Researches from an animal behaviour clinic at Lincoln University have carried out tests on 3,300 human and animals’ personalities and have returned with astonishing results: cats replicate the personality of their owners!

For example, if an owner was moody or aggressive, the cat would likely to be a cross kitty (much like the famous Grumpy Cat)! On the contrary, if the owner was a lively, pleasant and upbeat, the cat would most likely be the same.

The scientists split the cats into two groups (both of which received perfect care). The first group was kept indoors close to their owners, and the second group was kept both indoors and outdoors, and were kept outside overnight.

The results showed that the first group that was kept inside, adapted similar eating, sleeping and activity patterns to their owners, while the second group became nocturnal and behaved more like a feral farm cat.

Giuseppe Piccone indicated that human and cat obesity in the same household could be linked to these kind of results. Jane Brunt, DVM and executive director of CATalyst Council says, “Cats are intelligent animals with a long memory,” and believes that cats can not only learn from us, but we can learn from them.

By Eva, Year 7