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 ...

A small study reveals that cats greet male owners more vocally than female ones. But the findings could be a result of ...

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 ...

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it: a playful meow to greet or respond to the animal’s sounds. But what do 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 ...

"Meow!" As cat owners, we hear it every day, many times a day. But what does it really mean? Why do cats meow? The answer is simple, to communicate with us. A cat's primary language consists of scent, ...

Why do cats meow? The reasons change as they grow from kittens into cats. Kittens meow to their mothers when they’re hungry, cold, or scared. But once cats get older, they use other vocalizations -- ...

“A short, high-pitched meow is your cat’s way of saying hello to you,” says Rubin. She adds that several of these meows ...

Purring isn’t just comfort. New research suggests cat purrs act like vocal fingerprints, preserving identity even as meows ...