Unlike Kusky, Kurimu enjoys being touch. He loves to stay close to any human beings (even a human friend that he has not met before).
These are the videos I took sometimes ago when Kurimu was still a 6 months old kittens. What a cute kitten! :)
Friday, 15 November 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Communication
Cats communicate in varies ways: by smell, vocalizing, body language and marking.
Vocalization
Cats have a wide range of vocalizations that include murmurs, meows, spitting, hisses and growls. These can be divided into 3 broad categories: closed mouth, vowel patterns and intense vocalization petterns.
Purring, mating vocalizations and the close-mouth 'mrrr?' uttered when a cat seems to be asking a question are closed mouth vocalizations. Vowel patterns include the more typical 'meow' could be for various reasons but most often because they want something like food, to be pet, attention, or to go outside. Intense vocalizations are made when the cat holds the mouth open throughout the sound when aroused, demanding, or upset. These include growling, hissing and screaming.
Some cats are 'talkative', meowing repeatedly or or an extended period, especially in response to the human voice. Oriental breeds such as the Siamese are renowned for being chatty. Well, my Kurimu is very verbal too. When I play hide and seek with him, the moment I show myself, he will meow non stop. When he needs food or going out, he meow too. When he knows we are at home but couldn't see us around, he will meow until he finds us. He will meow loudly when he is unable to locate Kusky. He is such a verbal cat!
Purring
Part of the admiration humans feel for the feline is its unique ability to purr. Small cats, including the domestic cat, purr on both the inhaled and exhaled breath. The big such like tiger purr only when they breath out. Cats can purr with their mouths tightly closed. Kittens are born blind and deaf yet purr with their mother's nipple in their mouth. Because a kitten cannot nurse and meow at the same time, it purrs while nursing to let his mother know it is happy. Their mother purrs back for the kittens to find them. Also, purring is an act of showing comfort. Kittens do not purr to human touch until around 6 weeks old.This phenomenon of sucking and purring at the same time can occur because purring is not a vocal sound. The purr does not come from the true vocal cords. No one could prove where the purring sounds came from. Basically it's a physical vibration that produces inside cats body. Purring doesn't purely means happiness. Cats will purr when they are in pain too.
Body Language
Cats easily convey their feelings through body language. Everyone recognizes the raised back and flattened ears of a frighten feline.
A cat's ears are used for more than just hearing. The angle of a cat's ears is an important clue to its mood. If the ears prick forward, the cat is showing interest. Ears pointed to the side mean the cat is thinking and considering its next move. If the ears are plastered flat against the head, it shows the cat is vey unhappy. Ears back and down indicate either fear or uncomfort.
The tail, beside contributing to a cat's overall beauty and balance, the tail indicates the cat's emotional state. The way your cat holds its tail and each movement of the tail communicates what it is thinking and feeling. You just need to learn how to speak 'tail talk'. Below are some information I sourced from internet websites, not sure how accurate it is:
Scent
Cats recognize one another by their scent. Scent glands called temporal glands are situated above the eyes on the sides of the forehead. Cats mark objects, including people they consider 'theirs', by rubbing the side of their heads along their object of affections. Cats mark their territory with urine. Other cats smell the urine and recognize the message.
Vocalization
Cats have a wide range of vocalizations that include murmurs, meows, spitting, hisses and growls. These can be divided into 3 broad categories: closed mouth, vowel patterns and intense vocalization petterns.
Purring, mating vocalizations and the close-mouth 'mrrr?' uttered when a cat seems to be asking a question are closed mouth vocalizations. Vowel patterns include the more typical 'meow' could be for various reasons but most often because they want something like food, to be pet, attention, or to go outside. Intense vocalizations are made when the cat holds the mouth open throughout the sound when aroused, demanding, or upset. These include growling, hissing and screaming.
Some cats are 'talkative', meowing repeatedly or or an extended period, especially in response to the human voice. Oriental breeds such as the Siamese are renowned for being chatty. Well, my Kurimu is very verbal too. When I play hide and seek with him, the moment I show myself, he will meow non stop. When he needs food or going out, he meow too. When he knows we are at home but couldn't see us around, he will meow until he finds us. He will meow loudly when he is unable to locate Kusky. He is such a verbal cat!
Purring
Part of the admiration humans feel for the feline is its unique ability to purr. Small cats, including the domestic cat, purr on both the inhaled and exhaled breath. The big such like tiger purr only when they breath out. Cats can purr with their mouths tightly closed. Kittens are born blind and deaf yet purr with their mother's nipple in their mouth. Because a kitten cannot nurse and meow at the same time, it purrs while nursing to let his mother know it is happy. Their mother purrs back for the kittens to find them. Also, purring is an act of showing comfort. Kittens do not purr to human touch until around 6 weeks old.This phenomenon of sucking and purring at the same time can occur because purring is not a vocal sound. The purr does not come from the true vocal cords. No one could prove where the purring sounds came from. Basically it's a physical vibration that produces inside cats body. Purring doesn't purely means happiness. Cats will purr when they are in pain too.
Body Language
Cats easily convey their feelings through body language. Everyone recognizes the raised back and flattened ears of a frighten feline.
A cat's ears are used for more than just hearing. The angle of a cat's ears is an important clue to its mood. If the ears prick forward, the cat is showing interest. Ears pointed to the side mean the cat is thinking and considering its next move. If the ears are plastered flat against the head, it shows the cat is vey unhappy. Ears back and down indicate either fear or uncomfort.
