Happy Birth errr Cat Day! Steemian friends, today, i'm sharing a story from the world of cats. I've already introduced the wonderfully unique Scottish Fold named Amber, a cat that think she's a human being. You can read that post HERE:-)
Today, it's time to introduce this group of five cuddly and adorable little cat friends. In March of this year, Amber delivered five little angels to this world, each full of curiosity and plenty of energy. Two of them have folded ears and the other three are straight ears :D
This will be their first introduction to Steemit :>
HELLO! My sweet Steemian friends #_#
Credit to taiwanhot
These five angels are now 6 months old and very healthy, growing bigger and bigger each day. As they mature, their individual personalities have become more and more prominent, each becoming unique in their own way. Sometimes, I think Amber's babies are not little cats at all, they're more like Tigers 。
Three reasons why I think Amber's given birth to baby Tigers ≧▂≦
They love cardboard boxes
Apparently, cardboard boxes lying around the house should be stored away, if not, cats will grow in them..
Credit to tailandfur
In my post about Furby the fluff monster, I showed you how to keep cats occupied so as not to disturb you when using a computer. (Put a cardboard box beside your computer). So, what is it about cardboard boxes that cats find so appealing?
1. Perfect place for hunting
Cardboard boxes give cats an obvious advantage : Since cat's and tigers hunt by ambushing their prey, the cardboard box gives them the perfect place to hide (and retreat)o
2. Stress Relief
Cats and Tigers love to feel safe, at any point in time, feeling secure is of utmost importance. Their instincts tell them that to avoid being attacked by other animals, they should find a small, quiet and secluded place where they can hide from the dangers of the 'outside' world⊙﹏⊙
At Utrecht University, a Veterinarian named Claudia Vinke has studied cat's and how they feel stress. She took cats from an animal shelter and divided them into two groups. One group, were given cardboard boxes, and the other were not. It turns out that their stress levels were significantly different. The ones given cardboard boxes were much less stressed out and were more willing to readily interact with humans, more so than the cats who were given no cardboard boxes to hide in. Vinke said, when cats confront any situation that causes them stress, their instinctual and natural reaction is to find a place to hide. Hiding is therefore their primary strategy of dealing with stress~
3. The hiding dispute
The book The Domestic Cat: The Biology of it's Behavior, explains that Cats when compared with other animals who live in groups, are much less willing to resolve their disputes, instead, they will instinctively choose to reduce their movements to avoid further aggravation. In these situations, cardboard boxes provide a snug and private place for cats to feel free of anxiety, be safe from enemies, and stay away from any unwanted attention. It's like retreating to their own little worldO
4. Cardboard boxes are warm
For both cats and tigers, staying warm is very important. In study published in 2006 by the National Research Council concluded that the ideal temperature for Domestic Cat is between 30 and 36 degrees Celsius, as long as the temperature is warm enough, no energy is wasted in trying to stay warm. On average, this temperature is higher than the ideal temperature for human beings by 6.7℃. This explains why you often see cars lying on cars, and the road. In winter, my cats will lie close to the electric heater and even sometimes rests their head on the heater. I always pick them up straight away because the last thing I want is cat kebabs >_<|||
In reality, most domestic cats live in environments where the temperature averages closer to 22 degrees, this of course feels quite cold to them. This is another reason why cats tend to curl up inside cardboard boxes, it gives them a place to stay warm.
5. Cardboard boxes also serve as great scratching boards.
"From the moment I was born, I learned how to climb trees" @_@
We Love to sit together^^
Credit to tailandfur
Happy喵day！亲爱的Steemit朋友们，今天又有机会和大家一起分享喵星球的故事了。上一篇我介绍了我的女儿Amber，她是喵星球里最独特的苏格兰折耳喵，一直以为自己是人类，所以她有着和人类相同的瞬间，同时我也分享了关于折耳猫这个独特品种的小秘密，你可以在这里
找到。今年3月份，我可爱的折耳猫Amber为我带来了5个小天使，他们是上帝送给我的礼物。他们活泼好动，对世界充满了无限的好奇心。在他们中间，有2只是浅灰色斑纹的折耳猫，3只是黑色斑纹的直耳猫。5个小宝贝跟Steemit的朋友打第一声招呼！什么？像老虎叫？好吧。。。
这5个小天使已经6个月大啦，每一只都非常健康，在幸福的一天天长大，也渐渐显现出他们的性格，每一只都有自己的独特。有时候我真的以为Amber生的不是5只猫猫，而是5只老虎。
纸盒子永远是他们的最爱
据说，家里的纸盒要记得收起来，盒子放久了会长出猫。
在上一篇介绍我的白色雪球女儿Furby的时候，我也有提到，如果你在你的电脑边上放一个纸盒，就再也不用担心喵喵们和你抢电脑用，所以，是什么样的奇特魅力引得“小老虎“们这么深爱纸盒？
1.最佳狩猎位置
纸盒能提供一个很明显的捕猎优势：猫和老虎是伏击型猎手，而纸盒提供了出击前(和撤退时)的绝佳躲藏场所。
2.减少压力
猫和老虎都是“安全主义者”，在任何情况下，他们都需要十足的安全感。天性告诉他们为了更好的保护自己，防止被其它动物攻击，需要找到封闭狭小的空间躲进去，并悄悄关注外面发生的一切。
3.躲避争执
《家猫行为背后的生物》一书中提到 “猫比其他群居动物更不擅于解决冲突，所以它们直接选择躲开其他动物或减少运动来避免冲突产生。”这种情况下，纸箱给了猫咪最舒适的感觉，在箱子里没有了焦虑、敌意、还有不必要的关注，有的只是属于猫咪自己的世界。
4.纸盒带来温暖
对于猫咪和老虎来说，其实取暖是它们生命中很重要的问题。美国国家研究委员会2006年的一项研究表明，家猫的舒适温度是30到36摄氏度，只要温度够热就不需要消耗能量来维持体温。冬天的时候猫咪所有的时间都给了电暖器，有时候还会用身体或者脸靠在电暖器上，我都会立刻把它们抱起来，以免变成烤羊肉串了= =事实上大多数家猫的居住环境温度只有22摄氏度，所以对他们来说，外面好冷。把身体蜷缩在小小纸盒里能帮助它们维持身体温度。
5.纸盒的爪感也不错，猫会挠纸盒来磨爪子。
"从我刚出生就会爬树了"
我们喜欢窝在一起
If you are interested in my other blogs related to my CATS please check out these other blogs below^^
5 Amazing human moments of a Scottish Fold！
The internet was designed to disseminate pictures of cats... and I'm a cat woman！
