Why do cats tend to flee away from their poop?

in #animals7 years ago

It's no secret that cats often behave strangely. Starting with the blood-stained fight with their tail and ending with an unexpected attack on people. However, one of the most inexplicable characteristics of cats, of course, is the "savage" fleeing from their feces after visiting the "amenity".

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As written in ''Mental Floss'', experts have put forward a number of theories on why this is happening.

On the biological side, the cat and other animals, as soon as possible, want to get away from their excretions because they are instinctively afraid that their scent might be found by natural enemies. However, although this explanation may be quite plausible, researchers discover that in nature, this phenomenon has never been observed.

Another potential cause is the cat's first weeks of life, when the cat's mom, after her offspring had pooped, thoroughly cleaned it. Therefore, fleeing from your poop might be a subconscious manifestation of independence.

If these theories do not convince you, then one theory may be quite acceptable. For both humans and cats, the so-called "wandering nerve" is located in the brain, which can often stimulate a visit to amenities, leading to a feeling of euphoria in humans or animals. By running, the cat simply spends the excess energy that has come about due to nerve stimulation.

Likewise, it is very likely that a cat, trying to get away from his box, is trying to shake off the adherent sand or poop.