The behavior of 900 domestic cats was analyzed and their behavior turned out to be very mysterious.
Abroad, many cats are not limited to staying within the walls of their own apartment and sometimes go for a walk. This is especially popular in rural areas where they are not in danger at every turn. Reveler cats are usually given a collar with their data and a GPS tracker. And the last feature formed the basis of a study to find out what cats do when they leave their homes and comfy beds. He writes about National Geographic.
The Cat Tracker project was born out of this curiosity. The purpose of this large-scale international study was to find out where cats in the home go and what they do when they are outside. And six years later, more than 900 cats in four countries finally got results.
“I was surprised by how little these cats moved. Most of them spent all their time within 100 feet of their garden,” said study lead author Roland Case, of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Cats and cats have not left their homes, they have explored their own gardens and surroundings. Sometimes they went to visit other cats, but more often they lay in the sun or fell asleep when they returned home for dinner.
Only seven cats went more than a hundred meters. The record holder was a cat named Penny from the New Zealand suburb of Wellington, which roamed more than seven square kilometers.
But the most mysterious was the behavior of the castrated cat Max from southwest England.
For unknown reasons, Max regularly walked along the road to the nearest village located nearby. He walked about a kilometer, turned around and walked back.
But most cats seemed happy to be close to their home. Experts believe the reason is simple: their needs are being met. Also, since most domestic cats are neutered or neutered, they don’t want to look for a mate.
“If cats don’t need sex and food, then they’re happy to have a home,” said Roland Case.
Let me remind you that earlier Focus wrote about the most interesting historical facts about cats. In other words, the real celebrity is Unsinkable Sam, who served on warships during World War II.
Source: Focus
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