Okay, I am not trying to be the Jane Goodhall of felines but I am curious about something. I posted a behavior problem the other day concerning Maddie age one and her play/aggression toward original resident "brother" Franz age 8YRS. and 3 times her size. She has a couple of times stood in wait outside the bathroom door (hidden from his view) while he uses the pan. When he emerges she pounces on him.
This got me wondering if she has a more complicated thought process than I realized cats could have, because as I see it this means:
1)She thought of the idea, and how to plan it.
2)She knew for it to work she had to remain hidden
3)She had to have some sense of time (patience)
4) Because Franz takes forever digging to China, she had to have a sense of recall about why she was there.
Probably more, but you get my point.
Have I underestimated our feline friends intelligence all this time, or do I have too much time on my hands in thinking about this?
This got me wondering if she has a more complicated thought process than I realized cats could have, because as I see it this means:
1)She thought of the idea, and how to plan it.
2)She knew for it to work she had to remain hidden
3)She had to have some sense of time (patience)
4) Because Franz takes forever digging to China, she had to have a sense of recall about why she was there.
Probably more, but you get my point.
Have I underestimated our feline friends intelligence all this time, or do I have too much time on my hands in thinking about this?