Moggieslegacy
Savannah Super Cat
I have read that feral cats tend to form colonies around a matriarch, and it is her daughters and granddaughters that tend to stick around, while sons and grandsons go looking for new territory and places to spread their awesome genes... So it may be female cats have more intricate social structures, and males are more geared toward basics, like whether or not they are in danger.
A bit off topic, but I find the inner world of cats fascinating, as unlike any other domestic animal they evolved to be free roaming and up until very recently always were able to come and go as they pleased, and were free to choose where they lived, but they naturally evolved to choose to have very close relationships with humans. Pretty much all other domesticated animals are hardwired to live in a herd or pack or flock with a social hierarchy humans have simply supplanted, and most the choices are then made for them, by humans. Animals that do not have this built in to their natures usually can’t be domesticated! So I find it peculiar that a so called solitary hunter would have the ability to develop such deep attachments and sensitive social skills as our family cats have, unless they are hard wired to have the same sort of relationships with each other... Which makes me think maybe cats never really were solitary hunters, and have always had a social side, and complex relationships, maybe sharing warmth at night and being solitary hunters by day? Anyways... if this social bonding tends to be matrilineal, maybe that is why female cats can be more picky about things?
A bit off topic, but I find the inner world of cats fascinating, as unlike any other domestic animal they evolved to be free roaming and up until very recently always were able to come and go as they pleased, and were free to choose where they lived, but they naturally evolved to choose to have very close relationships with humans. Pretty much all other domesticated animals are hardwired to live in a herd or pack or flock with a social hierarchy humans have simply supplanted, and most the choices are then made for them, by humans. Animals that do not have this built in to their natures usually can’t be domesticated! So I find it peculiar that a so called solitary hunter would have the ability to develop such deep attachments and sensitive social skills as our family cats have, unless they are hard wired to have the same sort of relationships with each other... Which makes me think maybe cats never really were solitary hunters, and have always had a social side, and complex relationships, maybe sharing warmth at night and being solitary hunters by day? Anyways... if this social bonding tends to be matrilineal, maybe that is why female cats can be more picky about things?
