After all, in feline social circles, rubbing and purring are not how one greets a social inferior.
However, despite legions of Internet memes, they do not see us as foolish inferiors. Compare this to dogs, which play and communicate differently with other dogs than with humans, suggesting they recognize the difference.Ĭat behavior researcher John Bradshaw of the University of Bristol says that cats probably see us as especially clumsy - which most of us are, by cat standards. When a cat rubs up against you and lifts its tail, she is greeting you in the same way that she would greet another cat. In other words, cats are colorblind, nearsighted, and probably see the world as if it is lit by a black light.Ĭats treat us as though they think we are giant, clumsy fellow cats. Human eyes have muscles that allow them to change the shape of their lenses to focus on objects at different distances, but cats’ eyes lack those muscles, so they are stuck focusing on things between 6 and 20 inches away. Glowing or not, if you’re standing too far away from your cat, you may look like a big blur. Given that there are many things in our world that possess ultraviolet coloration, such as birds and flowers, the world a cat sees may be an incredibly vivid one! A new study by researchers in London found that cats and some other mammals can see colors at the ultraviolet end of the spectrum - colors that humans can usually only see under a black light. However, new research suggests that cats may be able to see some colors that humans can’t. Reds and greens are impossible for cats to tell apart, so if you have bright red hair, it probably doesn’t stand out to your cat. Cats have very few of the cones that respond to red light, so their world appears blue, gray, and yellow. Technically, cats can see in color, but they probably see us - and everything else - in a very different light than we do. Their view is uniquely feline, and understanding it may help you to understand your cat a little better. Have you ever looked into your cat’s eyes and wondered what she sees when she looks at you? Cats see humans very differently from the way most humans see themselves. Search Articles: Submit Search Close Search Favoritesįind out what we know about how cats see us, and how we may actually look through their eyes.
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