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> they don't meow to each other but only to humans My two cats actually "talk" a lot to each other, inviting to play, checking each other statuses or indicatin
by drdaeman 9y ago
> they don't meow to each other but only to humans
My two cats actually "talk" a lot to each other, inviting to play, checking each other statuses or indicating their discontent if other is disturbing. Older cat was always making some sounds even when he's alone - he vocalizes just about everything - even jumping down from a chair. Another cat was silent when we've adopted him, but learned to "talk" in a few months, from the older one. That's not exactly meowing - but they're making all sort of sounds. While there's usually a human around, they "talk" to each other even when they're alone.
And I heard two wildcats actually meowing loudly, in deep voices at each other, as they were about to fight. Don't think they were forewarning humans to step aside. ;)
- urethrafranklin 9y agoCaterwauling is not the same as mewing.
- drdaeman 9y agoAh, thanks! I didn't knew that word before. Thought "mewing" is a sort of umbrella term for the sounds cats make. My bad. Searched for words for cat sounds and found that there are a lot: http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-behavior-sounds-cats-make-what-they-mean-talking http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-behavior-sounds-cats-ma... Then, I guess it's right, I only heard cats meow to humans. I think what my cats commonly use are variations of trills and burbles. Not mewing.
- dragonwriter 9y agoCats make several different vocalizations: in addition to meowing and purring, there are at least caterwauling and chattering. Caterwauling is definitely used between cats, and chattering is a hunting noise.