Is it a woodpecker? Is it a cicada? Is it a parrot who learned Morse code? No, it’s Silvester, the family cat, who just happened to spot a bird outside the window. If you own a cat, you’ve likely ...

Cats have a unique language constructed especially for humans and made of meows. Susanne Schötz, a specialist in human melody at Lund University in Sweden and author of The Secret Language of Cats ...

Anyone who’s lived with a cat knows that there’s no “one-size-fits-all” meow. Rather, a cat has a diverse meow-cabulary, with different sounds used in different situations. Other animals have similar ...

“A short, high-pitched meow is your cat’s way of saying hello to you,” says Rubin. She adds that several of these meows strung together could mean “I’m so happy to see you!” or even “Hey, let’s play!” ...

The issue of why cats meow -- along with many other questions -- is tackled in a new book called "The Cat's Meow." dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images What do cats mean when they meow? Why do modern ...

Will a cat's meows wake up the entire neighborhood? Unlikely. But are some cat breeds noisier than others, making their needs known with meows, chirps, and trills? Absolutely. In fact, many people ...

Cats do what they want, and sometimes that looks completely random to everyone else. The truth is, even their oddest habits have roots in instinct or things they’ve picked up over time. If you pay ...

A recent study reports that free-roaming, stray, feral and “wild” domesticated cats tend to congregate in areas where humans are concentrated, like cities, and these cats tend to shed a greater ...

Are cats nocturnal? Owners may have noticed their cats tend to be less active during the day, however this doesn't mean they only come alive at night. Cats are actually not nocturnal but rather ...