A new study reveals that a cat's purr reveals more about its identity and emotions than the familiar, flexible meow.

Some cats meow for food, some meow for attention, and then there’s this little orange guy who meows like he has a full agenda ...

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it: a playful meow to greet or respond to the animal’s sounds. But what do cats ...

A new study by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II shows a domestic ...

One factor jumped out: the sex of the human. Cats were much more vocal when the returning person was male. The researchers, led by Yasemin Salgırlı Demirbaş from Ankara University, also propose a ...

Purring isn’t just comfort. New research suggests cat purrs act like vocal fingerprints, preserving identity even as meows ...

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 ...

A kitten unable to meow has made a big impression on viewers on social media. Meowing is an ordinary tool of communication for felines, and all cats meow to some extent, with some using their vocal ...

Anyone who’s lived with a cat knows that there’s no “one-size-fits-all” meow. Rather, a cat has a diverse meow-cabulary, with different sounds used in different situations. Other animals have similar ...

People who live with cats have joked for ages that felines crank up the volume whenever a man walks in. Now researchers say ...