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Cats have a specific "manipulative" purr

ShadePlant — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:12:50 -0800

I see what yer doin' there From the "I already knew this but someone did formal research on it" department: Research indicates cats have a "manipulative" purr which differs from normal/pleasure purring. The manipulative purr is specifically used to get food and attention.

Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it

weretable and the undead chairs — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:56:35 -0800

There are approximately 77.6 million owned cats in the United States alone. And at least 20 million feral cats. There are many different breeds of cats. A very popular house pet, cats can be quite odd indeed. Cats can be tiny. And cats can be huge. Baby cats are called kittens and are extremely cute. Indoor cats are frequently overfed. But most importantly, cats can be very, very funny.