Cats are crazy, silly creatures that tend to engage in odd behaviors such as going from being extremely grumpy one second to being unbearingly affectionate the next. They also like to eerily watch us while we pee in the bathroom and knock over things while looking straight into our eyes without a hint of guilt. Cats do the most random things that either make cat haters roll their eyes in frustration or make cat-lovers love them even more. However, there is one cat mystery that baffles even the most feline fanatic in the world, the behavior just seems unexplainable which makes cat-owners ask the same question - why do cats love to sit in a box?
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It doesn’t matter if they’re “prey” is just their owner's ankle, or an inanimate plushie, Delgado said that sitting inside boxes gives cats an option of being able to stalk their prey while staying hidden in their box.
While this feline behavior is mostly observed in indoor cats, experts say that apparently, even wild cats enjoy playing with boxes.
Susan Bass, PR director at Big Cat Rescue in Florida explained the “if I fits, I sits” behavior to the solitary nature of a wildcat. She said that these cats would rather stay in dark, hidden areas where they can be alone, despite not really fitting inside the boxes.
However, it is not only the cat’s natural tendencies that encourage this weird behavior. According to Wilbourn, cat owners’ enthusiasm on seeing cats sitting in a box, leads to positive association of blissful feeling in cats. “People see a cat in a box and say, ‘Oh, that looks so nice and peaceful. It’s a positive association. It’s easy for a cat to get blissed out in a box,” she said.
Well, maybe sitting in a box may not be such a weird thing after
If you are a cat owner, try this at home - put out a basket full of toys and an empty cardboard box side by …show more content…
It doesn’t matter if they’re “prey” is just their owner's ankle, or an inanimate plushie, Delgado said that sitting inside boxes gives cats an option of being able to stalk their prey while staying hidden in their box.
While this feline behavior is mostly observed in indoor cats, experts say that apparently, even wild cats enjoy playing with boxes.
Susan Bass, PR director at Big Cat Rescue in Florida explained the “if I fits, I sits” behavior to the solitary nature of a wildcat. She said that these cats would rather stay in dark, hidden areas where they can be alone, despite not really fitting inside the boxes.
However, it is not only the cat’s natural tendencies that encourage this weird behavior. According to Wilbourn, cat owners’ enthusiasm on seeing cats sitting in a box, leads to positive association of blissful feeling in cats. “People see a cat in a box and say, ‘Oh, that looks so nice and peaceful. It’s a positive association. It’s easy for a cat to get blissed out in a box,” she said.
Well, maybe sitting in a box may not be such a weird thing after