The long-range cat sounds (vocalisations) that we know well are the roars of the roaring big cats: lion, tiger, jaguar and leopard. I’ll start with these iconic wild cat species. Tiger This is what I wrote years ago about the … Continue reading →
The pointed and slightly provocative title comes from a study which found that women consider their domestic cat companions to be more communicative and empathetic than men do. In other words women get more out of communicating with their cat … Continue reading →
Here is a full list of cat sounds and how to spell them. Readers need to know that although there is an big overlap in the sounds made by domestic and wild cats, there are substantial differences. There are also … Continue reading →
WARNING: Turn your computer volume controls down a click or two before playing this video! Some people are tempted into thinking that they’d like to keep a small wild cat species such as a margay, sand cat or Pallas cat … Continue reading →
Your cat howling at the water bowl is not uncommon it seems to me because there are a lot of posts on this particular topic on the Internet. Invariably the cat’s owner is trying to find answers. They rarely succeed … Continue reading →
I am convinced that a calling sound made by the mountain lion is the same sound with two names. This is because the sound is hard to describe and is a cross between a chirp and a whistle.
Continue reading →Domestic cats have many subtle variations in the sounds that they make. Individual cats have their own individual sounds. They even extend to the meow which is not a meow at all: it is silent. The vocalization repertoire of the … Continue reading →
The feline purring sound means: ‘I am inoffensive‘. A close human equivalent to purring is smiling. Purring is heard under eight different conditions. I discuss them on this page. There was a time when – before the educational Internet (!) … Continue reading →
It all depends upon the type of meow your cat has and this sweet cat has the perfect meow to say ‘hello’ when he returns home from work as the video illustrates. So nice to be greeted like that. Only … Continue reading →
This is an interesting, potentially new law currently being debated by the Princeton City Council, USA. An ordinance (law) is going through the legislative process at the council and has reached a second reading of an amendment of the ordinance … Continue reading →
