What Are the Living Habits of Kittens? A Complete Guide

Cats are animals that like to be active alone, have an extremely strong homing ability, and are rather fond of cleanliness, often licking and wiping their fur with their tongues; they do not relieve themselves just anywhere, like to eat in clean places, and do not eat leftovers; cats' teeth and claws are very sharp, and they are fairly good at catching prey animals, and they like to eat meat.

Cats move nimbly and are good at jumping. They eat fish, mice, rabbits and so on. The reason cats love to eat fish and mice is that cats are nocturnal animals, and in order to see clearly at night they need a large amount of taurine, and the bodies of mice and fish contain taurine, so cats eat them not only because they like fish and mice, but also because of their own needs. As a natural enemy of rodents, cats can effectively reduce the damage rodents cause to young crops and other plants; the character “miao” in the Chinese word for cat shows the place of cats in ancient Chinese agricultural life.

Cats can stroll nonchalantly along high walls and leap lightly, and one cannot help but be amazed by their sense of balance. This is mainly thanks to cats' outstanding reactive nerves and sense of balance. They need only slightly change the position and height of their tails to achieve balance for their bodies, and then use the strong muscles and sturdy joints of their hind legs to leap agilely; even when falling from a height they can change their body posture in midair and land lightly and accurately. They are good at climbing high, but not good at coming down from the top. Even when falling or jumping down from a height, a cat relies on its tail to adjust its balance so that its soft-padded limbs land on the ground. Be careful not to pull or break a cat's tail, as this will affect its balancing ability and can also easily cause diarrhea and shorten the cat's lifespan.