When cats recognize someone they know, is it sight or smell? also same question for finding the litter box or their food/water?
2006-10-25 06:34:50 · 12 answers · asked by tucsondude 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Smell and hearing.
Cats and dogs too, have a more advanced "or-factor gland." Humans had one at one time, but we evolved out of needing it, but the remnants of it are still present in our sinuses. If you ever notice a cat kind of staring off with their mouth just slightly open, it's because they're doing what's called "Smell tasting." They use that glad to actually "taste" a certain smell.
It's known that even in humans, smell is the predominant sense associated with memory.
They don't see all that well in bright daylight at all. They prefer darker lighting.
They recognize animals and places via smell, they locate via hearing. Cats hearing is ten times better than humans, so speak softly to get their attention. If you holler at them, they'll learn to ignore you.
2006-10-25 06:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their lifestyle is pretty smooth. They can travel through almost any part of a building, over, under, through,.. day or night. A really dark part can cause a confident feline to bump snoz first into a wall, but being careful also helps during the dark. But all their senses have to work together. If a cat looses any sensing ability(smell, sight, ect) it reacts just like any other life form. The inner strength is chopped down immensly. Moving slower, thinking deeper, feeling more cautious,... Without sight, they'd need a cane, without smell sight and sound become paramount.
Just like us.
2006-10-25 06:52:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smell is definitely the stronger sense in cats and dogs. Humans evolved to use sight more than smell and our sense of smell has diminished over the many years of our evolution.
I don't know about birds - I think they rely on sight over smell.
2006-10-25 06:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's by smell.
Was feeding my cat, sometimes I have to baby her to drink her water/food mixture. She looked away for second, I put her bowl in front of her (like I do all the time), she wasn't paying attention and started walking, walked into the bowl, was so funny. I never saw a cat run into anything before.
2006-10-25 07:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by hello 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To recognise people, the litterbox, etc, sight. But if they want to identify sth they have already found, such as food, the litter box, who mummy was playing with, etc, smell.
2006-10-25 06:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's sight, but I also think it's hearing. Cats hearing is even more acute or sensitive than a dogs.
2006-10-25 07:41:10 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd think sight. Cats would be pretty bored though with their sight.
2006-10-25 06:43:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sound when it comes to who they know. Smell when it is something that is not right, like someone (another kitty) in the house using thier box.
2006-10-25 06:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by EoC 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Smell. But of course you need to introduce them to where these things are located, so they can return quickly.
2006-10-25 06:54:14 · answer #9 · answered by Ragdoll Kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have to ask my cat to find out
he said slight
2006-10-25 06:39:36 · answer #10 · answered by Stan the man 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