{"id":210,"date":"2014-11-30T23:47:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T23:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ailurophileuk.wordpress.com\/?p=210"},"modified":"2014-11-30T23:47:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T23:47:57","slug":"the-language-of-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ailurophile.co.uk\/?p=210","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Chi, our first \u201cGarden Cat\u201d came on the scene about three years ago, I noticed something pretty fascinating. He didn\u2019t use the noises I was used to when trying to communicate with us. His noises when conveying something were mostly a series of chirrups, chirps and brrrpps. It became a source of humour, when he finally used the cat flap confidently, that he walked in brrpping what he\u2019d done while out and about.
\nIt made me consider something a lot more than I had previously; the noises my other cats made to communicate with me. Darwin most definitely has perfected the high pitched squeaking mew that a lot of cats seem to use. Studies (such as the one by Karen McComb from the University of Sussex – http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/broadcast\/read\/1210) indicate that when cats interact with each other, they rarely use meows to do so. The findings definitely illustrate an intelligence that some people wouldn\u2019t expect. It\u2019s almost like cats mimic the noise a human infant makes to endear themselves to their humans.
\nAll our cats have different noises; Sage, Astryd and Sprocket also convey their feelings very directly with their unique tones. But it\u2019s clear which cats in the group have been outside and interacted with other cats more than people for a part of their life.
\nThey meow less, even to us. Because their experiences have taught them the way to get a point across is with the vocalisations used between felines. They\u2019re learning the \u201ccuddle me\u201d noise, by observing the other cats in our home, definitely. But it\u2019s not their first choice when communicating.
\nCats constantly amaze me with their complexities; the fact that they exhibit entirely different ways of communicating with humans and other cats is another aspect of their behaviour that is something that\u2019s fascinating to see.
\nIf you live in a multicat household and have never done so before, take a little time to sit and observe how your cats interact with each other. You\u2019re likely to see a whole different aspect to their personalities and get a little insight into how they view their home and its other inhabitants.<\/p>\n

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Former Garden Cats, Chi and Sprocket<\/em><\/p>\n

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