Scientists have discovered similarities between cat defensive rage and human anger. All the hissing, back arching and clawing has been likened to road rage in humans where there is little or no thought associated with uncharacteristic actions.
"In road rage, the person never thinks about what he is doing but just acts in the way he does because he feels that he has been threatened by someone else and the impulsive behaviour represents a way by which he can protect himself from such a threat," Discovery News quoted co-author Allan Siegel, a professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosciences at New Jersey Medical School in Newark, as saying.
"In reality, his actions are usually much more dangerous to him than to the person whom he perceived cut him off on the road," added Siegel.
These discoveries hopefully will lead to the development of medications which can prevent these type of actions in both humans and their four legged friends.
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Cat defensive rage similar to human anger
Sun, 12/21/2008 - 15:40
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