The Cambridge Institute of Pet Behaviour & Care

Understanding Cat Behaviour

PBC423

A course in 3 Phases, approx 200 hours

This course investigates features that can bond cats within the human community as well as with other cats. The cat may hunt by itself, but available food, whether on a plate or scavenged, can induce a cat to tolerate higher densities of cats. Cat communities can now be found as feral groups in towns or on islands, they also exist as house cats and strays. Understanding our relationship with the cat, and its with us in these contexts, helps us gain a better understanding of the fluidity of the behaviour affecting the social structure of this essentially independent survivor.

Module duration

Maximum of one year

Course Tutor

Roger Tabor

Total cost

£275.00

Distance Learning Only - NO workshop

Roger Tabor CBiol MIBiol MPhil FCFBA HonFBNA FLS is acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on cats. He pioneered the study of urban feral cats. His book The Wild Life of the Domestic Cat was called “the standard work on the subject” by Cats Protection and a “classic of feline literature” by Dr Desmond Morris. Roger wrote and presented the BBC TV series Cats and Understanding Cats that have been broadcast around the world, and is an best-selling author of books on cats. He made a number of films on cats with Bowe Tennant Productions. He is a Fellow of the Canine & Feline Behaviour Association & a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau's Feline Behaviour Expert Panel. He was given the Dutch Panorama Award for his feral cat studies. He has been studying cats for over 30 years, and observed them in over 25 countries