Question of the Day
Cats purr when they are happy, or ill. A recent study indicates they also purr to manipulate their owners to feed or take care of them.
Unlike regular purring, this sound incorporates a "cry", with a similar frequency that of a human baby.
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Web Results
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29 Aug 2012 ... Have you ever wondered why cats purr? Although it's easy to assume that cats purr because they're content, research shows that purring is ...
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3 Apr 2006 ... Leslie A. Lyons, an assistant professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, explains. Over the course of ...
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Everyone loves a purring cat? But what is your cat trying to say? Find out now.
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4 Apr 2013 ... The smaller members of the felid family can purr, but why? Hank takes on this most adorable of life's mysteries in todays episode of SciShow.
