Author
Owen Chappell
Behavior & Science Writer
Owen covers feline behavior, cognition and the science behind everyday cat quirks — from why cats sit in squares to what a tail flick actually means. He has a background in science journalism and reads an unreasonable number of animal behavior studies so you don’t have to.
Articles by Owen Chappell
- Why Does My Cat Meow So Much at Night? (And How to Get to Sleep)
- Why Does My Cat Bite My Ankles When I Walk? The Predator Instinct
- Why Do Cats Need Scratching Posts? To Protect Your Sofa and Their Health
- What Are Cat Whiskers Actually For? The Sensory Radar
- The Elevator Butt: Why Do Cats Lift Their Hips When Pet?
- Why Do Cats Bring You Dead Animals? The Gruesome Feline 'Gift'
- Why Do Cats Bring You Dead Animals as Gifts?
- Why Do Cats Knead? The Science Behind 'Making Biscuits'
- Why Do Cats Chatter at Birds Through the Window?
- How to Stop a Cat From Scratching Furniture (Without Declawing)
- Why Do Cats Always Sit on Your Laptop?
- What are Cat Zoomies? The Midnight Feline Sprint Explained
- What is Catnip? The Science Behind the Feline High
- Why Do Cats Hate Belly Rubs? The 'Bear Trap' Explained
- Are Cats Colorblind? How Felines Actually See the World
- Do Cats Dream? Unlocking the Secrets of the Feline Sleeping Mind
- Cat Body Language: What Does Your Cat's Tail Mean?
- Do Cats Understand Human Emotions? The Surprising Empathy of Felines
- Why Do Cats Hate Water? The Evolutionary Truth
- Why Do Cats Love Cardboard Boxes? The Science of the Square
- Why Do Cats Always Sit in Tape Squares on the Floor?
- Why Do Cats Sleep in the Smallest, Tiniest Boxes Possible?
- Do Cats Actually Hold Grudges? The Science of Feline Memory
- Why Do Cats Suddenly Bite When You Pet Them?
- The Black Cat Superstition: Why Are They Considered Bad Luck?
- Why Are Cats Terrified of Vacuums? The Science of Sonic Predators
- Why Does My Cat Stare at Me? Decoding the Feline Gaze
- Why Do Cats Always Rub Against Your Legs?
- Why Do Cats Have Slit Pupils? The Geometry of the Perfect Ambush
- How Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? The Righting Reflex
- Why Does My Cat Sleep on My Head? The Feline Heat Seeking Missile
- Can Cats Actually See in the Dark? Feline Vision Explained
- Why Do Cats Need to Knead? The Science of 'Making Biscuits'
- Why Do Cats Stare Fixedly at Blank Walls?
- Why Do Cats Wag Their Tails? Decoding the Feline Metronome
- Why Are Most Orange Cats Male? (And Why Most Calicos Are Female)
- Why Do Cats Purr? The Healing Power of the Feline Frequency
- Why Do Cats Hate Closed Doors? The Psychology of Feline FOMO
- Why Do Cats Meow at Humans? The 10,000-Year Evolutionary Language
- Why Do Cats Chatter at Birds? The Fatal Bite Explained
- What is Cat Bunting? The Truth Behind Feline Headbutts
- Why Does My Cat Follow Me to the Bathroom? The Feline Bodyguard
- Why Do Cats Sleep So Much? Understanding Feline Sleep Cycles
- Why Does My Cat Bite Me? (Love Bites vs. Aggression)
- Why Do Cats Hate Closed Doors? The Psychology of Feline Control
- Why Do Cats Love Sunbeams? The Thermal Science of Sunbathing
- Why Does My Cat Stare at the Wall? Unlocking Feline Senses
- Why Does My Cat Groom Me? The Science of the Sandpaper Kisses
- Indoor vs. Outdoor Cats — What's Actually Better for Your Cat?
- Do Cats Understand Their Own Names? The Science Gives the Answer
- Why Do Cats Knock Things Off Tables? The Feline Gravity Experiment
- What Does the Cat Slow Blink Mean? The 'Feline Kiss' Explained