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Wk 13: Species focus: Cats Flashcards

1
Q

How long have we been keeping cats as pets?

A

10,000 years

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2
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How are cats domestication different from dogs?

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Little control of cat reproductive activity
Untrain and were first kept as a form of rodent control

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3
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How are domestic cats different from wild?

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4
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What makes up a cat’s territory?

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Core territory
Home range
Hunting range

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5
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Home range

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Defend from unfamiliar carts by scent marking
Aggressive signalling and fighting only when necessary

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6
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Hunting range

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Often shared with other cats but try to avoid contact
Urine spraying to time share

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7
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Core territory

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Where cat rests, sleeps and feels secure
Only share with members of the same social groups
Marked by face and flank rubbing

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8
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In feral cats what behaviour is also found in domesticated cats?

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Mutual flank rubbing (allorubbing)
Grooming (allogrooming)

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9
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In feral cats, what determines the formation and size of the social group?

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Food availability

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10
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Who and why would nucleus social groups be formed in feral cats?

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Related females will assist one another rearing kittens

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11
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Why is it difficult for cats to get out of conflicts without aggression/

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Limited appeasement signals and the ability to show complex visual signalling
Frozen in contact and cannot diffuse the aggression

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12
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How many kills do cats need to make over a 24-hour period to consume their daily energy requirement (without supplementary food)?

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10-20 kills per day

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13
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Can you describe how a cat usually hunts?

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  • Hunt alone unlike dogs
  • Stalking (crouched position, head out stretched)
  • Initially slow, speeding up to a sprint the closer the cat gets to the prey.
  • As the cat gets close enough to capture the prey, stops and prepares to spring forward. (tenses up)
  • Springs forward to strike the prey with one or both of their front paws.
  • May not kill prey depending on the individuals hunting expertise (problem for owners)
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14
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What’s the % chance of a cat catching its prey?

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50%

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15
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Cats will still hunt, even after they’ve just eaten, why is this?

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If cats waited until they were hungry before hunting they would run a high risk of starving to death due to difficult nature of hunting and capturing prey

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16
Q

List the location preferences of cat elimination behaviour:

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  • Secluded
  • Away from feeding and resting areas
  • Not shared
  • Separate locations for urine and faeces
  • Diggable substrate
  • No build-up of urine or faeces - they don’t like toileting if this is the case

Substrate preference learnt as a kitten

17
Q

How are cats’ sight geared towards their hunting ability?

A
  • Large
  • Adapted for predation in poor light (pupil expansion x3 size of their own/tapetum layer in the retina to reflect light back into the eye)
  • Excellent light-gathering power and movement detection
18
Q

How has a cat’s sight disadvantageous?

A
  • Farsighted
  • Poor colour vision
  • Slow focus due to the size of their eyes
19
Q

How is a cat’s hearing aid is hunting?

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20
Q

Olfaction in cats, why and why?

A

Scent glands are located all over the body this is used for communication and gives them information about the environment

21
Q

What is a vomeronasal organ?

A

Secondary olfactory system provides additional information from scent that cats have

22
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What are cat pheromones and how are they grouped?

A

Created and released into the environment by the animal
- Associated with urine and scratching (glands between toes)
- ‘Alarm’ marks from anal gland secretions and paw sweat gland secretions
- Facial and flank pheromones

23
Q

What facial pheromones are realised?

A

F1-F5

24
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What are facial pheromones used for?

A

In core territories
Associated with positive connotations & emotional state

25
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What pheromones are released from the flank?

A

F2-F4

26
Q

F2 Purpose

A

Sexual displays

27
Q

F3 Purpose

A

Known and unknown

28
Q

F4 Purpose

A

Marking members of social group (social profile)

29
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Purpose of Urine spraying

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2 AM - Behaviour & Welfare (13 decks)

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