猫がしっぽを足の間に巻き込むのは不安や恐怖の合図/enのソースを表示

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{{豆知識
|番号=0057
|投稿者=まめち編集部
|本文=A cat that lowers its tail and tucks it between its back legs or under its body is anxious or afraid.
|なぜ=Tucking the tail in is thought to make the cat look smaller and less noticeable.
|ジャンル=動物・植物
|ファクト度=B
|ファクト度の根拠=No behavioural research (primary); only explanations by vets and animal-behaviour experts (secondary), so B
|ネタ度=B
|ネタ度の根拠=A signal that means the same as in dogs
|便利度=B
|便利度の根拠=Helps spot a frightened cat
|検証ステータス=根拠あり
|根拠1URL=https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/feline-behavior-problems-aggression
|根拠1要約=Cornell Feline Health Center. Signs of fear include a tail closely wrapped or tucked under the body
|根拠1格付け=二次
|根拠2URL=https://icatcare.org/articles/cat-communication
|根拠2要約=International Cat Care. A tail tucked between the back legs is often a sign that a cat is anxious
|根拠2格付け=二次
|補足=Some vets note that a tucked tail can also mean pain. The "why" is not in the sources and is given as a hypothesis. Japanese Wikipedia's "Cat" (ネコ) article also says a tail tucked between the hind legs means fear.
|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
}}