henri r
it doesnt seem like they should be able to form those sounds, the way their mouths are shaped.
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talking cats? like on ripleys believe it or not?
either way.. i found this..
Now the other animals, like the cat that you asked.
Think about the parrot, it talks? Maybe we can say
yes, if we teach a parrot (or similar bird) he will
say
words and even phrases. Does it understand the meaning
of the words he "talks" or we talk to it?
People that lives with them, or study them say that
it understands simple things related to its life.
As far as talking in a similar way to men, parrots
and similar birds are the only ones that can imitate
the pronounciation of some words.
Other birds sing and some sing very beautifully. Many
learn different melodies.
And communication?
Surely the animals can communicate and do so in
different ways. Some bees, or ants and other insects
communicate by odors or scents.
Almost every kind of animal expels sounds to
communicate with others. Even the dolphins and whales.
And the cat? Or the dog?
They dont have voices the way we have, still they
communicate between themselves and between us.
Barking and meowing have many different sounds
that differ following if dogs or cats wish to transmit
joy, sadness, fear, angry and other emotions.
These (and other) animals are still poorly studied,
but we know that the sounds (or voices)
mostly communicate emotions. They do that with sounds
and some gesture of its bodies. For example for the
cat i can
give you a "vocabulary" (common to all cats born
any place):
moving the tail: depending the speed, means fear or/
anger;
licking the lips with the tongue: i am hungry!
spanking a little one (kitty) with a paw: go away!
closing the eyes very slowly in front of you: i
love you! (you can answer the same way)
purring: it the universal way of happiness and love
(mostly the times)
and so on...
but on your question.. dunno..
talking cats? like on ripleys believe it or not?
either way.. i found this..
Now the other animals, like the cat that you asked.
Think about the parrot, it talks? Maybe we can say
yes, if we teach a parrot (or similar bird) he will
say
words and even phrases. Does it understand the meaning
of the words he "talks" or we talk to it?
People that lives with them, or study them say that
it understands simple things related to its life.
As far as talking in a similar way to men, parrots
and similar birds are the only ones that can imitate
the pronounciation of some words.
Other birds sing and some sing very beautifully. Many
learn different melodies.
And communication?
Surely the animals can communicate and do so in
different ways. Some bees, or ants and other insects
communicate by odors or scents.
Almost every kind of animal expels sounds to
communicate with others. Even the dolphins and whales.
And the cat? Or the dog?
They dont have voices the way we have, still they
communicate between themselves and between us.
Barking and meowing have many different sounds
that differ following if dogs or cats wish to transmit
joy, sadness, fear, angry and other emotions.
These (and other) animals are still poorly studied,
but we know that the sounds (or voices)
mostly communicate emotions. They do that with sounds
and some gesture of its bodies. For example for the
cat i can
give you a "vocabulary" (common to all cats born
any place):
moving the tail: depending the speed, means fear or/
anger;
licking the lips with the tongue: i am hungry!
spanking a little one (kitty) with a paw: go away!
closing the eyes very slowly in front of you: i
love you! (you can answer the same way)
purring: it the universal way of happiness and love
(mostly the times)
and so on...
but on your question.. dunno..
Talking cat?
Katie V
I've got a 1-year-old neutered male cat that "talks" at various times of day. I know some cats howl, but this is really more like talking. For instance, if his "sister" cat doesn't want to play with him, he'll vocalize quite loudly a 'mow-wah-worw-mow-mahw' which will sound, for all the world, like a toddler. This is often accompanied by a crazed, sprinted circuit around our house. We often go to him to give him a bit of attention, but during these 'episodes' he often perches up too high for us to reach and continues to talk. Most of the time he is the most loving, cuddly cat- it's just that every now and then he goes a bit odd. Does anyone know why they do this, and what can be done to curb this behaviour?
I don't believe he has any Siamese or Persian in him (though I'm not sure- he's a rescue cat and very characteristically DSH), and he is quiet normally most of the time. I don't really feel a need to change his behaviour, I more want to understand it and try to alleviate any discomfort he feels that may cause these vocalizations. At first I wondered if it might be toileting-related, but it doesn't seem to be related. Thanks for all of your input so far!
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Cats will be cats...and not one is the same. Almost every cat has some strange behavior it posesses. Want examples?... My best friend has 6 cats...Kit-Kat meows randomly and looks like a bobble-head when you scratch her back. Newbie drinks out of the faucet and runs nonstop around the whole entire house until someone notices him. Oreo will sit in a different place every two minutes and STARE at you..and at night if you let him in the room with you, you're hair will be soaked in the morning! Hobbs will rub up on anything...but I'm pretty sure he's gotta have some brain damage, because he'll smack his head on walls pretty hard when he's trying to rub against it...it's weird. Merlin weirds me out..he'll nibble on you...it's not like chewing, or playing, or biting...it's like he's sucking on you.....he's a creeper....then there's Pepper, your average cat. Meows, rolls around on the carpet, rubs on you for attention, crawls up in your lap...etc. Cats are all really weird to me, but I love them!
Cats will be cats...and not one is the same. Almost every cat has some strange behavior it posesses. Want examples?... My best friend has 6 cats...Kit-Kat meows randomly and looks like a bobble-head when you scratch her back. Newbie drinks out of the faucet and runs nonstop around the whole entire house until someone notices him. Oreo will sit in a different place every two minutes and STARE at you..and at night if you let him in the room with you, you're hair will be soaked in the morning! Hobbs will rub up on anything...but I'm pretty sure he's gotta have some brain damage, because he'll smack his head on walls pretty hard when he's trying to rub against it...it's weird. Merlin weirds me out..he'll nibble on you...it's not like chewing, or playing, or biting...it's like he's sucking on you.....he's a creeper....then there's Pepper, your average cat. Meows, rolls around on the carpet, rubs on you for attention, crawls up in your lap...etc. Cats are all really weird to me, but I love them!
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