Monday, September 30, 2019

Cats Form Attachments With Caregivers Just Like Children and Dogs


NewImage

As a nightly cat snuggler, yea, checks out! Nice to hear it empirically demonstrated by Oregon State researchers:

In their study, the OSU researchers had cats participate in a “secure base test,” similar to a test that has been given to infants and dogs to study their attachment behaviors. During this test, the cat spends two minutes in a new room with their caregiver, followed by a two-minute alone phase, and then a two-minute reunion phase.

Read more

No comments:

Post a Comment