The Incredible Homing Instinct of Cats: Unlocking the Secrets of Feline Navigation
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2023
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Dive into the fascinating world of cat homing instinct, a marvel that has intrigued science and cat lovers alike. Our feline friends not only showcase stellar cat navigation skills but might also possess a superpower called cat magnetoreception, tapping into Earth's magnetic fields. Couple that with an impeccable sense of smell and a sharp visual memory, and you get an unstoppable explorer. From animal survival in the wild to their journey of cat domestication, these pets never cease to amaze. Join us as Science Explained delves deep into these animal facts, a must-watch for pet lovers eager for education through mesmerizing cat videos.
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I once lived in the country side, and a feral cat was scenting around my property. This really stunk and having 4 cats of my own at the time did not want another. So it took me some time to get the feral cat to trust me, as soon as he did, in a box he went, and I dropped him off about 3 miles from home. Next day he was back, so in the box again 10 miles from home dropped him off. Four days latter he was back. He was a old tuff looking big cat with big bones, and I realised he must know the area around here like the back of his paw, there was no getting rid of him. So in the box he went again, but this time to the vet for a snip, the vet commented on how big boned he was, and when he gave him a injection said even his skin is tuff. Five years latter he fell asleep on a sun lounger and never woke up. But for that five years he was the most loving cat I've ever had, and he demanded fuss all the time, I do miss him now.
Our cat went missing while the snow was deep, but we found her two blocks from our house and she ran to my wife, so very happy.
When I was a teen, I had a brown tabby named Tiger. He was an inside/outside cat. We had to attach a good sized bell to his collar to scare away potential prey. One day, while in a friend’s car more than 1/2 mile away from home, I heard Tiger’s bell. I looked over and there he was. I called his name and he looked like a kid who just got caught where he shouldn’t be. Anyway, Tiger took off. We drove to my home and who’s there walking up the street? Tiger! He got there almost as fast as us. We drove, he ran!! It was then I learned how smart cats are.
After about two months of feeding a cat that was apparently dumped at small college campus where I worked, I stupidly carried it in a cardboard box to a vet's office about 2 miles away to get it spayed. When I got out of the car with the box, the cat, of course, punched her way out of it and ran off. I called and called, but the cat seemed to be gone for good. About a week later, she showed up back at the campus. The only ways to get back involved roundabout routes--no easy trail to follow. Whether it's a sensitivity to the earth's magnetic field or some other "super power," cats seem to be capable of utilizing a remarkable homing instinct.
U re a very bad person. First of all if it is a male cat u should no neuter it after 1 year of age - it will fall ill and die. Second of u do not have a proper carrier u have no business to transport animals - that cat could have been mauled by dogs or hit by a car. U want to do good - take that cat home. Otherwise get lost
Shilo, male baby cat, had never been away since arriving in our home after having been found on a major street in our city. We moved about 10 miles from where he grew up. After 3 days,he found his
way back to our old dwelling , would not stay at our new home, after 3 trips back to old place, so we left him there and the new family adopted him.🌸
He deems himself owner of that particular piece of earth
This gives me hope ... I miss my cat, jab jab . With all these , may he find his way home 😢
Hope your cat comes back
Same here
I hope he s found his way home to you! Best wishes.
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hare krishna
house less for years i kept the property for my cats
finally we moved. country
two disappeared first night out.
24 yo and 8 yo ..
it is a 6 hr drive south to miami .. long walk.
hare krishna
karma does its work
and the soul is indestructible
: )
Don't forget about sound. They can be guided back by familiar sounds like your voice or the sound of your car etc.. Whenever she has not come back during the light hours I call her out in the darkness when it is quieter outside and sounds carry much further.
Cats in our neighborhood end up being Coyote food. So I never let my cat out of the house.
They just have a very attuned instinct of where home is!
I know a family whose cat traveled over 25 miles back to their old house after they moved. He was missing for a while before they finally found him when they went back to the old house for other reasons and were shocked to just see their cat chilling on the porch 😅
I'm so concerned I'm moving quite soon, with 2 outdoor cats, 16months and 6 months old..I'm so worried they will try and get back to their home now...
@@kat71580 you have to keep them indoors for about 2 weeks until they accept the new home as theirs.
@@kat71580 keep your cat indoors and go for a walk on a leash. Or if u have a fenced yard u supervise they do not go over the fence
Somewhat overstated though some truth in it. No animals' instincts and special abilities are foolproof. Perhaps your lost cat found a cozier, more comfy accomodation somewhere else.
I ALWAYS worry about my boyz every time they go outside , but watching this made me see things a little bit differently, thank you very much.
There is nothing differently - there re cars, vicious dogs and do not forget about brainless humans who hate everything. This is why pets should not be left wandering the streets unattended
Don't let them out if you actually love them, some humans are dangerous.
Painful consolation
Watch your cat as it leaves for the day, it will stop and sniff the door frame and use the scent to find its way back home
The two best movies that mirror this are: "Homeward Bound" & "Lost in San Francisco ".😊
Cats are WIZARDS, NO question about it.
If you move house you need to keep your cat indoors for 2 weeks until it accepts the new home as theirs.
If u have pets u should NOT let them wonder the streets unattended
Now if they could just do all that without getting ran over would be perfect.
my cat can hear the fridge door opening from up to a km.
This would be a great video if the background music was not so loud.
My cat was lost overnight once. She must have used telepathy or something, because the first lost cat sign i put up ( almost a mile away) was at the house she was at. I was putting the sign on the light pole by this house, and the dude came out of that garage
Yes they navigate by the magnetic field AND THE STARS!!!!
