Morgan BellIs your cat left or right pawed?
July 26th 2009 14:02
Did you know that cats tend to favour one paw over the other?
Your feline friend is either left-pawed or right-pawed.
More often than not, females tend to be righties, while toms are lefties. Hormone levels could explain sex differences in paw choice. Prenatal testosterone exposure has been linked to left-handedness.
These preferences may only manifest when cats perform particularly dexterous tasks. One trial is to place a piece of tuna in a jar two small for a cats head. Researchers then observe which paw the cat uses to retrieve the food.
Less demanding tasks, such as pawing at a toy mouse suspended in the air or dragged on ground from a string, showed no real preference.
Studies of two other domestic animals, dogs and horses, have revealed similar sex biases.
To read full article at New Scientist CLICKHERE
Also, new research has been reported by BBC News explaining that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food. CLICKHERE for full story.
So not only are cats not ambidextrous, they are great raging sociopaths.
Your feline friend is either left-pawed or right-pawed.
More often than not, females tend to be righties, while toms are lefties. Hormone levels could explain sex differences in paw choice. Prenatal testosterone exposure has been linked to left-handedness.
These preferences may only manifest when cats perform particularly dexterous tasks. One trial is to place a piece of tuna in a jar two small for a cats head. Researchers then observe which paw the cat uses to retrieve the food.
Less demanding tasks, such as pawing at a toy mouse suspended in the air or dragged on ground from a string, showed no real preference.
Studies of two other domestic animals, dogs and horses, have revealed similar sex biases.
To read full article at New Scientist CLICKHERE
Also, new research has been reported by BBC News explaining that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food. CLICKHERE for full story.
So not only are cats not ambidextrous, they are great raging sociopaths.
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haha you have all the good feline traits im sure