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Who has lived with a cat has probably intrigued more than once by the sometimes incomprehensible Gatuna Psychology. Now, a project seeks to respond to some of the mysteries that surround the behavior of these felines in the hope that their psychology is not, after all, completely impossible to understand.
Cats are sought. And the first step to achieve this is in Create a database with information about numerous cats of various races and contexts. It is precisely what the Darwin cat initiative team is doing, or Darwin’s Cats.
Plans. He objective of this project It is to collect 100,000 cats enrolled in June 2026, although they have not yet reached the 10,000 mark. The team seeks to gather information on the behavior of felines through a questionnaire and information about the genetics of each individual. For the latter, participants will have to send a hair sample from the animal next to the questionnaire.
Combining these data, the team hopes to obtain the highest database of its kind to investigate not only in the behavior of these domesticated animals, but also expand our knowledge about their health. Who wants to register your pet, yes, you must pay a donation of about $ 150, in order to finance the investigation.
Darwin’s ark. This project is not the first in its style for the team that undertakes it. The initiative is part of the work of the Darwin Ark Association (Darwin’s Ark), which a few years ago made Similar work With dogs. Behind the project There is a team of researchers linked to the Chan School of Medicine of the University of Massachusetts and Broad Institute.
Inquiring in feline psychology. Perhaps because of the contrast between dogs and cats or perhaps because their behavior really is strange to us, the psychology of cats has intrigued many throughout the long history of coexistence between felines and humans. So strange is sometimes the behavior of these animals that we have come to apply evidence aimed at detecting psychopathy trends in these animals.
In recent years, this field of study has put some emphasis In the genetics of cats when confirming some ideas about the existence of hereditary features in the personality of these animals. A quite widespread notion but that we are still understanding.
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Health issue Understanding the genetics of these mammals goes beyond finding patterns in their behavior. It can also help us when detecting genetic components of some of the diseases that affect cats and thus be able to find ways to improve veterinary attention to these animals. Perhaps they can even help us prevent or cure some of the diseases and disorders that affect very present animals in our environment.
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