Cat Copulatory Behaviour - Anatomy & Physiology

()Map REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM (Map) COPULATORY BEHAVIOUR

• Queen 'calls'
• Male identifies female
• Queen crouches in lordosis
• Tom bites scruff of queen
• Tom mounts and thrusts to gain intromission
• If queen is in oestrus she will submit to allow full intromission.
• Tom ejaculates
• Female emits a yowl and rolls over, attempting to swipe the tom with her claws.
• Tom retires to a safe distance

For a video demonstration of copulation in the cat, follow either of the following links:

• Video of Copulation in the Cat
• Video of Copulation in the Cat