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Are cats nocturnal?

3 Answers  |  Asked By: SpiderPrincess   87   

I have heard that they are. The reason I think they are is because they always sleep during the day and are always up at night! IS my cat nocturnal?

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Cats are definitely nocturnal creatures. All small domestic cats descended from desert cats in the Middle East. Because of the heat of the day over there most cats sleep during the day and are active at night when it’s cooler out.

Our little kitties kept that trait and are still nocturnal. Fortunately, for most owners, their cats will develop their sleeping patterns and learn to sleep at night. But it can be very problematic for new kitten owners as kittens are almost always nocturnal winding up just before their humans’ bedtime. Again, they usually out grown this and learn their humans schedule but it’s still annoying to be pounced on at 2am and awoken out of a dead sleep by a bed leaping kitty!

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thank you!


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Yes, most cats sleep or lay down durring the day.They are usually more playful at night though!

By: Bubblegum   96
 

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well i don’t know if your cat is because you haven’t told what you cat like doing and other stuff like that. i don’t thing cats are nocturnal cause some cats dont sleep throw the day.
so i don’t thing cats are nocturnal.

By: frankie13   252
 

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