Researchers Think They've Worked Out Why Cats Meow At Humans, But Not Other Cats

Summary

OK, it might be hard to work out exactly why dogs bark – they can do so to show that someone’s coming, because they’re excited to play, due to fear, or just to grab your attention. But unlike cats, dogs don’t share their vocal messages mostly, or even solely, with us. A group of dogs will bark at each other, but it looks like our feline friends reserve almost all of their meowing for humans. So, does that mean cats are trying to tell us something? Well, one study has suggested they might be – and its proposed purr pose (sorry) is typically cat. Why do cats meow at people but not at other…

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