Why do cats like to get into a hopeless situation: they climb into places where they are likely to get stuck
Cats are naturally curious and if they are bored, they will find something to do. Often, in search of adventure, they find themselves in a hopeless situation.
Everyone knows that sometimes you have to call rescuers to help animals, who even get cats out of ventilation shafts.
Eötvös Loránd University staff sought an explanation for yet another strange habit.
It's all about how a cat evaluates its size.
Researchers noted that the cat is able to squeeze through low but wide openings.
But overcoming narrow obstacles causes various kinds of difficulties.
The reason is that animals do not always understand what obstacle they are able to overcome.
This is because they have a more developed idea of their own height than their width.
Natural curiosity should also be added here.
The conclusions were made during experiments that were conducted at home.
It is worth noting that this is the first attempt by scientists to explain the strange behavior of cats, which often get stuck in narrow openings.
The results of the work are of interest to science also because they call into question the previous conclusions of scientists about the intelligence of cats.
