The Social Behavior of Female Cats: Insights from Research
Explore the social behavior and welfare of female cats, including topics such as population density, territory defense, and group territories. Learn about the role of males in African wildcats and how it relates to domestic cats. Discover fascinating insights into the social structure and behavior of adult cats. For more information on cat behavior and welfare, visit the provided websites.
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The Cat Behaviour and Welfare 7. Social behaviour of female cats 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
Social behaviour and social structure in adult cats
The role of males in African wildcat The house cat (Felis silvestris catus) is inherited from the African wildcat (Felis silvestris libyca). The African wildcat may live monogamously in semi-deserts in north- eastern Africa. In such biotopes, the female cat needs help from the male to provide protection and enough food for the kittens. Remnants of such social skills may be observed in some of today s house cats. African wildcat. (Photo: Sonelle, Wikimedia, CC-BY-SA 3.0) The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 2
Female cat social behaviour Population density of outdoor cats: 300m2 1km2 / cat Female s territory and home range (0.3 50 hectares) territory is defended (access to prey and a safe nest) passing through home range by other cats is readily accepted. Photo: Agnethe-Ir n Sandem The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 3
Female 2 T Female 1 Male T Female 3 T T = territory; ellipses = home ranges; blue line = a creek
Female cat social behaviour Population density of outdoor cats: 300m2 1km2 / cat Female s territory and home range (0.3 50 hectares) territory is defended (access to prey and a safe nest) passing through home range by other cats is readily accepted Group territories: central females more offspring defence against predators peripheral females no territory Photo: Agnethe-Ir n Sandem The Cat - Behaviour and Welfare - Bjarne O. Braastad Norwegian University of Life Sciences 5
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 6
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 7
