Koski says, is staring at prey animals and getting excited (this is where your cat’s chirping or chattering might come in). The first step of this prey sequence, Dr.
#BIRDS SOUNDS FOR HUNTING SERIES#
If your cat gets excited about birds and squirrels outside windows, this can initiate something called their “prey sequence,” or a series of behaviors that cats perform when they hunt.
#BIRDS SOUNDS FOR HUNTING TV#
Johnson adds, “They’re watching kitty cat TV through the window-and they’re pretty engaged with what they’re watching.” They’re initiating their “prey sequence.” So even if your domestic cat is chirping at squirrels or birds outside, it may not be out of frustration-but rather enthusiasm and entertainment. “This activates what is called their ‘seeking circuit,’ which is in the reward circuitry of the brain and the best feeling for cats,” she says. In fact, Nagelschneider says that the most exciting part of the hunt for cats is when their prey hides and it becomes a more challenging experience. “An important thing I tell to remember is that out in nature cats do not catch their prey all the time. If you think your indoor cat is chirping out of frustration or anxiety because they can’t catch their prey outside, Nagelschneider says not to worry. “They’re so stoked to see that bird outside their window, and it’s their way to exercise that excitement so they don’t scare the prey away or rush after it prematurely,” she explains. When your cat chirps at birds or other prey, Johnson says there’s also a chance it could be an involuntary reflex that happens secondary to excitement. Yikes! Sometimes we forget our cats are natural born predators (we say as we sprinkle cat nip around their luxury cat beds like rose petals).
“The teeth chattering together is the closest the cat can get to having the prey in its mouth and quickly biting down on it.” Nagelschndier likens it to your mouth watering when looking at a delicious dessert before you take a bite. “That excited energy can result in this chattering sound.” Marci Koski, Ph.D., a certified feline behavior and training consultant and owner of Feline Behavior Solutions in the upper Northwest. “Cats are really excited when they see a bird or squirrel and they want to get their mitts on it,” says Dr. ( See what we mean here.) They’re excited.Īnother reason why your cat may chirp or chatter at animals outside? Sheer excitement-of a potential snack! Ingrid Johnson, a certified cat behavior consultant and the owner of Fundamentally Feline in Atlanta, Georgia, says that our housecats’ much larger and wilder counterparts, like cheetahs and mountain lions, are known to chirp or chatter in nature.
This behavior is also seen in large, wild cats. “It may be a way of mimicking the bird to entice it to come closer,” says Nagelschnieder, who hosts the TV show “My Cat From Hell” (China version). Many cat behaviors are what Mieshelle Nagelschneider, certified cat behaviorist and founder of The Cat Behavior Clinic, calls Darwinian-evolved, “survival of the fittest” behaviors, and this trilling meow sound they make may actually help them capture their prey. There are a number of reasons why cats chirp at birds and other animals, according to experts.
0 kommentar(er)
