Aggressivesion cats

Aggressive responses seen in pet cats are closely related to the natural behaviour of the species and are a normal part of predation, play and social conflict.

As a self-reliant species and solitary hunter, the cat avoids physical conflict as a threat to survival, as any overt fighting could cause injury, inability to hunt and consequently death. The cat’s communication system: vocalisation, body posture, facial expression, scent marking, is used primarily to avoid conflict and diffuse tension, however, fighting will occur if the particular circumstances dictate that as the only option or even possibly when the aggressor is confident that the opponent will not retaliate.