Why do cats act so weird? - Tony Buffington
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-cats-act-so-weird-tony-buffington They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos...
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Why do cats do that?They're cute, they're lovable,and judging by the 26 billions views of over 2 million YouTube videosof them pouncing,bouncing,climbing,cramming,stalking,clawing,chattering,and purring,one thing is certain:cats are very entertaining.These somewhat strange feline behaviors,both amusing and baffling,leave many of us asking, "Why do cats do that?"Throughout time, cats were simultaneously solitary predators of smaller animalsand prey for larger carnivores.As both predator and prey,survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviorswhich we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.While the feline actions of your house cat Grizmo might seem perplexing,in the wild, these same behaviors,naturally bred into ca...
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Why do cats do that?They're cute, they're lovable,and judging by the 26 billions views of over 2 million YouTube videosof them pouncing,bouncing,climbing,cramming,stalking,clawing,chattering,and purring,one thing is certain:cats are very entertaining.These somewhat strange feline behaviors,both amusing and baffling,leave many of us asking, "Why do cats do that?"Throughout time, cats were simultaneously solitary predators of smaller animalsand prey for larger carnivores.As both predator and prey,survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviorswhich we still observe in wild and domestic cats today.While the feline actions of your house cat Grizmo might seem perplexing,in the wild, these same behaviors,naturally bred into ca...
