Computational investigation of the social function of domestic cat facial signals.

ABSTRACT: There is growing interest in the facial signals of domestic cats. Domestication may have shifted feline social dynamics towards a greater emphasis on facial signals that promote affiliative bonding. Most studies have focused on cat facial signals during human interactions or in response to pain. Research on intraspecific facial communication in cats has predominantly examined non-affiliative social interactions. A recent study by Scott and Florkiewicz¹ demonstrated significant differences between cats' facial signals during affiliative and non-affiliative intraspecific interactions. This follow-up study applies computational approaches to make two main contributions. First, we develop a machine learning classifier for affiliative/non-affiliative interactions based on manual CatF

SUBMITTER: Martvel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554805 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature