Cat intelligence the average human. Within the encephalization quotient proposed by Jerison in 1973, values above 1 are classified big brained, while values lower than 1 are small brained. The domestic cat is attributed a value of between 1–1.71 relative to human value that is 7.44–7.8. The largest brains in the Felidae family are those of the tigers in Java and Bali, of which the largest relative brain size within the "panthera" is the "tigris". It is debated whether there exists a causal relationship between brain size and intelligence in vertebrates. Correlations have been shown between these factors in a number of
Big Cat, little cat Big Cat, little cat Big Cat, little cat is a 2017 picture book by Elisha Cooper. The book was a 2018 Caldecott Honor. A story of two cats, an older white cat lives alone until it is joined by a younger black cat. Over the course of the story the two cats age, until the white cat dies. The white cat is mourned for by the family and the black cat, when one day a new white kitten joins the family. The book's spare monochromatic illustrations were a departure of style for Cooper and were close to that of a