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Scientists have discovered that cats follow their owners: why do they do this
26.04.2024 17:30
Of all the pets, cats are the most mysterious. If dogs are open and simple, then cats have been shrouded in legends and myths since ancient times.
And for a long time, cat lovers were told that their pets do not deserve even a part of the love that is given to them. All because cats do not care about humans.
Employees of Kyoto University have found out that cats are not at all selfish creatures and that they are deeply concerned about whether the owner is present at home. Because it has been proven that cats follow people.
The Japanese scientists shared the results of their experiment in the journal PLOS One.
Cats follow humans
There is no need to believe that pets like to be left alone and walk by themselves.
Using various clues, animals determine the location of their owner within an apartment or house.
Scientists claim that cats follow where their owner goes, to what room or part of the house. They even have a route of human movement.
Why do they do this?
According to recent research, cats need to have an idea of where their owner is, even when they can't see him.
They can determine its location in a house or apartment by its voice and the sounds it makes.
This was discovered during an experiment in which cats were played an audio recording of their owner's voice and other sounds.
The pets were then observed and their reactions analyzed.
Conclusion
The cats were most surprised to hear their owner’s voice after he “moved” to an unexpected room for the pet.
Scientists have come to the conclusion that such a reaction is associated with a discrepancy between the route of human movement formed by the animal.
And this proves that cats monitor the location of their owner, and constantly.
Earlier we talked about why you shouldn’t touch a cat’s nose .
