Whether or not wolves are affecting cougar sociality, they are definitely having an impact on some of the cats’ behaviors. Cougars in Yellowstone National Park, for instance, used to hunt in open bottomlands and sagebrush flats. Now they prefer steeper or more heavily forested areas that offer better cover. And after wolves moved into the Teton area, the resident cougars made themselves scarce in open valleys. The last occurence I had with Neo was when me and my son-in-law were in the living room and both of us heard a sneeze. My son-in-law thought that the sneeze belonged to my neice but I knew that this was not the case. I looked towards the kitchen and it was then that I saw Neo but only the upper portion of his body. Two years ago, Reddit user Katweasel shared a story about her 16-year-old cat, who unfortunately had to be put to sleep earlier that week. A few days later, after walking over by the kitchen pantry, she was hit with the overwhelming odor of cat urine.

Ballechin House, Perthshire, is known for a number of ghosts, including the return of it’s former owner, Major Stewart, in the form of his favourite spaniel in the late 19th century! The Major had been very fond of dogs and owned 14 when he died. Unfortunately, his heir did not share this love, and shot all the dogs in an effort to get rid of the ghost. This made the apparitions more frequent, and not much could be done to stop it. He looked at me, nodded his head and disapeared and since that time, I have not had an encounter with him. Oscar the cat, a resident of Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in Providence, Rhode Island, had an uncanny ability to predict which patient will soon die. Adopted as a kitten, he remained standoffish as an adult cat—until an individual neared the end of life. Then he’d scratch at the door and demand to be in the room, hop up on the bed beside the patient to sit vigil with them until they die. She even went and brought one of her other kittens into the kitchen to see if she would react, but nothing happened. And then, just like that, the smell disappeared. When it comes to ghost cats, odds are they just want to continue living their life in a non-threatening way. So, let’s just say you have a ghost cat in your house… unless they are physically harming you, is it really a big deal? That is something you have to answer on your own.An account shared by Reddit user CapMarvel91 involved one such transparent manifestation. She had been over at her friend’s house when she happened to catch the specter of a cat standing in the hallway. Ghost cats aren’t always so forward. Sometimes, it’s just that disembodied meowing, as Redditor shinkikker experienced several years ago. She’d been sitting on the couch with her cat, Cleo, in an otherwise empty house when she heard a very distinct meow, one that reminded her of another cat, her childhood pet that had recently passed away. My boyfriend and I have been living in our apartment for almost two years now. We’ve seen a cat in our apartment, but not too often. My boyfriend has seen it full figure and come walking to him, I’ve only seen the end of its tail and out of the corner of my eye. We kind of just accepted it as our spirit cat and so did my living cats. There’s nothing wrong with having a ghost in your house as long as it isn’t violent and you aren’t scared. How will you approach this situation? The choice is yours. But for right now, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Next up… 2. The Phantom Meowing Image: Gaelle Marcel/Unsplash

A little over a year ago, Reddit user natsusauce shared the story of what he called his “psychic cat.” It was a rather extraordinary tale about the cat’s passing and his eventual return. It began, however, very subtly. Ask yourself the following questions to determine whether there is a spirit around you. This should help you figure out what that eerie feeling really means:If people are faithful enough within their religions, for example, to believe in something they cannot see, then it is not so much of a stretch to have faith in what we perceive to be supernatural. I have had more real expereinces with what I cannot see [read: hauntings] than I have with God. I believe there is room on our planet for both, eventhough neither can be documented. They felt a profound connection with their cat, and their otherworldly experience continued. They would hear strange sounds at night, and sometimes feel their cat jump up on the bed and sleep next to them, like he always did when alive. They even went on to encounter ghostly orbs, a phenomenon we’ll see later on. After Jesus Christ was crucified, why did he appear to certain people and not all the people of the world? Why did Joseph Smith have a prophetic dream that caused him to finish the text of his faith? What caused Gerald Gardner to know within himself that his belief system made sense and that people would follow? What caused Siddhartha Gautama to teach the way he did as to cause the movement that he did? I could go on, but I won't. she confirmed that the two kittens were with her and the rest were outside. I described the cat to her and she said that she knew what I had seen, it was her dead cat, Ginna. She then went and got a photo of him and lo and behold, it was the cat I had seen.”

Redditor parrott_j is all too familiar with this experience. Several years ago, he and his girlfriend owned two cats. And they were perfectly normal cats, make no mistake. It was the third cat that bothered him – the one that didn’t really exist.Going further, some would even claim they can sense “being watched” without any line of sight at all. A kind of sixth sense. This is a controversial idea, verging on extrasensory perception. A 1913 study titled “’The Feeling Of Being Stared At’ – Experimental” revealed that of 146 Stanford University students who filled out a questionnaire, 68% reported having the feeling of being watched at one point or another, “with the conviction that the feeling can be (more or less) relied upon.” A later questionnaire resulted in 86% of students sharing that same belief. This is a tough question – how long can a spirit stay with me? YIKES! It could be a few weeks or it could be years. It all depends on what they need out of this current life. What are they trying to fix? What hole are they closing up? The day after his death, when his slurpy-kiss across my face woke me, I reflexively reached out my hand to smooth his sweet face. He leaned against my palm. Warm. Real. Karma-Kat watched on the other side of the pillow as his tail thumped and shook the bed. He had all four legs, and a happy, satisfied grin–and then he disappeared. I like to think he knew I needed his reassurance. I never saw the cat again, although I heard the yowls each year on October 29 th at about 8:30 p.m. Maybe I imagined it? All I know is the spectral cat cries stopped after my Seren-kitty adopted us.

Many have claimed over the years to have experienced so-called Shadow People. These are strange, humanoid shadows that sometimes appear fully formed, other times undefined or blob-like. It started as a strange meowing in the hallway. They wrote this off as just one of their two cats playing around, big deal, even though they never saw the cats nearby when it happened. But then, he’d hear that same loud meowing, even with both cats right there with him on the couch. At that point, he knew they weren’t responsible. Steve Winter discusses the challenges of photographing a mountain lion in downtown Los Angeles’s Griffith Park. Anyway...I LOVED him... LOVED him... Even cried when I had to say goodbye an I am the type who NEVER cries but I couldn't help it... But sometimes I will feel like he's still around... I never 'see' him but I feel the weight of him beside me or 'jumpping' off the couch... My friend was over several times... I never told her about what I was thinking about him being there... Untill she asked me if I felt something feeling like it just sat down next to us...

Next Steps For My Animal Ghost

Don’t believe me? Typical. Here are five signs that a ghost cat may be haunting you at this very moment, and a few strange tales to go along with them. Don’t be afraid to own up to the fact that this is actually happening to you. Before you know it, I am sure that your friends will be feeling spirits presence just like YOU and then you can take a breath because someone else believes you. Are your ears ringing? Do you hear a high-tone pitch that you cannot naturally pinpoint to something in your environment?