Daily Activity of Domestic Cats (Felis catus) Around IPB University Canteen and Female Dormitory

Abstract

Aktivitas manusia di lingkungan kampus dapat memengaruhi perilaku kucing domestik liar (Felis catus). Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis aktivitas harian kucing domestik liar, hubungan antara jumlah pengunjung dan perilaku kucing, serta interaksi manusia–kucing di lingkungan kantin dan asrama putri IPB University selama semester aktif dan libur semester. Sebanyak 11 individu kucing diamati menggunakan metode scan sampling dan ad libitum sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon dan uji korelasi Pearson. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku negatif, self-care, dan interaksi manusia–kucing berbeda nyata antara semester aktif dan semester libur (p < 0,05), sedangkan perilaku afiliatif tidak berbeda nyata (p > 0,05). Jumlah pengunjung berkorelasi positif dengan perilaku negatif dan interaksi manusia–kucing, tetapi berkorelasi negatif dengan perilaku self-care. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas manusia berperan penting dalam memengaruhi aktivitas harian dan pola interaksi kucing domestik liar di lingkungan kampus.

Human activity may influence the behavior of free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus). This study analyzed the daily behavior of free-roaming domestic cats, the relationship between visitor numbers and cat behavior, and human–cat interactions in the canteen and female dormitory areas of IPB University during the active semester and semester break. Eleven cats were observed using scan sampling and ad libitum sampling. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test and Pearson correlation analysis. Negative behavior, self-care behavior, and human–cat interactions differed significantly between the two observation periods (p < 0.05), whereas affiliative behavior did not (p > 0.05). Visitor numbers were positively correlated with negative behavior and human–cat interactions but negatively correlated with self-care behavior. These findings demonstrate that human activity influences the daily behavior and interaction patterns of free-roaming domestic cats on campus.