European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Daily by William new York times he Insorio tab1ity of the cat. Long a Cioa Tuto of mystery to human. Of y yielding to a vigorous of it among scientism Ilhom this wildest and most ind Pond Titch Domestic animals. Tho scientists ate of g among other things that Houshm cats display an extraordinary to extant hut enables them to Deal with the Potin ,. Schizoid stale in which they find a domesticated on the outside but.-. I heart on on sided i a the experts Are finding that cat a. Ore sociable than popular myth would -3.r-1 Kittens can easily be conditioned m i come Friendly i Fejna oof Bui on the other _ do hoi ids cats Are being revealed As v. In Cut killers even led Ilu " i Elloul on thu sue.-. " ecosystems a cat can instantly change irom a purring Ball of Lur to a a narc loss stalker of prey animal to a because its nervous system is r a d Lor a Range of divergent responses 5,.-.orld around it. Any of which can to inched at any moment by the righting Nylus this Charcle Islic has made cats unusually to live successfully in a Cue Rosm apartment and on a 150 acre Larm some animal sch i Cir a have also concluded that cats rep May As much Range and variety in person / and temperament Lor inc in As humans do Lor theirs and is much quirkiness which can to both maddening and delightful cats Lor instance it High sensitive to the actions and Moed of people and Are capable of sulks and units when they Leel slighted or deserted the experts have also developed startling evidence of Tho cat s renowned ability to survive this time in the particular Selling of new York City where cats Are prone at this time of year to Lall irom open windows in tall buildings researchers Call the phenomenon lemme High Rise syndrome Cne study involved 132 cals that accidentally Lell distances from iwo to 32 stories and found that 107 of the cals lived to purr and pounce another Day the col Itiat fell 32 Cloncs was one of the survivors Tho interest in All ims is More than academic with Thor e of the two income Amily cats Hae dogs As the Pel of Choice Loi Rorri Urban dwelloi1. Thio not have to be wait Fri. And they can be id alone indoors Allda cats Are now Magazine the Purrie Capet believed to Oul number dogs As pets in the United cuifi1, and some other Woc i countries reversing a historical Towl this 11 the genetically engine foul t.c4 for working people sol d Phylls flu l the vice president for companion Norn iof the humane society of the United slates the trend in turn has stimulated the new interest in learning More about the cat s nature a subject Long treated in literature and song but less Olton a subject of science. For a Long Lime the focus was on dogs now it s turned around says or Boner run l Hart a professor of physiology and behaviour at the University of California at Davis who is an authority on both Cas and dogs he and his Wile Lynette a Hurt. Inu director of the University s human animal program have written n textbook Lor mine and canine behavioural Ihor in ils the number of Thrap is who Deal cols is and they Are finding in a lucrative held. Because of the cat s instr stability Many first Tiro cat . And even Veteran owners misunderstand choir pets the experts say conflicts arise arid the i Heap St is called in to sort things Cut the conflict often arises because the cat is simply being a cat. A my playing is Normal Boha Vior a cat playing on your head at o clock in the morning is not appropriate behaviour irom a human Point of View said it Dale Olin. A veterinarian and animal behavioural consultant at the now York Hospital of the american society or the prevention of cruelty to animals. Often a misunderstanding of Iho cat s cals display As much Range and variety in personality temperament and quirkiness in their species As humans do in theirs. Nature creates Lasc expectations thai lends the owner to abandon the animal or Lake in to a shelter. Hall the animals in Many shelters today Are cals. Said a Nyht. About double the proportion from the Early 1970s of nil the domesticated species. Hart said Only the cat lived a solitary life in the wild. And it remains Lundham Critalli an asocial animal incapable of being dominated by humans. This characteristic is widely set As a major reason Why so Many people dislike cals and also Why others value them. A dog or a horse can be admonished or struck and it will become Hart said. You can t do that with a cat they do not go into a subordinate role As a dog or a horse does they just Light cats also differ in another map aspect of their relationship Wilh people and it is Here that scientists have discovered a Way to break Down the Wall of aloofness dogs see humans As a member of Iho pack a companion scientists say. Whereas cals. Will their solitary heritage do not. A common View among scientists is that what cats see in humans in they arc going to see anything is a stand in for Iho Mother the humans Are perceived As fulfilling the Mother s role As provider and care giver especially when a cat comes to live in a House when it is Young one Small sign of this is Iho characteristic bit of behaviour in which a cat kneads its owner s Lap with its paws i is the same behaviour that accompanies nursing another is the fact thai cals purr so lion humans Pel them which is what a kit Lon does when it s around its Mother Hart said. Bui two adult cats Don t normally gel together and purr with one another to said. Adult dogs on the other hand use the same signals on humans that they use on each other like wagging the Tail. Animal Nohavi wrists have found that Rosl cats can be shaped into affectionate Friendly creatures by simply petting and handling them a lot from the age of 2 to 7 weeks a sensitive time in the development of social relations. This should occur before a Kitten is separated irom its Molher and the handling usually has to be done by Iho Mother s owner once a cat has had this experience in will remain a cat that is Friendly to humans Lor its entire lilo said Dennis c. Turner a lecturer in ethology and animal research at the University of Zurich Vurchel Switzerland and if the Kitten has missed this experience in will remain shy continued on Pogo 14 wednesday. September 13, 1989 the stars and stripes pa0e 13
