Hacker Cinema
The Secret Life of Cats
2014 · Film · documentary · 46 min
Directed by Luke Wiles
It is believed that cats are just indifferent and egotistic; but they are more complex, interesting and even cuter than is commonly imagined. The astonishing process by which a newborn kitten becomes a fully grown cat reveals the amazing and true secret life of cats.
2 positive1 neutralfrom 3 commenters
Where to watch
No streaming data for this title.
3 comments on Hacker News
There is one! "The secret life of cats", see https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4026336/
There was this BBC documentary where they tracked cats with GPS called The secret life of cats where they found this behavior. The cats would also visit each others house at different time and eat from each others food.
> While dogs are promiscuous with their affection, cats tend to show affection for a particular person more than others.
Cats have actually been found to be promiscuous in a different way: In a Horizon documentary a few years ago, "The Secret Life of Cats" [1], researchers tagged cats and followed their territorial habits, and they found that cats spend a sizeable amount of time with other families. In other words, while cats may have a home they consider their base, they're not exclusive.
It's a good documentary, featuring real researchers, which made some surprising discoveries about cat habits. In particular, the sheer number of kills is fairly astounding, with some cats averaging 7-8 (if I remember correctly) or more kills a night, including birds.
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22821639