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Personality structure across wild and domestic felid species
PaperThis comparative study applied trait ratings to multiple felid species, including domestic cats, African lions, snow leopards, clouded leopards, and Scottish wildcats, to ask whether personality dimen…
Marieke Gartner, David Powell, Alexander Weiss · Journal of Comparative Psychology · 2014
Research overview: behavioural correlates of cat domestication
OverviewCat domestication followed an unusual, largely commensal path, and this overview surveys research on the behavioural traits associated with it. It covers reduced fear and aggression toward humans, inc…
Research overview: behavioural differences between wildcats and domestic cats
OverviewComparing the domestic cat with its wild ancestor illuminates how domestication has reshaped behaviour. This overview surveys research contrasting African and European wildcats with domestic cats in t…
Research overview: prey selection and hunting tactics in cats
OverviewDomestic and small wild cats are generalist ambush hunters that adjust tactics to prey type, alternating sit-and-wait at burrows and active mobile searching. This overview synthesises diet and behavio…
Research overview: the meow as a human-directed signal
OverviewAdult cats rarely meow at one another but meow frequently at people, leading to the hypothesis that the meow has been shaped by life alongside humans. This overview surveys research comparing the call…
Research overview: the tail-up signal in domestic cats
OverviewThe vertical tail-up posture is one of the most studied visual signals in domestic cats and is widely interpreted as a friendly intention signal that precedes approach, allorubbing, and amicable inter…