This new paper focuses on categorizing the telltale cat behaviors associated with playing and fighting to better distinguish between the two. First, the team browsed YouTube looking for videos ...

Scientists in California are hoping to learn more about cat playtime and are asking for cat parents to help them. On August 17, 2024, Gizmodo shared the study details from researchers at UC Davis.

It's unlikely the cats learned to fetch from, say, a dog in the house since only 23 percent of the fetching cats lived in a household with a dog or another cat who liked to play fetch.