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 ...

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Because of their size, cats have relatively short vocal cords—so how are they able to produce such low-frequency sounds when purring? Pixabay Cats can be mysterious creatures to begin with, but their ...

Jonathan Losos recently published a book, "The Cat's Meow," on the topic of this essay. A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going ...

Feline researchers have long believed that purring is produced by voluntary muscle contractions, but a new report indicates that this vibration in the larynx of cats may be explained by the myoelastic ...

A 14-year-old mixed-breed cat appears to have no problem being heard after setting a new world record. Bella has been given the title of "world’s loudest purr by a domestic cat (living)," according to ...

The U.K. cat, named Bella, snagged the title with a 54.59-decibel purr — a volume similar to a kettle boiling! WHISKAS® and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® A 14-year-old cat just found her higher purr-pose ...