I find that cats often randomly freeze up and stare in a certain direction. Some people say that they can see ‘ghosts’,

Question: I find that cats often randomly freeze up and stare in a certain direction. Some people say that they can see 'ghosts', What is your theory?
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Asked by eveve to Kevin, Charlotte, Jo, Louise, Valeria on 11 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by siobhaaaan.
- Kevin Mahon answered on 11 Jun 2012:
  
  Well it certainly doesn’t involve ghosts or anything of that sort! Freezing is a very commonly observed behaviour in animals. Usually, it is a fearful response to a specific stimuli – for a cat it could be a dog or other cat in the distance or a noise it has heard that it is unfamiliar with. Freezing also can happen before a ‘flight or fight’ response where an animal decides to run away or hold its ground. You may have noticed a cat randomly freezing up then running out of a room? This is why!

Question: I find that cats often randomly freeze up and stare in a certain direction. Some people say that they can see 'ghosts', What is your theory?