A snoozing Russian cat sings along to the accordion. You’ll like this one. What do you think is going on?
Obviously the cat recognises the sound of the accordion. But is the cat singing along or simply responding to what she might think is a call? You can’t believe that she is singing along although it makes a good title to the post. It is a fun title but it would be nice to know exactly what is going on from a scientific point of view, in respect of cat behaviour.
Do you think that this cat likes music? Her voice, her meow, is a little like the sound of the accordion. I wonder whether she responds to the music of the accordion as if it is a meow calling her or simply communicating with her.
I suggest this because her meow follows the music of the accordion as if she is talking to it. That is the impression that I have when watching this video. What do you think?
Michael, that is not what I said at all. Goodness sakes, the video is worth it. π
Good point Cal. She may be very used to hearing the accordion from kittenhood. She may, as you say, precondition to hearing the sound and relate to it as a mother.
Yes, and certainly her tail would flick, as she is listening, yet meowing in her sleep. Always in the lulls or pauses. <3 she's so sweet.
Maybe she is conditioned to *sing* during the accordian’s pauses when she is alert and active, and then when she is sleeping, of course she hears it, and cannot help responding in her sleep. This is such a sweet video, Michael. Glad you found it!
My gut feeling is that this cat treats the music as if it is a person or another cat talking to her. Just looks like that to me. π
What a lovely cat, I think she was enjoying it and saying “more please”