A Michael Broad Blog
The first task is to agree on the feline sound that we call the yowl. This is a domestic cat sound. There may be some disagreement or confusion over what it is. There is of course the issue of semantics meaning what the words mean and in the words that describe the sounds made …
The male cheetah stutter-bark is sexy to a female cheetah. Unlike humans the female cheetah does not have a regular reproductive cycle. Female cheetahs ovulated rarely and at irregular times. Research indicates that at least one factor that can trigger ovulation is the voice (or one of the voices) of the male cheetah. Females …
This is a podcast from a couple, Leili & Kevin, about making videos and taking photos of your cat. They have a lot of experience in videography. Leili & Kevin are the founders of Supakit. In this podcast they talk about their experience and pass it onto listeners. They discuss whether you should take …
This is an interesting voice recording of Mr Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing, the founder and manager of the Nowzad animal rescue charity, who, with his cats and dogs, evacuated Afghanistan via Kabul airport on a privately chartered plane yesterday at 4:30 PM after an enormous effort. He claims that the MoD obstructed his evacuation and …
Please click on the audio file below to hear how you pronounce ‘margay’. Just add an ‘s’ to make it plural! It is exactly as expected. It may surprise you as to why I did this but it is a Google search term which means someone is asking. The name of this cat is …
Please listen to the audio file for my opinion as to why PETA pronounce their acronym ‘Peter’. Technically the way they say it is incorrect. But understandably they have forced an ‘incorrect’ pronounciation. See what you think of my take on this…. Acronym: an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the words …
This is a brilliant podcast from Ruth in which she expresses her thoughts about domestic cats and the coronavirus pandemic. She gives us her Message from America. It is wide ranging and above all positive. Ruth takes the positives from this horrible pandemic and the very strange times we are living through. I love …
Ruth describes how she enjoys interacting with her cat, Monty, and letting him be himself and make his own decisions. She learned to get used to Monty being Monty. It is about people fitting in with their cat’s behavior. She also talks about the responsibilities of caring for a cat companion. Ruth enjoys accomodating …
