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It’s proven: cats are manipulative.

14 July 2009

I’m pretty sure no cat owner would disagree with you, but it’s nice to have some facts to back it up. Dr. Karen McComb decided to study how cats use their purrs and meows to solicit food from their owners, specifically in regards to the combination purr/meow. She played some sounds to the test group [...]

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Where do purrs come from?

11 May 2009

I have a top three ‘joy producing kitty things’. Purring is number one, cat paws (in general) are number two, and watching cats clean behind their ears is number three. Don’t ask me why I have a top three, I can’t say I’ve ever referred to it before, but it might just help me meet [...]

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