Kattvetenskap

Cats may live in their own world, but they have to survive in this one.\nSo when walking, they are no different from humans or other animals:\nthey use vision to create short-term memories. Even if visual input is\nremoved, studies have shown, a cat can go several steps among obstacles\nbefore losing its way.

But to really remember something, David A. McVea and Keir G. Pearson of the University of Alberta report\nin the journal Current Biology, a cat has to do, rather than see. The\nact of stepping over an object can make for a long-lasting memory of it.