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Cat Behavior question: Are cats naturally nocturnal? Cats can sleep between 12 and 20 hours in a 24 hour period. That being said, the times that they are then awake vary. They do tend to be up more at ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Animal Life > Pets > Cats > Cat Behavior > Are cats naturally nocturnal?
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Train your cat to switch its schedule from night shift to day shift. ... Cats are nocturnal. It is normal for them to be active at night. If you find this annoying, rather than punish your cat for following her natural activity schedule, train her to shift her active phase to earlier in the evening or later in the morning.
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No, they are not nocturnal in the strict sense of the word. Nocturnal animals are not up and active at any time during the day and cats are up and active during the day. Cats are actually more like crepuscular animals. http://www.wisegeek.c...
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Special Adaptations: Nocturnal animal have special adaptations that help them survive in the dark. Many nocturnal animals, like owls, lemurs and cats, have special eyes that see well in the dark. Some nocturnal animals, like bats, use echolocation, in which the animal emits a high-pitched sound which bounces off objects;
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Some cats are active at night or awake and raring to go very early in the morning. Since many guardians are out at work or school during the day the cat may spend the daytime hours in rest and relaxation, especially if he is the only pet in the household.
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I know cats are nocturnal. But - isn't there anything I can do to get more sleep? I would never leave her outside at night - even if you could suggest a way to transition her safely into an indoor/outdoor cat. I just know it would help if she wasn't cooped up in this room all the time.
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Cats are not nocturnal animals, they exhibit a crepuscular pattern of activity, that is heightened activity at dawn and dusk. If they aren't nocturnal animals, why do they exhibit all of this nighttime activity? This nighttime activity can be attributed in part to the energetic and curious personality of most kittens.
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wicky and chuck usually decide around 4 a.m. is when i should wake up and play…unfortch, i don’t have anywhere i can exile them too so i’ve had to just learn how to sleep through cats nomming my hair ... I love cats! They have such attitude it’s like they know they own you even if you don’t realize it yet.
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Our veterinarians explained that most cats sleep for nearly two thirds of their lives. Unfortunately, most of this takes place during the day, because cats are naturally nocturnal.
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