I wonder if you have such an experience:
You were sitting in a chair, but suddenly you needed to get up. When you came back again, you found that the cat had firmly occupied your position
, and this is not a low-probability event. Anyway, my cat will be like this 8 times 10 times
So, why is this?
Like your taste
Reason 1: Like your taste
Cats have a sense of smell about 14 times stronger than humans' sense of smell.
Cats also have 200 million olfactory receptors that can sense odors that we cannot detect.
For kittens, the smell of dear owners can make the cat feel comfortable and relaxed, so many cats will like to get close to their owners and smell their owners.
In addition, cats have a dual olfactory mechanism, with a second "nose", called the vomeronasal device, also known as the Jacobson device.
It senses odors in the air and can receive pheromone signals that most other animals cannot detect.
A well-developed olfactory bulb of a cat also helps to give it a keen sense of smell.
These pheromones allow cats to recognize their owners.
When the owner leaves their seats, the cat can easily detect these unique pheromones and sit in the same place, close to the comfortable odor.
Not only cats like your taste, dogs will also like it!
greedy for the rest of the warmth
Reason 2: The seat you have sat in is very warm
Cats can respond to differences in temperature and temperature.
As the offspring of African wildcats, cats desire warmth. The average body temperature of a cat is 38 degrees, while the average body temperature of a human is 36 degrees.
Most domestic cats are naturally adapted to warmer climates. Cats living in cold areas will grow thick fuzz to survive, such as Siberian cats, which absorb heat and keep warm.
However, most domestic cats rely on external heat sources to keep warm, such as when we sit on hot chairs, marking areas, reason three: Marking areas, cats like to leave their own smell in every corner of the home, which is a marking behavior, so cats will like to jump to your seat, leaving their own smell, making the chair smell more familiar and more comfortable.
If you have other cats in your house, then this process is a landmark behavior, leaving your own taste, and telling other cats that this is the territory they have identified. Of course, there will also be two cats fighting for sovereignty in the chair~
Want to respond
Reason 4: Want to respond
Some kittens will use any means to attract your attention, such as meowing, rubbing you, pulling you with their paws, stirring you to walk, or lying down in front of you.
Similarly, if at one time, after your cat sits in your seat and you respond positively with caress and hugs, it will remember this and you will get attention when you know how to sit in your seat~
Pure fun
Reason 5: Fun
Sometimes, cats like to jump to our chairs, because their paws are itchy and they want to sharpen their paws! !
In particular, some materials that are particularly attractive to cats, such as leather, weaving, and mesh surfaces
How can cats not steal their position?
is simple! Just money ability!
Configure an exclusive seat for it
If you do not have the ability to make a money, just take it down...