Study: Cats adopt their owners’ habits
"They watch and learn from us.”
You know how people and their pets start to look alike over time? Well, they also start to act alike.
A new study found that indoor cats are likely to develop eating, activity and sleeping patterns that are similar to those of their owners.
"Cats are intelligent animals with a long memory," said Jane Brunt, DVM, who’s the executive director of the CATalyst Council. "They watch and learn from us.”
The study was published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior.
— Read it at Live Science
Plus: While we’re on the subject of interesting cat behavior, how exactly did Holly, the cat who traveled 190 miles back to her Florida home, do it? Experts try to unravel the mystery. — Read it at The New York Times
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