Author Topic: Why do cats love boxes so much?!  (Read 5039 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline TonyKath

  • Forum Deity
  • *****
  • Posts: 1965
Why do cats love boxes so much?!
« on: Saturday, 07 February, 2015 @ 16:24:56 »
Quote
Take heart feline enthusiasts. Your cat’s continued indifference toward her new Deluxe Scratch DJ Deck may be disappointing, but there is an object that’s pretty much guaranteed to pique her interest. That object, , is a box. Any box, really. Big boxes, small boxes, irregularly shaped boxes—it doesn’t matter. Place one on the ground, a chair, or a bookshelf and watch as Admiral Snuggles quickly commandeers it.

So what are we to make of the strange gravitational pull that empty Amazon packaging exerts on Felis sylvestris catus? Like many other really weird things cats do, science hasn’t fully cracked this particular feline mystery. There’s the obvious predation advantage a box affords: Cats are ambush predators, and boxes provide great hiding places to stalk prey from (and retreat to). But there’s clearly more going on here.

Thankfully, behavioral biologists and veterinarians have come up with a few other interesting explanations. In fact, when you look at all the evidence together, it could be that your cat may not just like boxes, he may need them.





http://www.wired.com/2015/02/whats-up-with-cats-and-boxes/#x

Found out some things I didn't know plus great pics and vids.

Tony

Offline Phil

  • Silver Medalist
  • ****
  • Posts: 98
Re: Why do cats love boxes so much?!
« Reply #1 on: Saturday, 07 February, 2015 @ 19:01:28 »
An interesting post Tony.  :)

Our Tom cat has always been confident. He shows no fear of other cats or even large dogs. He has no interest in cardboard boxes at all.
By contrast our Queen cat has always been nervous and timid. She descends on any box/suitcase that is left around and finds her way inside. She purrticularly likes half packed suitcases. She (we?) is lucky she hasn't ended up in Kef a couple of times.

This behaviour seems to confirm what the experts think.

Offline HiFi

  • Forum Deity
  • *****
  • Posts: 610
Re: Why do cats love boxes so much?!
« Reply #2 on: Saturday, 07 February, 2015 @ 19:16:02 »
What a load of crap. Cardboard is warm. That's why some humans are forced to sleep in boxes.
(And I've got loads of Greek cats before you ask).

Offline Mary

  • Forum Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 191
Re: Why do cats love boxes so much?!
« Reply #3 on: Sunday, 08 February, 2015 @ 12:36:49 »
One part of the move our cats enjoyed. Boxes everywhere. Cat heaven    :nai: