Understanding Cat Body Language: A Comprehensive Guide
This detailed guide delves into the fascinating world of cat body language, exploring visual communication through images and descriptions. It covers signals of offensive and defensive threats, facial expressions, body postures, and tail movements. The information provided sheds light on how cats express emotions such as anger, fear, and warning messages, offering valuable insights for cat owners and enthusiasts. Additional resources related to cat behavior and welfare are also provided in Norwegian.
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The Cat Behaviour and Welfare 6. The cat s body language Bjarne O. Braastad Professor of Ethology Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NMBU, s, Norway The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad 0 Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Body language (Visual communication)
The cats body language - I Lynx and tiger: notice the light spots on the ears ear signals are more visible during night Offensive threat: erect legs, tail down, may show the side of head and body (Figures: Leyhausen, P. (1979) Cat Behavior. Garland, New York) The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 2
The cats body language - II Defensive threat: close to ground retracts head By stronger signals: the back towards floor hits with paws to defend itself (Leyhausen, P. (1979) Cat Behavior, Garland, New York. (Drawn from a movie clip)) The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad 3 Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The cats facial signals Offensive tendency, angry What does this cat signal? Defensive tendency fear (Leyhausen, P. (1979) Cat Behavior, Garland, New York) Photo: Audun Braastad The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 4
The cats body posture Offensive tendency angry Defensive tendency Photo: Maria Myrland fear (Leyhausen, P. (1979) Cat Behavior, Garland, New York) The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 5
Tail movements Tail up and down again Hi! Lashing tail I warn you! (Photos: Audun Braastad) The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 6
More on cats behaviour and welfare is found here (in Norwegian) www.braastad.info Braastad s website on ethology, animal welfare, cats and human animal relationship www.facebook.com/KattenAtferdVelferd Facebook (Meta) site for the Norwegian cat book www.etologi.no website for the Norwegian Association of Ethologists www.etologi-dyrevelferd.no website on ethology and animal welfare for secondary schools www.animalpickings.com popular scientific website for the Research Group on Ethology and Animal Environment at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 7
Thank you for listening to Bjarne. He believes that he understands me. But we have our secrets that no ethologist yet knows about. The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 8
