Dogs and cats do not always bite each other

The two best friends of humans do not always bite each other. A new study found that when living together under one roof, they are completely friendly, especially when they meet from a young age.

Neta-li Feuerstein and colleagues at Tel Aviv University, Israel, interviewed 170 families of cats and dogs. Two-thirds of the houses said two animals are very close to each other. Indifference only accounts for a quarter and the fighting situation occurs less than 1/10.

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The harmony will be at the highest level when the cat is raised before the dog and when they meet when the cat is less than 7 months old and the dog is less than 1 year old.

Furthermore, the team found that animals also learned how to understand each other's body language, even when those signals were meant to be opposite to each species. For example, when the dog turns its head away, it shows submission, but in that cat may be a sign of aggression.

From videos recording the interaction between dogs and cats, the group found most of the tests, animals reacted to the opponent's behavior according to its nature.