Something new, scientists have learned about cats, comparing them with the saliva of a dog

Experts compared the saliva of cats and came to interesting conclusions. The study was conducted by British scientists, writes portal e-vesti.

So, in the saliva when communicating with loved ones should be allocated oxytocin — «love hormone». The study revealed that in dogs, after talking with the owner of the concentration of this hormone increased on average by 57%, and cats only 12%. Cats are totally indifferent to communicate with the host, that is their physiology, the researchers note.

Earlier, experts found that if a single owner dies and the cat will stay with him for a while, then a couple of days, the animal may begin to eat his body, if the stock of food runs out. It’s a survival instinct, experts explain.