Learn more about the complicated ways cats communicate and how new research is trying to understand the power behind the meow.

A cat’s purr carries a consistent vocal signature, while meows evolved to be flexible tools for interacting with humans. A new study led by scientists at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the Unive ...

Cats get labeled as independent, but the truth is they rely on their people more than they let on. The difference is how they ...

Cats may have a reputation for being independent and mysterious, but many of them are far more expressive than people expect. Through body language, sound, and routine interactions, felines often find ...

In a small study, pet cats greeted male owners with more vocalizations than they did female caregivers. By Clarissa Brincat As he lectured on animal behavior, Kaan Kerman, an instructor in the ...

Our enigmatic little furry friends may have just given up one of their secrets, as scientists think they have discovered the gene which underpins purring in cats. Cats are believed to purr for various ...

Cats are often labeled as aloof or independent, but feline behavior specialists agree that when a cat truly trusts a human, ...

Grace Carroll does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Julia Henning does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...