@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 8 months agoHow do cats implicitly know how to use the litter box?message-square35arrow-up1102arrow-down14
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareHow do cats implicitly know how to use the litter box?@cheese_greater to Ask Lemmy • 8 months agomessage-square35
minus-square@stolylink9•8 months agoCats are both prey and predator and evolved to hide signs of themselves. They naturally want to cover up their urine and feces so that a larger predator can’t track them. We brought them inside the house, but that hard wired behavior still exists.
Cats are both prey and predator and evolved to hide signs of themselves. They naturally want to cover up their urine and feces so that a larger predator can’t track them. We brought them inside the house, but that hard wired behavior still exists.