While most people associate feline purring with contentment, cats also purr when in severe pain. This counterintuitive action ...

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There are few things more gratifying to cat lovers than a contentedly purring feline. But the precise mechanisms by which kitties produce those pleasant, low-frequency rumblings has been a matter of ...

Do cat purrs have a healing effect? It seems they actually have beneficial effects for humans too.The "purring" sound you ...

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We all know what a cat's communicating when it lets out a pleased purr, but now researchers have solved the puzzle of how our feline friends are able to produce that distinct sound. The Guardian ...

At night, even though you have finally gotten into bed, your mind is still thinking about the day's events. At times like ...

When Bella the British house cat is trying to relax, she makes sure everyone in her immediate vicinity knows it. Her purr reaches 54.59 decibels, and Guinness World Records recently declared it to be ...

A new study by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and the University of Naples Federico II shows a domestic cat's purr reveals far more about its individual identity than its meow.