Staring into Nowhere: What Cats See When They Stare at a Blank Wall
Many cat owners feel a little uneasy when they notice their pet staring at a wall with nothing on it.
If you have ever found yourself in a similar situation, you can breathe a sigh of relief – your pet is not imagining a ghost, and he is not trying to make contact with the brownie, as one might think.
There is a perfectly reasonable explanation for the famous cat's stare into space.
The thing is that cats have much better eyesight than humans.
Therefore, what looks like a blank wall to humans, from an animal’s point of view may be a fascinating play of dust particles in the sunlight, a web shimmering in the sun, or a small insect.
Besides, cats are hunters by nature and are unlikely to refuse the chance to catch prey – even if it is tiny.
While some cats sit and stare at something invisible to the human eye, others immediately rush into battle, which sometimes frightens their owner even more.
There is another option, which this time is not related to vision, but to the pet's phenomenal hearing. If the cat sits without breathing and stares at the empty wall, perhaps he heard some noise behind the partition that seemed suspicious to him.
