Cat intelligence

Top 10 Creepypastas With a Halloween Theme If you're a horror fan, you've likely come across the word 'creepypasta' at least a few times. These modern-day equivalents to folklore have been circulating the world wide web for nearly a decade, gaining in popularity when The New York Times did a story on them in 2010. (LINK 1) Many creepypastas are stand-alone stories, but there a few main characters like "Slenderman", "Jeff the Killer", and "Laughing Jack" whose stories are carried on by both…

Have you ever looked outside and seen a cat or dog without a home? Cats and dogs are sweet animals but sometimes they can be mean. But when allowed to roam free around they can become restless. When cats and dogs are raised like that and sometime they have to do it to stay alive. Because the people who do not want or are unable to continue to provide care of their animals anymore so they let them go free instead of taking them to an adoption center. Why do cats and dogs affect our ecosystem what…

The steps were cracked and lead up to an eroding porch that seemed just a bit askew. Even in all of its disrepair, the one thing about this house that had always seemed a little off to me was the porcelain cat statue…

The average person does not clean their house commonly. When asked the question “Do you like rodents?”, the majority will answer no. Next they’ll proceed to remark that rodents are filthy vermin, disease carrying demons, that should be exterminated. It’s quite humorous because these types of people indeed love rodents. Opening a hotel in one's home is absolutely a sign of rodent love . Of course the hotel acquires the finest buffet, including a variety of cuisine such as a left open bag…

Being born as a stray cat means I have to scavenge for food, and one thing I learnt from being a scavenger for years is humans are mostly callous. One night, when I was still a scrawny, little kitten, my mom took me and my siblings to a temple, and afterwards left us under the shade of a mangosteen tree at the temple’s yard while she was looking for food. She said we would be safe there since a temple is a place for human to pray and they are not allowed to do mischief there. Hearing my mom said…

Farmer Beau’s farm is a children’s book by Kathleen Geiger, a retired Third grade teacher at Grand Ridge School, in Grand Ridge. Illinois. Kathleen loves baking, substitute teaching, babysitting, and sewing while her husband, Frank (Beau) a retired farmer, loved working in his spacious gardens taking care of his flowers. With her granddaughters help, Kathleen chose the different animals featured in the book to create her storyline. Farmer Beau was tending the garden one day, when six precious…

There are forty one recognized cat breeds according to the Cat Fanciers' Association, the world's largest registry of pedigree cats. The different cat breeds have a multitude of varying characteristics but all make great pets in the appropriate home. While this isn't necessarily a list of the best breed of cat, below are the ten most popular cat breeds in America in 2008 according to the Cat Fanciers' Association. Persian - Persians are a large cat breed. The Persian has a svelte body type…

The Fat cat and the Doggy Door: dysregulated stress response A stress response in the human body goes through something called the HPA axis. It’s a system that activates the body to fight or flee in response to a stressor. Let’s take your neighbor's fat cat, Fuzzy, and introduce an aggressive Husky that makes a bee-line for him when he’s let off his leash. When Fuzzy sees the dog he experiences a stress response to the danger. The danger is processed in hypothalamus inside fuzzy’s brain, which…

Hypoallergenic dog breeds have special needs because they are usually smaller in size and have temperaments that may be difficult to handle sometimes. When you first bring your new dog home, you should allow it to roam around to get an idea of its surroundings. If you have other pets, you should put them in another room while the dog is investigating the area. Depending on the breed of dog, they may be very scared at first. They may not want much human contact, so you should be careful about…

First i want to say bearded dragons simply because pets is an extremely good idea. An simple idea that provides joy for all ages. The reason why bearded dragons make great pets is certainly they are handled conveniently, docile. Bearded dragons usually do not bite plus they are no aggressive reptile. Although depends upon the snake, they alot prefer to move, some would state they possess A.D.D. Bearded dragons are relaxed just, and calm. Bearded dragons as house animals is your very best bet…