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Agatha is not a cat, she's a boat. We all adore cats, but you know what we love even more? Cats with meows that are so busted, they sound like they come from another dimension. It's like having an ...

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it before: playfully meowing as a greeting or in response to the animal’s sounds. But what do cats actually think when humans address them this way? Can they ...

When your cat meows, it might sound like a simple noise, but in reality, it's a complex form of communication. Cats don't meow at other cats—this vocalization is specifically reserved for humans. Over ...

A new study by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II shows a domestic cat's purr reveals far more about its individual identity than its meow.

Cat lovers know that kitties can have very distinct voices. I have two cats, and I can always tell which one is "talking" even when I'm not in the room with them. My male cat's meow is higher-pitched, ...

Whenever my cat meows incessantly in my direction despite my attempts to play with him, I so wish I could just speak meow to figure out what he really wants. (Though I'd place my bets on it being ...

Once you’ve lived with a cat long enough, you might find yourself talking to it. Your cat meows at you and you’ll say something back — or even meow in response. This is a common exchange — for humans.