Why do cats chatter when seeing a bird?
The odd behavior that resembles teeth-chattering is usually produced when a cat sees something he wants but can't get to it. Though his mouth is slightly open (the lips pulled back and the jaw opening and closing rapidly), it's not a form of communication. It is a sound of frustration. The noise made is a combination of lip-smacking and teeth-chattering as he gets more excited. He may emit small bleating noises like a baby goat. So far, none of this is believed to have any function. The theory is that they are imitating the normal attack that cats do when they catch prey, which involves biting them repeatedly and quickly. You usually will not see cats chatter if they are outside or somewhere they can actually get at the prey - then they are silent and will begin stalking it.
Mollie...
2 comments:
hehehe :D so cute. my kitties do that toooooo. not lately though
She's such a good chatterer!!! I LOVE when they do that! My kitties started chattering at squirrels and at a shrew that comes to eat on the birdseed every morning!!
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