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August 11th, 2009
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You’re not crazy. Your cat actually is using different purr sounds to communicate with you. A recent study from Behavioral Ecology at the University of Sussex shows that cats use a manipulative purr sound known as “solicitation purr” that has evolved in part, to get people to respond to them. Fifty human participants listened to recordings of cat purrs and determined that the solicitation purr sounds were indeed more urgent than regular purring. So what’s this mean? Your cat’s working her purr to get your attention.
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Oh, yeah. They’re shameless. And I’m putty in their hands! Wouldn’t have it any other way.