🔬 Studies

Citizen Science
at WhiskerLab

Original studies that turn cat owners into research collaborators. Anonymized data, peer-style methodology, open results — because the best source on cat behavior is the people living with cats.

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The 3am Zoomies Survey

Why do cats sprint through the house at 3am? We're building the first crowdsourced dataset on feline nocturnal activity — tracking when it happens, what triggers it, and whether anything actually helps. Anonymized, peer-style methodology, open results.

📅 Publication: Summer 2026 👥 Recently launched

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The Indoor Cat Enrichment Audit

Do indoor cats get enough enrichment — and what does "enough" actually mean for feline cognitive health?

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🗓 Q3 2026

Feline Sleep Pattern Survey

When do cats sleep, for how long, and in which spots — and how much does the household routine shape it?

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🗓 Q4 2026

The Multi-Cat Household Dynamics Study

How do cats in shared homes establish territory, manage conflict, and — occasionally — form genuine bonds?

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How our studies work

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We design around a real question

Every study starts with something cat owners actually wonder about — a behavior that's understudied or a gap in the academic literature. We build a structured survey around it.

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Readers contribute anonymized data

You answer questions about your cat. We collect thousands of responses, strip all identifying information, and build a dataset no single researcher could assemble alone.

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We publish open results

The findings go public — readable by everyone, not locked behind a paywall. You contributed the data; you get the answer. That's citizen science done properly.

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