猫がしっぽを真上に立てて近づくのは友好の挨拶/enのソースを表示

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{{豆知識
|番号=0052
|投稿者=まめち編集部
|本文=A cat that comes towards you with its tail held straight up is giving a friendly greeting.
|なぜ=In observations of a cat colony, low-ranking cats raised their tails more often and high-ranking cats received the signal more often; it is thought to signal a friendly approach that acknowledges the other.
|ジャンル=動物・植物
|ファクト度=A
|ファクト度の根拠=Confirmed in an observational study of a cat colony (primary) and a cat-welfare charity (secondary). The study observed a single colony, so not S
|ネタ度=A
|ネタ度の根拠=The surprising pattern that lower-ranking cats raise their tails more
|便利度=B
|便利度の根拠=Helps read a cat's mood
|検証ステータス=根拠あり
|根拠1URL=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18930121/
|根拠1要約=Abstract of Cafazzo and Natoli (2009, Behavioural Processes). Tail-up was displayed more often by low-ranking cats and received more often by high-ranking ones; it signals the intention to interact amicably
|根拠1格付け=一次
|根拠2URL=https://icatcare.org/articles/cat-communication
|根拠2要約=International Cat Care. A raised tail signals friendly intent when a cat approaches another cat, animal or person
|根拠2格付け=二次
|補足=If the raised tail is also bristling, it can be a threat rather than a greeting ([[Special:MyLanguage/猫がしっぽの毛を逆立てて太くするのは怖い時|#0056]]). Japanese Wikipedia's "Cat" (ネコ) article also describes a raised tail as a sign of good mood.
|検証日時=2026-10-30
|検証方式=AI＋人
|本家既出チェック=本家に既出
|本家の該当ページ=https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B3
|派生元=猫が大きくしっぽを振るのは喜びではなくいらだちのことが多い
}}