Studies have shown that just watching cat videos on the internet can create positive emotions—so it’s no surprise that being ‘happily owned’ by a cat 🙂 has a number of benefits. Here are just a few… CATS HELP YOU COPE … Cats have been shown to help people get over their loss more quickly, and show…
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Cats have many unique and amusing behavioral traits, and kneading is just one of them. Kneading is the motion cats make by rhythmically alternating their paws, pushing in and out against a pliable, soft object (such as a lap). Not all cats knead in the same way; some never push out their claws at all, and…
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Here are some of the reasons why many felines avoid water. It’s genetic! Domestic cats are descended from the Near Eastern wildcat that called the Middle East home. This wildcat can still be found today in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Israel. The regions where the ancestors of house cats lived were arid and they had…
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No one knows for sure why a domestic cat purrs, but many people interpret the sound as one of contentment. Most scientists agree that the larynx (voice box), laryngeal muscles, and a neural oscillator are involved. Kittens learn how to purr when they are a couple of days old. Veterinarians suggest that this purring tells…
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Experts finally revealed why so many cats frantically run away from their litter box after going to the bathroom. The real reason for cats acting this way is believed to link back to their animal instincts before they became a domesticated house pet. Although cats are found at the top of many food chains, they are…
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Do cats respond to different human languages or accents? A recent study suggests they most certainly do! Anecdotal evidence suggests that cats become used to the tone, rhythm and other aspects of our individual voices, which go beyond the language itself. You and a friend may say the same word, for example, but it will…
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Four tiny kittens were dumped on a busy London road and left to die in the pouring rain, only to be found the next morning weak and covered in faeces. RSCPA Officers were called after the six-week-old cats were found drenched and shivering in a box on Willenhall Road in Greenwich. It is thought they…
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New WEBCAM on air. Watch our rescues LIVE! As of today, our first webcam will be on air so you can enjoy watching what’s going on in our Sanctuary LIVE! At the moment, you can watch Cat Room 1 LIVE. We’ll keep on expanding our network; Cat Rooms 2 and 3 live streaming will be…
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In humans, there is a condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This is a rare disorder in which the heart stops working after an emotionally traumatic event such as loss of a loved one, a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, etc… In wildlife medicine there is a condition known as capture myopathy. This is a condition…
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Finding a date for Prom can be a stressful experience for many. Just ask Sam Steingard. With the big date drawing ever nearer, the 18-year-old singleton from The States still hadn’t found a girl to take. So instead of going alone or refusing to go at all, he did what any rational and sound-minded person…
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