The social function of tail up in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus)
@article{Cafazzo2009TheSF, title={The social function of tail up in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus)}, author={S. Cafazzo and E. Natoli}, journal={Behavioural Processes}, year={2009}, volume={80}, pages={60-66} }
We investigated the social function of tail up in order to verify its possible relationship with the hierarchical organization of a social group. Domestic cats live at higher densities than their ancestor which is a solitary species. Since the signals needed by solitary animals have different properties than those needed by group-living individuals, signalling pattern utilised by the domestic cat has inevitably changed. Kittens displayed the tail up when greeting their mother; this behaviour… CONTINUE READING
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