They know where their food and bed is located. Simple, folks.
We moved 40 miles away and I was concerned that our cat might want to escape and head back to the old house. So we ordered a Trac gps unit that weighs less than an ounce, affixes to a collar and sends signals to my mobile phone that maps out his travels away from home. It’s great. He’s travelled as far as half a mile away but always comes back. I think he knows we’re tracking him from the vibrations the unit sends out. My family thinks I’m reading into things but the cat’s pretty intuitive already so…
My first cat did wonder around the neighborhood and gets back home in 1 piece. My 2nd cat just stayed in the yard to be close to his family. Both cats were strays. My 2nd cat was very smart not to leave home.
Cats are territorial and mark their boundaries. So I imagine the mark their way as they roam and use these markings to get back home.
You had me at 'cute little noses'...
Sometimes I think our cat is trying to walk home. He just starts walking in a south direction until he comes to a fence. But he is a rescued cat that his first owner abandoned.
An old joke from Tim Allen/Home Improvement said that "men are good at navigation because they have iron boogers". 😅
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And still so many cats get lost. I think cats on the countryside, find their ways home better than citycats. Because on the countryside they have more smells than in the city.
I myself live in a town with a population about 35.000 people. And the first thing I got my cats used to, was a walk around the block (the street I'am living in and a bit of some neighbouring streets. There is not much traffic here, so they are relatively save.
So they can find their way home... and so they know their borders. All my 6 cats during those years, always returned. Even when they were very ill or wounded... yes sometimes they hided for one or two days, and then decided to come home again... so I would take them to the vets.
I walk my cats without a leash, because cars usually drive here about 10 - 15 miles an hour. And my cats can sniff to all trees, flowers and even parked cars. And yes sometimes neighbour's cats walked with us, feeling protected by walking in a group.
So I repeat; still so many cats get lost: but you can walk about the block too. If there is heavy traffic, with a leash... or if you are living in a town like me, you can consider walking without a leash.
My cat ran away when the house filled with smoke ... it was my son starting the fire and the grate let it in accidentally... and I haven't seen him in a week and a half 😢
I hope he comes home soon. x
If your son starts fires maybe u should not have pets. Or sons.
@@bambinaforever1402 lol in the fireplace
I’ve got a good sense of direction, also I use the sun when it shines. I wish I had the same as the cats, though.
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I guess that's why humans have gps😊
Now we really know why the ancient mariners kept a ships cat.
My cat came back home after 8 days, she ran away vet hospital. We where so worried but she came back.
I heard put the litter pan Outside will lead them home
Nice info,but no need for crappy "music" and robo voice.thanks.
One thing though-cat's near vision is not very good compared to their far vision.....
More proof of intelligent design
This video would have been so much better without the loud obnoxious background music.
How about crossing Atlantic Ocean? 😉
Ever hear about the Mayflower?
@@Ice-fg9jc ever hear about Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria? 😉 Mayflower was a comeback 🐈
You asked
@@Boundlessense 😺
@@Ice-fg9jc so it is decided, next time my cat flies me across the pond 👌
My cat~~~er, wait a minnit. I am her human.
Cleocatra might be lazing on the back of a couch in the living room and I can noisily move things around the kitchen counter such as silverware and etc.
She'll ignore all of those sounds.
If I so much as GENTLY [place a can of fancy feast on the counter, she is RIGHT THERE.
The can differentiate the sounds.
And SCENT!!
She can be in another room seemingly dozing.
I'll take something out of the frig and take the top off whatever.
She SMELLS IT and is RIGHT THERE INSTANTLY. LOL
Making dinner is a fun experience.
Yoooooo taxes
Cat taxes!!!!!
It's me, the bot-bitcher again. These videos are informative, but i still take exception to text-to-talk narration. I think what I don't like is the idea that somebody thinks they're fooling viewers into thinking there was a narrator paid to narrate. But a human narrator would never pronounce fourteen like "fourTEEN". The narration-by-bot is definitely getting better, though, I will admit that. But descriptive text is GOOD for you. People ought to have a little eye exercise and READ captions, or *read* educating text along the bottom. It's good for you; makes your brain incorporate more circuits to associate with the video.
Music is so annoyingly loud, I stopped the video at 2:00.
Scientific conjecture....
Maybe????
Could be???
Was this video made by AI?
Great video. AI voice narration however is awful, choppy. Use a real person.
Getting so annoyed with these computer voice overs. FFS
I hate this lazy voice over text to speak robot
No one cares.
@@CatsClaw44😂😂😂😂😂
@@CatsClaw44
False I care, there for "no one cares" is wrong.
I'm sure I have many friends that would rally behind me, proving they care.
I'm sure family would rally behind me, proving they care.
Finally by commenting "No one cares", show you care enough to a degree to comment.
Thank you for your reply and have a nice day.
Imagine how dumb everyone will be after 50 years of robot voices. And we thought Valley talk was bad. Gag me with an I phone.
It's 3 weeks since one of my ~ 1 yrs old never returned home, all mine 5 indoor/outdoor cats everyday wander a while after dinner. Unlike others the lost one often preferred to be single or sleepy or may be depressed, made peculiar meow seeking mate that he could not find around. Now I'm left to my imagination wondering why he never returned - whether he was depressed or just went out of adventure & lost or chased by some dog or killed in road accident somewhere, or may be god given instinct to wander away