Most of us have pets. Everyone knows that a cat is a wayward creature that is not amenable to education and training.
No wonder they say: "A cat that walks on its own." Unlike dogs, they are completely independent of humans. And if the owners barking the four-legged friends themselves choose and equip a place in the house, then the mewing creature always chooses a place for itself on its own.
Why do cats love height?
If you have ever observed the behavior of cats, you probably noticed their love for height. Very often they climb onto window sills, cabinets, upper steps of the stairs, fences and roofs. The higher the better. Ever wondered why cats are so attracted to any towering objects? We suggest you try to figure it out.
Our all-knowing servants of science have found the answer to this question. Scientists argue that this behavior of the cat family is associated with an instinctive sense of protection of its territory. In essence, this is a hierarchy where the “owner” of the territory on completely “legitimate grounds” occupies the highest point. This is somewhat similar to an observation military tower, from where you can see all the "enemies". And if the neighbor cats, wandering into foreign territory, do not want a "showdown", they will be forced to "bow their heads" and submit to a stern look down. But there is another option for the development of events - a desperate fight for the "expansion of borders" of their possessions.For cats, especially cats, street fighting is a completely natural form of "leisure", let’s say, an everyday activity.
Feline "apartments" sometimes reach huge sizes. For example, a male tiger can host in an area reaching hundreds of square kilometers, and this is not the limit. Such a scale is more characteristic of males, while females manage with smaller possessions. Usually the “property” of the female does not exceed the figure of twenty square kilometers. Everything that is in this territory, for example, trees, land, various objects, the “owner” regularly goes around and marks. Sniffing everything around, he, as it were, "collects information" about all the "competitors" who have run past.
Domestic cats are more modest in the scale of their possessions. For them, the best way to show “who is the boss in the house” is to climb to the very top of the tree (or something even taller) and closely monitor uninvited guests.
It is not uncommon when the cat's possessions extend not only to the land, but also to various reservoirs. Yes, you heard right! We all know that cats and water are incompatible things. But among the representatives of cats, nevertheless, there was one species that was not afraid of water and was able to swim perfectly. And this look is tigers. Quite often, entire rivers and lakes are located on their territories.
If tigers are deeply convinced that personal territory is inviolability, access to which is strictly forbidden to everyone, then the cats of "home education" in this regard are more loyal and condescending.Small cats are quite sociable creatures, distinguished by some “hospitality”.
On their territory, cats create something like a social system, which determines who is allowed to visit the property, and who better to avoid it. The friendliest cats can even admit to the most “holy of all saints” - to a bowl of food. But regular stay in a foreign territory will not tolerate even the most hospitable cat. There is a high probability that sharp teeth and claws will cry out into the intruder. There are frequent cases when cats make massive attacks on dogs that risked a run through the territory of strangers. So, on the one hand, a cat can even be called a rather aggressive animal.
You ask, what about people? After all, it seems that in the entire history there has not yet been a single cat attack on a person. The answer is simple. Cats are well aware that humans are physically superior to them (of course, tigers do not think so). In addition, in the eyes of a cute homemade puss, a person looks huge (if not giant) and very strong. Therefore, they simply reconciled to our existence next to them.
Now you know what drives cats when they climb to the very top. Caring owners, aware of such a peculiar feature of purring and mewing, came up with a way to help the animal feel like a real owner. To do this, it is enough to install several high shelves or steps in the house, along which the pet will be happy to "walk", demonstrating its "superiority" over you.
