Japan PhD researcher shares paper she wrote as a child on cat paw dominance, impresses many
Work of now seasoned researcher as youngster praised as ‘genius’ level academic work worthy of experienced adult
A Japanese cat researcher who shared a paper she wrote as a child on her pet has attracted admiration for her passion for feline studies.
Madoka Hattori, 43, received a PhD in bioscience at Kyoto University in March and published a book containing 39 papers about cats, including her PhD dissertation.
On July 16, Hattori posted photos of a paper she did as homework when she was a primary one pupil.
The paper is titled “Is the cat right-pawed or left-pawed?”
Hattori had one person holding her pet cat, a four-month-old male called Cedric Hanzo Hattori, and another person flaunting a teaser in front of Cedric.
The cat teaser was presented 200 times in exactly the same way, and Hattori documented the paw the animal used to grab it each time.
Cedric used his right paw 110 times, left paw 56 times and both paws 34 times.
