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
The Alchymist's Cat The Alchymist's Cat The Alchymist's Cat is the first book in "The Deptford Histories" series by Robin Jarvis. Published in 1994, the series presents a fantasy set in 1660s London. "The Alchymist's Cat" provides background material for Jarvis' earlier "Deptford Mice" series, showing the beginning of Jupiter and his family in the series. A young boy named Will Godwin is forced to work for the evil apothecary Dr. Elias Theophratus Spittle, after he frames Will for murder. One winter, Will finds a family of cats in a graveyard and brings them back to Spittle's home. The family consists of a