domestic cat
felis catus
descendant of african cats
feline communication
body posture facial expression sound physical contact olfaction
tail position
vertically : happiness half raised: content held down: unhappiness or stress upright fussy: feeling threatened tucked up: nervouss or submission
vocal communication
19 meows with differen volumes and pitches and tones
categories of meows
murmurs: positive greeting, acknowledge
meows; variety usually friendly
aggressive: hissing, snarling
olfactory communication
territory
mood
sexual state
first communication when kitten
scent marking
glandular secretion
urine (urine spraying)
feces
scracth marking
territory marking
playful
desstressing
social behaviour
solitary (no social structured groups)
nutrition
obligate carnivores that need taurine
weening kittens
3-4 weeks (complete at 8 weeks)