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Cat Cognition

Cats understand more than they let on. Research on feline memory, problem-solving, social cognition, and object permanence keeps revising what we thought we knew. These articles cover the neuroscience and behavioral experiments revealing how cats think, learn, and perceive a world shaped for human senses.

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The 3am Zoomies Survey

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Mar 20, 2025⏱ 1 min read

Why Your Cat Knocks Things Off Tables — The Science

It is not spite or boredom (well, not only boredom). A 2021 study from animal behavior researchers at the University of Exeter fou…

Mar 13, 2025⏱ 1 min read

The Helsinki Cat Personality Study: 7 Traits That Define Your Cat

Researchers at the University of Helsinki completed a landmark multi-year study analyzing personality data from over 4,300 cats ac…

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