A new study reveals that a cat's purr reveals more about its identity and emotions than the familiar, flexible meow.

Purring isn’t just comfort. New research suggests cat purrs act like vocal fingerprints, preserving identity even as meows ...

Cats communicate in a variety of ways, including purrs, meows, and hisses, in addition to body language. When your feline friend makes a strange cat sound, it could be a means of communicating with ...

Learn why purrs say more about a cat's identity than its meows, and how domestication forever changed the way cats communicate with their owners.

From chirps to meows to purrs, cats make an amazing range of noises. For the most part, cats meow or growl as a way to communicate with other animals or humans. Whether there's a bird outside the ...

One factor jumped out: the sex of the human. Cats were much more vocal when the returning person was male. The researchers, led by Yasemin Salgırlı Demirbaş from Ankara University, also propose a ...

Cats are capable of making as many as 20 distinct sounds, each with a specific message, according to The Cat's Meow page of Happy Cat Happy You: Quick Tips for Building a Bond With Your Feline Friend.

You've got your coffee, sat at your desk, and started the laptop — only to have your cat join your meeting with you. Here's ...

Javier Sanchez, a group technical program manager at Akvelon, with his cat Mittens. (Photo courtesy of Javier Sanchez) Plenty of technological advances may be regarded as the cat’s meow. Here’s one ...

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Domestic cats are peculiar creatures. Adorable but deadly, they act as lovable companions in the home and as a scourge to vermin and bird populations in the yard. They are simultaneously affectionate ...

A few weeks ago while house-sitting for a friend, Joann Schermerhorn decided to use the time to practice her new sound bath ...