The IQ of a cat is always a mystery. Because many experiments that test IQ can be carried out smoothly on dogs and primates, but cats do not cooperate. Whether it is a smart cat or a stupid cat, they all lay down...
It is still difficult to define a cat's IQ. However, if your cat has the following "disobedient" behavior, it means that he is quite smart:
Learn to open kitchen doors and cabinet doors
Some cats will only rub their owners when they are hungry, but smart cats learn to open kitchen doors, open storage doors, and unscrew the lids through observation...
Research published in Nature in 17 proposed that cats mainly rely on imitating the behavior of cat mothers in their childhood 14 weeks old to survive and learn; another study at the University of Roland, Hungary shows that cats’ strong imitation learning ability can also be accompanied by lifelong (but their willingness to learn after adulthood will decrease). Therefore, cats can open doors, cabinets, and locks, which is a manifestation of strong learning ability.
Be picky about food, and you don't like it, you have to eat less. Some cats are picky about food that doesn't eat at all, which may even cause fatty liver; but smart cats will leave room for themselves and ask for snacks before going to bed, but if the shoveler really lie down and sleep, he will "have no hope" and will still eat cat food obediently...
In most cases, cats' picky food is actually a self-protection behavior. For example, if you don’t know that this thing can be eaten, or the smell of this food is not fresh, cats will not want to eat it in order to avoid eating spoiled food or food poisoning. Of course, some cats will also judge the situation and will give in to some cat food to "live life" when they are sure there is no delicious food.
As soon as you take out the air box, you hide
When you take out your commonly used cat bag or air box, will your cat look up and glance? Or hide it and don’t come out no matter what? Or run away, but if you give it food, it will come back? The latter two types of cats have strong association memory ability and are relatively smarter. Because in the cat world: take out the cat bag → take the cat out → go to the hospital or other unsafe places full of complex odors. On the surface, it seems that he does not cooperate with the shoveler, but in fact it is a manifestation of his strong logical thinking ability and survival skills.
If you don't feel comfortable serving your cat, you will bite you
How does TA express your needs when stroking your cat? I've been masturbated for too long, so did I stand up and walk away silently? Or do you express "continue" and "stop" by biting you?
The behavior of "reminding you through nibbling" not only expresses that cats are very thoughtful, but is also the common language for superiors in the cat world to issue orders, and is most commonly found between female cats and kittens. If a cat wants to eat when he is hungry, wants to play games, or wants to pause the interaction, he will bite you lightly, and treats himself as his elder brother and kindly reminds you what to do next.
Like hiding and seeking, and then ambushing you
If you suddenly disappear from the cat's world out of thin air, most cats may remain indifferent, and may be confused and stand still... But smart cats are more likely to show panic and search repeatedly in the place where you disappear...
Whether it is doubts about the inexplicable disappearance or actively hiding and seeking, the premise for cats to have this behavior is that they understand: even if things are blocked, they should still exist. In 1992, researchers from the University of Quebec, Canada discovered that cats can predict the trajectory by blocking the movement of the front object (you), which is equivalent to the IQ of a human being about 2 years old.
When you talk to a cat with a camera, you will be beaten
When you talk to a cat with a camera, what will TA do? In fact, it is something that smart cats can do if they look at the camera in confusion or treat the camera as an enemy. In a 21 study by Kyoto University, when the owner appears in front of the cat and the sound (recorded) comes from behind the cat, more than 90% of the cats will show confusion and frightening behavior. That is, when the sound of the same image suddenly teleports to different places to make sounds, the cat is startled by the "impossible invisibility and movement". Therefore, if your cat becomes confused and frightened, it means that he is very smart.
When you are working, blocking the screen and lying on the keyboard
When you are working and entertaining in front of the computer, what are the cats doing? Cats at low rank will follow the mouse track and stare at them or be attracted by the picture, while cats at high rank will block the screen just to attract your attention!
Behaviorists speculate that whether the screen attracts cats' attention is related to their intelligence, experience, personality and age. Cats who are too smart will not be affected by these things. On the other hand, if a cat blocks your vision and then attracts your attention to achieve his or her own goals, it is a sign of intelligence.
To sum up, is your cat quite smart?
In fact, not only humans are worried about the IQ of cats, but cats are also working tirelessly to cultivate us into smart people! (Doghead
Research at Tokyo Agricultural University found that cats' elusive personality and behaviors make cat shovelers' blood flow in the prefrontal cortex increase after playing with them, stimulating the brain's rapid operation, improving problem-solving ability, and improving empathy.
So it is hard to confirm: Is the cat really disobedient, or is it that he pretends to be disobedient and does not cooperate in order to make you smarter