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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums10 Strange Cat Behaviors Explained
http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/10-strange-cat-behaviors-explainedTo help you better understand your elusive feline, we rounded up 10 cat behaviors that people commonly consider mysterious. Youll find that many of these habits arent weird at all for cats theyre normal.
No elevator butt?
Feral Child
(2,086 posts)They got it wrong. They say that behaviorists don't know "why cats sometimes emit a clacking sound..."
This is the flehman response. There's a special feature in the roof of the mouth on some animals, including felids, called the Jacobson's Organ, or vomeronasal organ (VNO).
By flattening the nasal openings and rapidly covering/uncovering this organ with the tongue they are able to increase their ability to detect and sensitivity to specific smells such as pheromones in urine.
This is pretty basic. Haven't looked at the other 9 yet, but I hope their information becomes more accurate.
EDIT: #s 2>9 are accurate, to my knowledge. Odd they missed #1.
mythology
(9,527 posts)Because they can, just accept your feline overlord's whims. Unless you have multiple, in which, may whatever deity you follow have pity on your soul and your feline overlords don't have conflicting whims.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)The funny whims of kitties are one thing that make them so entertaining and the best pets to have.
Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)Another DUer in the Pets Group suggested that he might be losing his night vision and unable to find his way around.
I put a nightlight in the bathroom, where his litterbox is, and in the kitchen, where his food is.
I had no more problems with nighttime meowing.
Xyzse
(8,217 posts)I don't know how I feel about that.
DebJ
(7,699 posts)where oil or scent glands get rubbed on you.
gvstn
(2,805 posts)KT2000
(20,586 posts)tummy rub and attack!!