Humans and cats have been living together for many thousands of years. During that time, cats have gone from wild beasts, to gods (in ancient Egyptian times), to household pets, working cats have lived on farms and ships, but basic cat behavior has remained unchanged. This is because the desire to sleep and scratch and play during the daytime, and to prowl at night, is driven by natural instincts that have remained unchanged despite millennia of domestication.
The best way to learn about your cat's behavior is simple to watch it. Cats can be affectionate or aloof, courageous or fearful, playful or slothful, depending on their mood and the time of day. By watching you cat closely you'll learn a lot about cat behavior in general, and more specifically, about your cat's personality and its likes and dislikes.
Over time, you will surely start to see patterns in your cat's behavior. You will learn when your cat likes to be playful and when it likes to be quiet. You learn when your cat is active and when sleepy. And you'll discover what types of external stimuli illicit a response, and what responses they trigger.
This knowledge and understanding will help you and your cat get along better. Once you know what your cat likes and dislikes, you can avoid putting your cat in situations which make him unhappy, and you'll be able to better structure his environment for him. Furthermore, a better understanding your cat's behavior, means that you won't be expecting things from your cat which are unnatural to it, and those behaviors that your cat does demonstrate will not come as a surprise to you.
By S. Tanna. First published at http://www.guide2pets.com/p1_articles_cats_behavior.php
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