Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/28/84; site lll-crg.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!well!ptsfa!dual!lll-crg!booter From: booter@lll-crg.UUCP (Elaine Richards) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: The six senses of a cat Message-ID: <875@lll-crg.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 00:43:33 EDT Article-I.D.: lll-crg.875 Posted: Mon Sep 30 00:43:33 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 20:45:41 EDT References: <160@cadsys.UUCP> Reply-To: booter@lll-crg.UUCP (Elaine Richards) Organization: Lawrence Livermore Labs, CRG Lines: 38 In article <160@cadsys.UUCP> ekwok@cadsys.UUCP (Edward C. Kwok) writes: >I am very interested in how other mammals' perception of the world >differ from ours. In particular, that of the cat, since I have one whose etc... >P.S. This may sound utterly stupid - but, does any one knows if cats >communicate, besides body-language, among themselves? Cats see moving objects. There is a common belief that they do not perceive stationary objects. I think they are stubborn and refuse to acnowledge things that are not opening cans or offering a good scritch behind the ears. They hear everything. They have superior hearing to humans in every way. I doubt they see colors like the higher primates do. Cat communication. Smell. That is why toms spray. Kitty sniffs your shoes when you come home to assess what kind of day you had. (Hmmm...out with another kitty, the gigolo!). This is how they tell each other's gender. They can tell if a cat is a neuter or a kitten. Sight. Cats have very definite facial expressions. Ears cocked back when angry. Closed (or half closed) eyes when happy. Haloween Cat body language when scaredd or for kittens, when at play. Sound. Ever hear a queen (female) in heat? YOWWWW YOWEEE PRUUT? WANG!! Ever hear her lover on the other side of the screen ? YANG OWWWW!!!! They hiss, spit and purr, too. With humans, they come into your bedroom at the crack of dawn,leap into the bed and casually stroll across your tender ticklish spots. They have this casual 'Oh, I didn't know YOU were here look'. They think we really believe they cannot see stationary objects. Anyway, I could go on forever. Enjoy your new kitty. It will give you many amusing anecdotes. E ***** Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com