Why Do Carnivorous Cats Lick And Chew Catnip And Silver Vine Plants Which Are Not Food?

The research team first focused on their observation that silver vine leaves crumpled and torn by feline licking and chewing appeared to have a much stronger aromatic odor compared to intact leaves. They quantified the airborne emission and chemical profiles of iridoids that induce the feline response (such as nepetalactol,...