I rolled out of bed later than I intended to this morning. I blame the cats. Our youngest cat, a diminutive calico named Margarita, sprung onto the bed as soon as she heard me start to stir. She ...

众所周知，猫会发出喵喵声、嘶嘶声和咕噜咕噜声。但有一个问题让人们感到困惑，那就是猫为什么会发出咕噜咕噜的声音。我们通常认为猫咪发出咕噜声是因为它们很快乐，不过原因可能没有这么简单。 词汇：sound 声音 We’ve all heard cats meow and hiss, but why do they ...

They come in a range of shapes and sizes and seem to have their own individual personalities. But one thing cats share is their ability to purr. Based on electromyography of the muscles of the larynx, ...

Cats are notorious for being cold, unpredictable and generally less friendly than dogs (just ask any cat owner when they last got an unprovoked scratch to the face). But even cats have their good days ...

Cats may purr because they are happy or they want something, like food, from you. Mother cats and kittens communicate through purring, so the sound may be a carryover from kittenhood. The low ...

Cats purr to communicate with you. The trick is figuring out what they're trying to say. To a cat lover, it’s the most beautiful sound in the world. A cat’s purr—that soft rumble emanating from your ...

I rolled out of bed later than I intended to this morning. I blame the cats. Our youngest cat, a diminutive calico named Margarita, sprung onto the bed as soon as she heard me start to stir. She ...

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We all know that cats purr when they are content, and purring usually sounds pretty much the same no matter which cat is purring. Lilly and Lucy are sisters who love snuggling up with their mom, Zina.

A cat’s way of behaving and communicating is more challenging to understand than a dog’s. Cats communicate in several ways.

It's easy to assume that cats purr because they're happy. After all, when your kitty contentedly curls up in your lap for some well-deserved scratches and rubs, she's obviously one happy feline.

Our cats’ ability to purr was a mystery for a long time, with some researchers focused on the mechanics and others on the psychological reasons for it. The end results of all that scientific research ...