The Big Question: Why Do Cats Like to Sleep In Weird Places?

Everyone knows domestic cats love to sleep practically anywhere. I'm sure you've all seen the range of pictures that have gone viral online showing cats sleeping on various things from radiators to flower pots. Cat owners will agree that this is not just a one-off, all cats do so on a regular basis.
But the big question everyone has is why do they do it?

Well there are many reasons depending on the type of object they've chosen to lie on/in.

Let's start with the most popular object; cardboard boxes.

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Cats have a peculiar fascination with cardboard boxes. Bring a box into a room and guaranteed within 2 minutes the cat will investigate it and jump straight in. Anyone brave enough to try and enter the box whilst a cat is inside will usually suffer some claw marks. 

Scientists have revealed that cats feel a sense of security when inside a box or a similar object because they are shielded from anything that could hurt them and they can see anything that is approaching them before it can reach them.