![]() ![]() Samantha and the kitty boys are much like the average cat that sleeps between 12 and 20 hours every day, but they had very different schedules that fit their feline needs. The prime real-estate window that was claimed during the day became her throne at night. She loved to explore every nook and cranny of the house when she knew it was safe. She would wait until the house was “sleeping”, then romp around, playing with toys and jumping about when she thought no one was watching. One of my feline companions, Samantha, loved to explore the house when the people and the annoying Kitty Boys were asleep. If this is the case, then chances are your Secretive Kitties will creep out at night when the coast is clear. Some people live with felines that hide away all day in their secretive, quiet spots in the house while the humans or other animals are awake and moving about. When cats are most active is dependent on the home environment and how in sync they are with the sun, or their human’s schedule. ~ The Secret Lives of Feral Cats Knox, our youngest cat is a perfect example of a crepuscular kitty – most active at dawn and dusk, and sleeping mostly during the day and night.įast Feline Fact: Most cats will sleep up to 16 hours a day, and older cats will sleep as much as 20 hours a day! These sleeping times vary in individual cats and in each home, but most sleep is during the daytime. Those animals were most active in the morning and evening, when their owners were likely home and awake. It seems that many house cats are more “in sync” with their people than previously believed!įeral cats’ daily activity patterns-sleeping during the day and being active at night, which likely reflects the behavior of their prey, lets them better avoid humans-was very different from kitties with homes. This means that many companion cats will adapt their activity levels according to how they are cared for by their person, and the routines that the person has in their home. The results showed that there was a “high influence of human presence, and human care on the amount of activity in cats”. The time of day when cats are most active may not be all hard-wired genetically, but may vary according to their lifestyle, which is greatly influenced by the human in their house. However, it’s important to note that companion cats have adapted to our schedules so that each individual cat, whether a stray alley cat or pampered house cat, can change their activity level at will, choosing to become less nocturnal or more diurnal in response to their environment or the routine of their humans. ![]() I hesitate to state that every house cat is crepuscular, but most indoor cats do fall under the crepuscular category. Matutinal animals are most active in the morning, while vespertine animals are most active at dusk. There are subdivisions of crepuscular animals. Some animals that are casually described as nocturnal are actually crepuscular. However, crepuscular critters can also be active on a bright moonlit night, or on an overcast day. Crepuscular behavior differs from diurnal and nocturnal behavior, which respectively peak during hours of daylight and darkness. The word crepuscular is derived from the Latin crepusculum, meaning “twilight”. They tend to sleep at night and lay low during midday, when the sun is at its peak, reserving their energy when it’s hottest. Cats and fireflies are both crepuscular! Crepuscular Critters!Ĭrepuscular animals are species that are active primarily during twilight (at dawn and dusk). Most indoor cats follow a very specific trend of dawn and dusk activity, rather than strictly at night.Ĭrepuscular behavior is also one of the reasons why cats wake us up every morning at the Same. Here’s one common misconception about house cats:įact: The domestic house cat ( Felis silvestris catus) is actually crepuscular, which means they are most active at dusk and dawn. A firefly (Photuris lucicrescens) or “lightning bug” is a crepuscular beetleĬat lovers love their cats, but let’s be honest: Not all cat lovers know cat facts. ![]()
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