears independently of each other. Not only do they pan around like radar dishes, scanning for any sound, the ears are important instruments of communication - they act like semaphores signals. If the cat grows anxious, its ears move slightly back and flatten down. If the cat is fearful but aggress, the ears flatten sideways.
THE TAIL
The tail is an important tool for communicating with other cats and with humans. It is highly mobile: side to side, up and down, graceful and slow, thrashing and whip-like. It can be a sleep coil folded around a sitting or sleeping cat, a fluffy scarf across a curled cat's nose or an erect bristling bottlebrush when the cat is frightened.