Dr. Karolina Westlund

I would not assume that they were gifts. No, no. From what I know, cats will sort of bring back what they catch to a place where they feel safe.

I would not assume that they were gifts. No, no. From what I know, cats will sort of bring back what they catch to a place where they feel safe.

Then they often lose interest if it's not moving anymore. Obviously, if your cat or that cat killed the mice, that cat had progressed to the actual killing bite. Many cats don't do that. They only have the grab bite, so they'll just let the... The little rodent go to run off.

Then they often lose interest if it's not moving anymore. Obviously, if your cat or that cat killed the mice, that cat had progressed to the actual killing bite. Many cats don't do that. They only have the grab bite, so they'll just let the... The little rodent go to run off.

Then they often lose interest if it's not moving anymore. Obviously, if your cat or that cat killed the mice, that cat had progressed to the actual killing bite. Many cats don't do that. They only have the grab bite, so they'll just let the... The little rodent go to run off.

Yeah. So they'll let it go. And if the mouse is still, they can actually sort of escape attention because the animal, the cat might grow bored and walk away. But the moment they start moving again, then they're sort of restarting that whole predatory sequence again. But back to your question about how to interact with cats or how to read them.

Yeah. So they'll let it go. And if the mouse is still, they can actually sort of escape attention because the animal, the cat might grow bored and walk away. But the moment they start moving again, then they're sort of restarting that whole predatory sequence again. But back to your question about how to interact with cats or how to read them.

Yeah. So they'll let it go. And if the mouse is still, they can actually sort of escape attention because the animal, the cat might grow bored and walk away. But the moment they start moving again, then they're sort of restarting that whole predatory sequence again. But back to your question about how to interact with cats or how to read them.

So that would be the third thing that I'm looking at is how do the animal species in front of me, how do they respond to perceived threat? And I'm saying perceived threat here because sometimes we are well-intended. We're like, hi, and we want to... We want to hug them because we're primates. And they really don't like that. So they will respond to us as if we were a predator.

So that would be the third thing that I'm looking at is how do the animal species in front of me, how do they respond to perceived threat? And I'm saying perceived threat here because sometimes we are well-intended. We're like, hi, and we want to... We want to hug them because we're primates. And they really don't like that. So they will respond to us as if we were a predator.

So that would be the third thing that I'm looking at is how do the animal species in front of me, how do they respond to perceived threat? And I'm saying perceived threat here because sometimes we are well-intended. We're like, hi, and we want to... We want to hug them because we're primates. And they really don't like that. So they will respond to us as if we were a predator.

And I think that, again, comes down very much to the types of interaction, social interactions, the type of learning that the...

And I think that, again, comes down very much to the types of interaction, social interactions, the type of learning that the...

And I think that, again, comes down very much to the types of interaction, social interactions, the type of learning that the...

the animal has had when they're really young so for instance there's a study showing that if you handle young kittens between the ages of like two and eight weeks for at least an hour a day and and when i say handle i just mean that sort of interact with them and and play and have them sort of on your lap and so on they will become very social as adults so they will be the type of cat that will jump up into your lap and fall asleep purring

the animal has had when they're really young so for instance there's a study showing that if you handle young kittens between the ages of like two and eight weeks for at least an hour a day and and when i say handle i just mean that sort of interact with them and and play and have them sort of on your lap and so on they will become very social as adults so they will be the type of cat that will jump up into your lap and fall asleep purring

the animal has had when they're really young so for instance there's a study showing that if you handle young kittens between the ages of like two and eight weeks for at least an hour a day and and when i say handle i just mean that sort of interact with them and and play and have them sort of on your lap and so on they will become very social as adults so they will be the type of cat that will jump up into your lap and fall asleep purring

If you interact with that young kitten less than like 15 minutes a day, they won't be fearful of humans, but they'll be more like walking up to you and saying hi and then walking away.

If you interact with that young kitten less than like 15 minutes a day, they won't be fearful of humans, but they'll be more like walking up to you and saying hi and then walking away.

If you interact with that young kitten less than like 15 minutes a day, they won't be fearful of humans, but they'll be more like walking up to you and saying hi and then walking away.