There are some singing cats on YouTube. The star, ‘signing cat’ is the one in the video below. https://youtu.be/9fSde2DD8YQ It is by pure chance that the sound this cat makes has hints of the sound of a person signing. All … Continue reading →
I suppose it is pretty obvious what this Bengal cat mother is saying to her offspring. It will be the same sort of words and sounds that a human uses to reassure her young child. It must be about providing … Continue reading →
The title to this post is from YouTube and it is badly worded but I have retained it. The video maker is asking for an explanation. Here it is. If anyone can add or amend then please leave a comment. … Continue reading →
There is a dearth of information on ocelot sounds but what I can gather together, is here. The ocelot is one of the better known small wild cat species. They say that there may some in the very south of … Continue reading →
Here are some jaguar sounds – they give some people the chills. The growls and hisses have an extremely menacing nature. Perhaps they are meant to be menacing – nature’s way of improving survival through dominance. The roar strikes fear … Continue reading →
Bradshaw in his book The Domestic Cat: The Biology of Its Behaviour makes the point that the vacalisations of the adult cat are developments “through some combination of culture and genetics” of the kitten mew (meow) which is used to … Continue reading →
Feline vocal language is universal. In the same way that music is referred to as the Universal Language, no matter what part of the world in which we live, the familiar sounds that cats make when expressing emotions are also … Continue reading →
Or…. Are Cats Manipulative (part 2)? Yes some cats know how to tweak the natural human desire to nurture. Cats can be manipulative! Manipulative is probably an exaggeration but I am not sure. “Manipulative” has quite a wide ranging meaning. … Continue reading →
My cat is noisy in bed. He sleeps very loudly 😉 As soon as he is dozing (frequently) he starts to make a noise. It is almost like a sign or a signal that is intended to say to me … Continue reading →
If you listen to the last bit of this video of a cheetah purring it is quite impressive. The recording is good which helps but the purr is very strong. Below the video is another showing the waveform of the … Continue reading →
