Quote by Konrad Lorenz on the Independence of the Cat

„The appeal of the cat lies in the very fact that she has formed no close bond with [man], that she has the uncompromising independence of a tiger or a leopard while she is hunting in his stables and barns: that she still remains mysterious and remote when she is rubbing herself gently against the legs of her mistress or purring contentedly in front of the fire.“

Konrad LorenzKonrad Lorenz describes the mysterious independence of the cat in relation to humans and its animal behavior.
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Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and one of the main representatives of classical comparative behavioral research. He himself referred to this field as “animal psychology” until 1949 and is regarded as its founding father in the German-speaking world.

Quote by Konrad Lorenz about the independence and nature of the cat in relation to humans.


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Konrad Lorenz (1903–1989) was a prominent Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and behavioral researcher, considered one of the founders of modern ethology. He particularly studied imprinting in animals and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 for his work in ethology.

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