Marking behavior, usually exhibited by backing up to a vertical surface,
tail quivering, and releasing urine, is used to mark territory.
These interactions included «lateral display» — when one fish interrupts another by displaying their body side - on, sometimes as a mating ritual — as well as ramming,
tail quivering, and «mouth fighting»: a social display in which fish lock mouths to challenge each other over everything from food to mates.
Not exact matches
Dwarf seahorses court over several days, moving from «reciprocal
quivering» to mutual pointing with
tails and ending in a brief copulation as the two fish rise in the water column.
The steering wheel
quivers, the tires dig through sand to find traction, the nose dives as the brakes bite, and the
tail shimmies across the trail as one of the CRF450X's bounces lightly in the bed.
He adjusted his cuff links and stalked off, muttering,
quivering like a cat's
tail.
When cats spray, they hold their
tails straight up, back up to the furniture or wall, and
quiver their
tails while distributing a relatively small amount of urine for the purpose of scent marking her territory.
The
tail will be held up high, and will usually be
quivering, the cat will often tread the ground with his paws.
The
tail will be held up high, and will usually be
quivering, often he will tread the ground with his paws.
Animal behaviorist Marilyn Krieger says that a curved
tail, puffed up at the base and subtly
quivering is a surefire «I love you» from your cat.
A straight up
tail, sometimes
quivering with excitement, means «I'm happy to see you,» while a curl on the end means «I'm top cat.»
Oh, he keeps all four feet on the ground, but in his enthusiasm to meet new people, he still
quivers and licks and thrashes his
tail around like some crazed dishrag on drugs.
In addition to
tail wrapping and touching, kitties express happiness and warm feelings by fluffing out the base of their
tails while subtly
quivering them.
Many owners refer to this as «feather - dancing» because the upright
tail resembles a
quivering feather.
When a cat meets its owner and wants to extend a friendly greeting, the
tail goes up and
quivers, but there is no spray of urine.
Usually, cat spraying behavior involves standing up,
tail up and often
quivering, back legs pedaling, and a burst of urine.
The
tail is often
quivering during this activity.
Sometimes cats will slightly raise the fur around the base while
quivering the
tail tips.
The spraying cat may be seen to back into the area, the
tail may
quiver, and with little or no crouching the urine is released.
When a cat sprays, he stands up, typically makes a treading motion with his back feet,
quivers his
tail and sprays urine onto a vertical surface such as a wall.
His
tail is high and rigid, sometimes flagging or
quivering at the end.
A spraying cat will stand, lift its
tail and
quiver, then spray small puddles of urine in several consistent locations (see Figure 1).
Her
tail is held high, with a slight curve at the top and it starts
quivering.