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 actually think when humans address them this way? Can they even interpret our ...

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

Agatha is not a cat, she's a boat. We all adore cats, but you know what we love even more? Cats with meows that are so busted, they sound like they come from another dimension. It's like having an ...

Meeaaaoow rises like a question mark before dawn. Anyone living with a cat knows their sounds: broken chirrups like greetings, low growls that warn, purrs stitched into sleepy conversation.

Once you’ve lived with a cat long enough, you might find yourself talking to it. Your cat meows at you and you’ll say something back — or even meow in response. This is a common exchange — for humans.

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

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Whenever my cat meows incessantly in my direction despite my attempts to play with him, I so wish I could just speak meow to figure out what he really wants. (Though I'd place my bets on it being ...

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 ...

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 ...

On average, cats meowed more than twice as often during those first moments with men. That difference held steady regardless ...

Why do cats meow? The reasons change as they grow from kittens into cats. Kittens meow to their mothers when they’re hungry, cold, or scared. But once cats get older, they use other vocalizations -- ...