The fact that cats use their litter boxes (usually) is one of their finer traits. Owners assume that covering up their wastes is another sign of cats’ fabled cleanliness. It is, in part, but it’s also part of their wild genes: by covering up their traces they are acting in the role of wild animals who do not want to leave anything behind that will lead to their being trailed.
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- Too dumb, or just indifferent?
- Harness, not collars
- Lone wolf cats
- Call the fire department!
- Bite, scratch—then lick
- The belly problem
- Surefooted as a goat—or cat
- . . . and the other side of de-
- To de-, or not to de-?
- The itch to scratch
- The ketone “No”
- The squirt gun technique
- Blow equals hiss
- “Shut up!” just doesn’t work
- Sampling the vegetation
- The three marking methods
- Wetting the tires
- Love that wool
- Shedding, molting, whatever
- Do they know their names?
- Drinking from the toilet
- Yes, cats do it too
- Ah, the taste of urine
- Snow as prey
- The sound of the sack
- All-natural extermination
- Mice aren’t stupid
- The “leave no traces” phenomenon
- Love your smell
- Privacy, please
- The urine-catnip common bond
- High as a cat
- Covering their traces
- So much primp time
- Allogrooming and autogrooming
- The “I see you” call
- Mad dashes
- There’s a name for it: “bunting”
- They knead you
- Share the purr
- The purr-fect sound of contentment
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