• DOI:10.1016/j.beproc.2008.09.008
Corpus ID: 19883549

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}
}

S. Cafazzo, E. Natoli

Published 2009

Medicine, Psychology

Behavioural Processes

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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