The tail, beside contributing to a cat's overall beauty and balance, the tail indicates the cat's emotional state. The way your cat holds its tail and each movement of the tail communicates what it is thinking and feeling. You just need to learn how to speak 'tail talk'. Below are some information I sourced from internet websites, not sure how accurate it is:
Scent
Cats recognize one another by their scent. Scent glands called temporal glands are situated above the eyes on the sides of the forehead. Cats mark objects, including people they consider 'theirs', by rubbing the side of their heads along their object of affections. Cats mark their territory with urine. Other cats smell the urine and recognize the message.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Hunting
Despite hundreds of years of domestication, most cats display am instinct to hunt if given the opportunity. This predatory behavior has been passed down to the domestic cat through the mists of time. While cats are born with a hunting instinct, killing and eating prey are generally learned behaviors. While a cat may catch and kill a mouse, it might not eat it, even if it is hungry, unless it has been taught to.
Kittens begin to show hunting behavior from as young as six weeks of age. Programmed from birth to chase, kittens practice hunting skills by crouching, pouncing, play fighting and fake attacking with their littermates. A mother cat might use her tail to help teach her babies hunting skills, using it as a tease to teach them to stalk. If the mother is an outdoor cat, she will bring small, dead prey to her kittens. She will eat in front of them, encouraging them to join her. Next she will bring injured prey and encourage her kittens to play with it. She will kill it in front of them. Slowly the kittens learn that prey can be caught and eaten. Eventually the kittens accompany the mother as she hunts and learn to catch and kill on their own.
Cats will exhibit teaching behavior not only toward their own kittens but also other cat's litters. Some cats even include their human owners in the lesson, bringing home dead prey and dropping it on the doorsteps. The hunting feline patrols a specific territory. The size of the territory varies depending on the availability of prey. Most adults are solitary hunters, although at times cats kills with a lethal bite through the spine at the base of the neck. If a cat isn't hungry, it will delay or even defer killing the prey, instead opting for the excitement of repeated stalking, capturing, and playing with the victim. My mum used to received all kinds of 'gifts' in front of her doorstep: birds, duckling, rats, small snakes, huge grasshoppers, even babies of rabbits (I guess it must be from next door as they have lots of rabbits running freely in their garden). I told my mum not to scold the cats. They are proud of their hunting result, and they are waiting to be praised. So what we normally do is just to throw the corpse away.
Why do cats often appear to torture or play with their catch before killing it? There are several theories. One theory is that these cats lack confidence. They may still be wary of their prey, which if not killed quickly can fight and bite back. Another theory is that domestic cats that live in a relatively rodent-free environment lack the opportunity to catch real live prey. When they finally do catch a mouse, they want to prolong the process of playing as much as possible.
Cats owners may also notice cats will chatter their teeth when seeing prey. It is a kind of special noise cats will make especially when they see birds, dropping/moving feather and squirrel. Indoor cats may just be showing their excitement or frustration at seeing potential prey that they cannot reach. Kusky and Kurimu chattered alot every morning in front of my bedroom's window when seeing birds standing near to the balcony. I shall upload video of them chattering next time.
Kittens begin to show hunting behavior from as young as six weeks of age. Programmed from birth to chase, kittens practice hunting skills by crouching, pouncing, play fighting and fake attacking with their littermates. A mother cat might use her tail to help teach her babies hunting skills, using it as a tease to teach them to stalk. If the mother is an outdoor cat, she will bring small, dead prey to her kittens. She will eat in front of them, encouraging them to join her. Next she will bring injured prey and encourage her kittens to play with it. She will kill it in front of them. Slowly the kittens learn that prey can be caught and eaten. Eventually the kittens accompany the mother as she hunts and learn to catch and kill on their own.
Cats will exhibit teaching behavior not only toward their own kittens but also other cat's litters. Some cats even include their human owners in the lesson, bringing home dead prey and dropping it on the doorsteps. The hunting feline patrols a specific territory. The size of the territory varies depending on the availability of prey. Most adults are solitary hunters, although at times cats kills with a lethal bite through the spine at the base of the neck. If a cat isn't hungry, it will delay or even defer killing the prey, instead opting for the excitement of repeated stalking, capturing, and playing with the victim. My mum used to received all kinds of 'gifts' in front of her doorstep: birds, duckling, rats, small snakes, huge grasshoppers, even babies of rabbits (I guess it must be from next door as they have lots of rabbits running freely in their garden). I told my mum not to scold the cats. They are proud of their hunting result, and they are waiting to be praised. So what we normally do is just to throw the corpse away.
Why do cats often appear to torture or play with their catch before killing it? There are several theories. One theory is that these cats lack confidence. They may still be wary of their prey, which if not killed quickly can fight and bite back. Another theory is that domestic cats that live in a relatively rodent-free environment lack the opportunity to catch real live prey. When they finally do catch a mouse, they want to prolong the process of playing as much as possible.
Cats owners may also notice cats will chatter their teeth when seeing prey. It is a kind of special noise cats will make especially when they see birds, dropping/moving feather and squirrel. Indoor cats may just be showing their excitement or frustration at seeing potential prey that they cannot reach. Kusky and Kurimu chattered alot every morning in front of my bedroom's window when seeing birds standing near to the balcony. I shall upload video of them chattering next time.
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Kurimu (154) - Getting Bored
I think he was too bored..... he didn't even border to respond!
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Thursday, 7 November 2013
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Kurimu (151) - Sitting Like A Human Being
One awesome thing about Kurimu is he loves to sit like a human being.
You don't believe it? See this!
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You don't believe it? See this!
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