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What is your cat saying? Swedish scientists launch five year project to find out
A five year project to find out what cats are saying to their owners has been launched by a Swedish University.
By 2021, phonetics experts at Lund University hope to have cracked the feline code and be able to interpret a whole range of ‘meowings’, ‘mewings,' and 'purrings.'
In the wild cats stop meowing once they reach adulthood as they no longer have to gain the attention of their mothers for milk or comfort.
But since their domestication around 10,000 years ago, pet cats have learned to communicate with humans using vocal and visual signals when they want food or affection, and continue making sounds throughout their lives.
( Miaow! )
A five year project to find out what cats are saying to their owners has been launched by a Swedish University.
By 2021, phonetics experts at Lund University hope to have cracked the feline code and be able to interpret a whole range of ‘meowings’, ‘mewings,' and 'purrings.'
In the wild cats stop meowing once they reach adulthood as they no longer have to gain the attention of their mothers for milk or comfort.
But since their domestication around 10,000 years ago, pet cats have learned to communicate with humans using vocal and visual signals when they want food or affection, and continue making sounds throughout their lives.
( Miaow! )