Cats, instincts, and evolution

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 17:28 in Mathematics & Economics

Cats are very strange animals. One of their odder behaviors is scratching around their food bowl. They look like they are trying to kick dirt over the food in order to bury it. Presumably that is what they do in the wild. But the "dirt" house cats are kicking over the food is imaginary. read more

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