Compare And Contrast: Why Do Cats Are Dot?

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WHY DO CATS DO THAT?
Let’s compare DOMESTIC AND WILD
They are cute; they are loveable and judging by their 26 billion views of over 2 million YouTube videos, of them, pouncing, bouncing, climbing, cramming, stalking, clawing, chattering and purring, one this is very certain, CATS ARE VERY ENTERTAINING.
These somewhat strange cat behaviors both amusing and baffling leave many of us asking, why do cats do that? Throughout time cats were primarily solitary predators of smaller animals and prey for larger carnivores, as both predator and prey survival of their species depended on their basic instinctual behaviors which we all still observe in wild and domestic cats today, While the feline actions of your domestic house cat (Garfield) might seem …show more content…

And use a stalk, pounce, kill and eat strategy to stay fed, this is why your domestic cat Garfield prefers to chase, pounce on toys and eat smaller meals over the course of the day and night. Also in the small wild prey tend to hide in tiny spaces in their natural environments, so one explanation for your domestic cats ' behavior to reach into containers and openings is compiled by the same curiosity that helped the continuation of the cat species for millions of years before. In the wild cat need sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defence, sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready helped stretch their back and leg muscles and relieved some stress too. So it’s not that your domestic cat Garfield hates your coach, chair, Ottoman, pillows, curtains, toilet paper and everything else that you put in their environment. They are merely ripping these things to shreds to keep their claws in tip top shape because this is exactly what the domestic cats’ ancestors did to …show more content…

This includes, chicken in all forms (quarters, necks, thighs, wings and ground chicken) turkey necks and ground turkey, birds like quail , day old chicks and duck. any cut of beef and ground beef, as well as canned fish like tuna, salmon, jack mackerel. servals love mice and rabbit as well as shrimp crab lobster and scallops. You can also offer treats of such things as cheese, beef jerky, fruits like strawberries, cherries, oranges, and bananas, lettuce and tomatoes, and macaroni and

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