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cats absolutely meow to other cats
From wikipedia
Adult cats rarely meow to each other. Thus, an adult cat meowing to human beings is generally considered a post-domestication extension of meowing by kittens: a call for attention.
Cats are not domesticated though or not fully domesticated. They are tame.
this is a stupid take especially considering that “tame” usually literally just means domesticated
- Not or no longer wild; domesticated
adjective: 1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.
verb: domesticate (an animal).
reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : DOMESTICATED
in fact the first definition for “tame” in every dictionary i’ve looked up just has the word “domesticated” as the meaning for tame. “domesticate” and “tame” are also indirectly cognates, they both ultimately derive from PIE *dem(h₂), just “domesticate” is Latinate and “tame” is Germanic, but that’s more of a fun fact than a relevant indicator of meaning.
we selectively bred cats to fit our wants/needs, they live in our house and pester us to support their lifestyle, what about that isn’t domestication
My cats meow at each other sometimes, especially when surprised or trying to pick a fight, but it’s very different than how they meow at me. And they seem to favor non verbal cues with each other as well.
Domesticated cats meow much more than wild ones do, since they’ve learned to do it for us. Cat mothers chirp to their kittens. So while yes, they do, the tweet is right; cats meow to get our attention, and they meow at about the same frequency as babies.
The incorrect part about the tweet is that they do it to mimic human infants. They do not. They learned that humans love a little meow meow and it gets them attention, it’s confidential that it’s similar to babies
My friend had a cat whose meow sounded like an elderly pack-a-day smoker.
I keep seeing this “factoid” and I’m pretty sure it’s just bullshit.
Cats meow to each other all the time. They can meow in frequencies humans can’t hear but they didn’t start meowing just to “manipulate” humans.
Cats did however develop a specific type of meow that does in fact mimic the frequencies of a baby crying but it’s not the cats normal meow.
This is the first time I’ve seen the word factoid used for its actual original definition… but why you put it in quotes?
Maybe he wasnt 100% sure about the definition of “factoid” so he just kinda factoided the word “factoid” into existence :D
That’s actually exactly what happened.
I once read that cats fully understand that we want their attention when we call them. They just choose to ignore it.
I can independently confirm. My cats definitely know their names, and their ears will perk up when called. But most of the time they can’t be bothered to turn their heads towards the sound, there’s no chance they’ll get up to engage unless they hear a treat bag crinkle with it lol
Cats, like demons, have many names only one of which is their true name to which they obbey without question.
Curiously cat’s true names usually sound a lot like a treat bag cringle or the sound of a cat food can being opened.
Here’s the study on that, it was specifically the name calling that was studied. Where they concluded that the cats brain reacted to their name, but actively decided to ignore it. Always stuck with me as well!
Cats meow to each other all the time. This is some grade A misinformation right here.
