How did cats learn to cover their own poop in the litter box?
Variant7 asked:
I don’t think feline cats in the wild cover their poops like house cats do. Is this a behavior they developed from living with humans?
Gilbert
I don’t think feline cats in the wild cover their poops like house cats do. Is this a behavior they developed from living with humans?
Gilbert
July 4th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Cats cover their own feces in dirt if they do it outside as well so no.
July 7th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Cats do this they do the same with their food as well its to hide ittheir.
Cats do the same with their food as well its to do the same with their food as.
July 9th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
not enough evolutionary time to get that behaviour from humans. Most likely its a higiene thing, lots of animals clean up after themselves to protect young from illness or just to keep everything neat
July 10th, 2010 at 4:18 am
Cats have just always done this they also do it is just instincts.
The dish think it is just instincts.
July 10th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
An unmade bed etc.
The place where they can be sufficiently covered up on an unmade bed etc.
July 12th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
Actually, wild felines DO bury their feces.
Me… kittyslave23… I know my place.
July 15th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Cats do it conceal their poop is the neighbourhood the only time that cats will resort to middening if they want to mark territory.
Cats do it conceal their poop is when they do bury their scent from predators and ferals who tend to mark territory this is the strongest form of some kind.