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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2004Maine coon immitating insects
The other morning our cat was sitting at the window making an odd rapid ticking sound with his mouth. It sounded like a lone cicada or some other insect. We hear them occasionally outside, but I have never heard of a cat immitating an insect or any other noise for that matter. Could this be possible or is there some other explaination? >The other morning our cat was sitting at the window making an odd >rapid ticking sound with his mouth. It sounded like a lone cicada or >some other insect. We hear them occasionally outside, but I have never >heard of a cat immitating an insect or any other noise for that >matter. Could this be possible or is there some other explaination? A cat imitating an insect! I had to read that to my husband and he's dying over here. It's actually very common. They do it when they see prey outside a window which they can't get to. My cat does it when she sees birds. > The other morning our cat was sitting at the window making an odd > rapid ticking sound with his mouth. It sounded like a lone cicada or > some other insect. We hear them occasionally outside, but I have never > heard of a cat immitating an insect or any other noise for that > matter. Could this be possible or is there some other explaination? Most cats do it. I call it chittering. It has something to do with hunting instincts. > The other morning our cat was sitting at the window making an odd > rapid ticking sound with his mouth. It sounded like a lone cicada or > some other insect. We hear them occasionally outside, but I have never > heard of a cat immitating an insect or any other noise for that > matter. Could this be possible or is there some other explaination? It's not only possible, it's probable. :-) He saw something out there which garnered his attention in a big way: perhaps a bird or a squirrel. Cats often make that chattering noise while watching potential (yet usually unattainable!) prey. Cathy
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