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Talking or just meowing? Food test suggests cats call for human attention

As any cat owner knows, their feline companion is the boss of the home, and their meows are one way to get attention. But are those noises actually an attempt to communicate with us, or simply an expression of how the cat feels?

Talking or just meowing? Food test suggests cats call for human attention
Image: Phys.org
As any cat owner knows, their feline companion is the boss of the home, and their meows are one way to get attention. But are those noises actually an attempt to communicate with us, or simply an expression of how the cat feels?

Originally published at Phys.org

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