5 Strange Cat Behaviors Explained
Chattering
Cats love to watch birds from the window. While watching birds out of the window, they make fast and intense teeth chattering sound. Do you know the reason behind it? If not, here’s the answer to your curiosity. According to the Behaviorists, cats feel sad and frustrated, as they can’t go outside and hunt the prey. However, others say that when cats prepare themselves for killing prey, they make a strange jaw movement. Whatever the reason, this behaviour is completely normal for your fur baby.
Love for boxes
Nothing can be more entertaining than watching a cat trying to fit herself into a tight space. An empty box can be trash for you but can never be for your cat. Cats love boxes so much, especially small spaces. They feel more safe and secure in confined objects rather than an open area because they can’t be attacked by predators in a closed space. Besides the sense of security, they can easily keep an eye on their surroundings from a distance.
Generally, your cat stares at you when she needs your attention but there are times when her stare is intense and constant. It means she is on high alert and it’s better to avoid eye contact with her. Because they consider it as a sign of aggression. Sometimes your cat slowly blinks at you. According to behaviourists, this is called cat kisses. By doing it she tells you that she likes and trusts you. It is always good to blink back at her so that she will continue to give cat kisses to you.
Bringing Gifts
There are few theories on why cats bring home dead animals. When your cat likes you, she starts treating you as a member of her group and likes to share her hunting success with you. This is her own way of showing gratitude to you for taking good care of her. Maybe she gets more attention from you when she brings you rodents, birds or insects. If you want to curb this behaviour of your cat, try putting a bell on her collar which will make it difficult for her to hunt.
It is an instinctive trait which they have inherited from kitten-hood. Kittens knead their mothers’ tummies while feeding. It helps to stimulate the mother’s milk production. That’s why sometimes cats dribble at soft objects because they are expecting milk to come as it used to come when they fed. However, over a period of time, they knew that kneading doesn’t provide milk, still, they don’t refrain from kneading because it provides them comfort.
