There is nothing quite like the sound of a contented cat purring. Their unique and beautiful sound has always seemed soothing to me, dating back to when I was a little girl and I would put my ear ...

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 ...

Cats can be difficult to understand. Although beautiful, they are often thought of as more elusive than dogs. For some though, this is what makes living with cats all the more fulfilling. Cat ...

The secret behind how cats produce their enchanting purring sound has finally been discovered by scientists. Interestingly, it seems like these furry creatures share more similarities with pop stars ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many believe they can precisely recognize their cat's meow. However, it seems that another sound is more indicative of the ...

Animals have always been an important part of my life. I grew up with cats and later as an adult, we had dogs join the family. I have been training and showing dogs since 1975. However, I always had ...

Of all the questions a companion animal veterinary clinician is asked daily, one of the most frequently posed is “Why do cats purr, and how do they do it”? It turns out that we don’t exactly know for ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Cats are fickle animals. It is often difficult to know whether they love us or hate us. Purring is one of the very few signs we can confidently take to be a clear indication of affection or at least ...