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"While often miscast as mysterious or hard to understand, cats are actually
excellent communicators. In fact, in free-ranging cat colonies, physical fights
are kept to a minimum through clever use of body posturing, scent exchange and
vocalisations.
Cats have also adapted their communication for humans. For instance, adult cats
don’t usually meow at each other. But when around people, cats meow a lot,
suggesting they have adapted this vocalisation for communicating with humans.
And it’s not just the meow. Cats have a wide vocal repertoire for conveying
different meanings, even for specific people. Bonded cats and humans often
develop their own communication repertoires, similar to having a unique
dialect.
Cats can understand human communication too. Studies show cats know their own
names and the names of their companions, and can recognise human emotions, even
changing their own behaviour in response.
Despite all this, humans still routinely misunderstand cats. Our new study,
published in
Frontiers in Ethology, shows just how little people understand
the cues cats give. Try the quiz below to see how well you speak cat."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
