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Scientists Might Have Found the Best Way to Catcall a Cat
- escapedmoose 4y agoThis title is very misleading. Rather than describe the best methods for talking to a cat, the research simply shows that cats recognize and respond to their owners talking “cat talk.”
- wombat-man 4y agoYeah. I want the best way to get the attention of a neighborhood cat. Pspsps seems to work well enough for me.
- capableweb 4y agoPspsps is a great way, scratching something noisy is another one, ideally like some plasticky material that they haven't heard being scratched/moved about before. Seems to trigger some innate curiosity system that forces them to investigate.
- quercusa 4y agoCorrect link: https://gizmodo.com/the-best-way-to-call-a-cat-1850410085 https://gizmodo.com/the-best-way-to-call-a-cat-1850410085
- jb1991 4y agoThe title was contrived by the submitter. It does not resemble the title or the contents of the linked article.
- jwilk 4y agoOr the submitter posted wrong link? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35854475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35854475
- lefrenchy 4y agoAs a cat owner who’s really bonded with his cat, this feels rather obvious to me. When he lays on my chest and stares into my eyes at the end of a day where I was gone a long time it’s pretty easy for me to feel like there’s more there.
- astura 4y agoThe actual article with this title - Scientists Might Have Found the Best Way to Catcall a Cat - showed up in the "Related" section. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-way-to-call-a-cat-1850410085 https://gizmodo.com/the-best-way-to-call-a-cat-1850410085
- buildsjets 4y agoPspspsps generally tends to work quite well.
- netman21 4y agoWe have two cats. My wife can call them each by name. They also recognize the words sardines and squirrel.
- auggierose 4y agoNice research. I already know this though. I think everybody who has a cat knows this.
- poulsbohemian 4y agoWe have nine cats in and around our house that are in our care. They each have their own unique biographies and personalities. These findings don’t surprise me at all - cats have a rich social and emotional life once you get to know them. Not only do they listen to our conversation but it’s very clear that they try to communicate both with actions and “words.” I got home last night after being gone for 48 hours and each cat came to check in with me
- readthenotes1 4y ago"The fact that they show a special reaction to a special way we talk to them means, I think, that we are something more just than a food provider in their world.” Seems like wishful thinking not at all supported by anything in the article.