Cats’ behavior of burying feces has been around since ancient times, which is related to their experience of living in the wild. Cat's excrement is one of the sources of its own scent. Burying feces can hide its own scent and prevent natural enemies from finding its hiding place.

Cats’ behavior of burying feces has been around since ancient times, which is related to their experience of living in the wild. Cats are ancient creatures, and existing data show that they first appeared in the Oligocene Epoch (which began about 34 million years ago and ended around 23 million years ago). The familiar domestic cat only came into contact with humans about 10,000 years ago, and was fully domesticated by humans about 5,000 years ago. Before cats enter family life, they have been living in the wild. They are weak and must be more careful in order to protect themselves. Cat's excrement is one of the sources of its own scent. Burying feces can hide its own scent and prevent natural enemies from finding its hiding place.

There is also a saying on the Internet that cats bury their feces to hide their physical conditions. Weak cats will have abnormal poop. If they are discovered by their peers, they may be attacked and seize food.

Nowadays, cats have become household pets, but this habit has been retained, and it also saves the owner’s time in cleaning up, which is a very good behavior. However, some people have pointed out that not all cats will bury their feces. Research by animal behaviorists has found that only about 60% of domestic cats bury their feces, about 30% cover it up a little, and nearly 10% do it at all. Don't bury shit. The emergence of this behavior shows that cats are very confident in themselves and think that they are very powerful. They declare their ownership of the territory through smell. Large cats, such as lions and tigers, generally do not bury their own territory. Feces, on the contrary, will divide the territory through the smell of their own excrement.