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4 summaries matching “domestic cat” in Behavior & Cognition on felids
Research overview: allonursing and cooperative care in felids
OverviewAllonursing, the nursing of non-offspring, is best documented in lions but reported in other group-living or colonial felid contexts, including domestic cat colonies. This overview surveys research on…
Research overview: comparative cognition across the cat family
OverviewCognition has been studied far less in cats than in primates, birds, or dogs, but a coherent picture is emerging across the felid family. This overview synthesises research on object permanence, spati…
Research overview: scratching and scrape marks as visual-olfactory signals
OverviewFelids scratch trees and other surfaces and create ground scrapes that combine visual marks with scent from glands in the paws. This overview surveys research on the marking function of scratching acr…
Research overview: the catnip response and its biology
OverviewRoughly two-thirds of domestic cats display a stereotyped response to catnip, sniffing, licking, rolling, and rubbing, triggered by the compound nepetalactone acting through the olfactory and vomerona…