Field notes on feline behavior

The tuxedo tyrant in your home, explained.

Why does your cat ring bells, scream at 5 a.m., and stare into your soul? Real behavioral science — told through the reign of one black-and-white dictator named Biscuit.

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Biscuit the tuxedo cat sitting like royalty in dramatic golden light

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Ruled by Biscuit.

TuxedoTyrant is written from inside a benevolent dictatorship. Biscuit — black tie, white shirt, zero mercy — runs this household with a brass bell, a 5 a.m. alarm meow, and a stare that ends negotiations.

Every story here starts with something he did, then asks what science says about it. Because behind every "bad" cat behavior is a brain doing exactly what evolution designed it to do.

— The staff (formerly known as the owners)

Biscuit the tuxedo cat in royal golden light