are they born fussy? are all cats like that, constantly licking away. Do they like the taste? What is it that drive them to do this. Are lions and tigers the same?
2006-09-23 12:03:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Cats hunt by stalking, and it wouldn't do for them to go around smelling like blood and meat because the prey would smell them a mile away, so they carefully clean themselves to help keep from warning their victims. As far as I know, this applies to all cats, including the big cats.
2006-09-23 12:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Brain Punk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an important and necessary part of their daily routine. Cats don't need to learn how to groom themselves it is an instinctive behaviour that they spend 10% of their waking hours engaging in. Cats groom themselves to keep clean and to remove any dirt, parasites, or animal remains that dirty their fur after hunting. Any cat that suddenly stops grooming should see a vet ASAP.
2006-09-23 12:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by jvickers82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats clean themselves because it's a gene programmation in theirs bodies cells. The cat's instinct do the rest throught his comportment.
2006-09-23 12:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feeling loved makes cats clean themselves. They want to make themselves pretty for you.
2006-09-23 17:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probrably the same thing that motivates you---the're dirty.
2006-09-23 12:06:20 · answer #5 · answered by Ute in Oregon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldnt you if you could
2006-09-23 12:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