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/enのソースを表示

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{{豆知識
|番号=0051
|投稿者=まめち編集部
|本文=A cat's tail shows its mood, but some movements mean the opposite of a dog's. The main one is wide swishing: in dogs it usually means happiness, in cats it usually means irritation or arousal.
|なぜ=Cats and dogs evolved separately, and so did their tail signals, so the same movement need not mean the same thing.
|ジャンル=動物・植物
|ファクト度=B
|ファクト度の根拠=That wide swishing signals irritation in cats is confirmed by a veterinary school (secondary); the comparison with dogs comes only from an article quoting experts (tertiary), so B
|ネタ度=A
|ネタ度の根拠=Reading a cat like a dog gets it backwards
|便利度=A
|便利度の根拠=Lets you stop before the cat gets annoyed
|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. Before aggression, cats show dilated pupils, tail lashing and ears moved backward
|根拠1格付け=二次
|根拠2URL=https://gizmodo.com/why-do-cats-wag-their-tails-1825820565
|根拠2要約=Gizmodo article quoting experts (2018). Professor Emeritus Dodman of Tufts University: actual dog-like wagging is usually a sign of extreme agitation
|根拠2格付け=三次
|補足=Cats may also swish lightly when called, or when excited by play or hunting; the meaning depends on how and when. Specific tail movements are covered in the branches below this fact. Japanese Wikipedia's "Cat" (ネコ) article also says that reading side-to-side swishing as happiness, by analogy with dogs, is a misunderstanding.
|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=猫がおなかを見せて転がっても触ってほしいとは限らない
}}