STUDIES ON THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND COMMUNICATION IN STRAY CATS ON RAIPUR (C.G)

Sumedha Banerjee; Saman Siddiqui

doi:10.59367/4gqjpv41

Authors

Sumedha Banerjee Research Scholar, Department of Zoology, Bharti Vishwavidyalaya, Durg
Saman Siddiqui Associate Professor, HOD Zoology, Bharti Vishwavidyalaya, Durg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59367/4gqjpv41

Abstract

When conditions allow, feral cats develop complex, maternal groups referred to as colonies. Adult females in the colony participate extensively to care for and raise kittens, which includes cooperative nesting, grooming, and guarding. Males might have home ranges that overlap with numerous colonies or they can be tightly linked with a specific colony. Within a colony, male and female cats may have favoured conspecifics with whom they prefer to engage in particular affiliative activities. Between the ages of two and seven weeks is when kittens are most susceptible to social learning. However, intraspecies social play increases after this time, and older kittens and juveniles have shown signs of social learning.o ensure that domestic cat kittens develop proper, species-specific social behaviours, it is crucial that they are raised in a social milieu that offers interactions with both adults and other kittens.

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