Wednesday 7 October 2015

The Rolling Of Domestic Cats

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Domestic cats roll. They roll and roll and roll - not constantly, but often enough that the behavior eventually caught the attention of scientists. Rolling behaviour in domestic cats appears to have two functions. Females roll primarily in the presence of adult males, demonstrating a readiness to mate. But males roll near adult males as a form of subordinate behavior.

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