Imagine That You Have a Cat That Is Purring on Your

question 143

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have a cat that is purring on your lap. Which of the following questions would Niko Tinbergen ask about this behavior?

• A)Is there any relationship between the cat's larynx and purring? Does air move over the cat's larynx in a specific way to produce a "purr"?
• B)Why did purring first evolve in cats? Was this behavior initially used by cat ancestors to attract mates? To communicate between female cats and their kittens?
• C)Do cats that purr have a greater rate of survival than those that don't? Does purring in cats serve any reproductive purpose?
• D)How many genes-if any-direct purring behavior in cats? Do cats learn to purr from their maternal parent? Their paternal parent?
• E)Tinbergen would ask all of these questions regarding purring in cats.

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