Another reason for cats to feel smug: they can purr; while lions, tigers, and other animals with the ability to roar cannot.

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 video of a cat struggling to meow loudly has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was posted by @toastybiscuit, the TikTok account of "a big blond boy" cat named Biscuit with a "tiny meow," according to ...

When your cat meows, it might sound like a simple noise, but in reality, it’s a complex form of communication. Cats don’t ...

If you have a cat, you may have noticed that cats don’t meow at each other. Instead, they meow at you. This is the reason feral cats do not meow as much as domestic cats. Meowing is a unique language ...

Cats meow to communicate their wants and needs. Most often, this is to greet people, get attention, ask for food or ask to be let in or outside, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...

A kitten unable to meow has made a big impression on viewers on social media. Meowing is an ordinary tool of communication for felines, and all cats meow to some extent, with some using their vocal ...

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 ...