The deep, rumbling purr you hear when petting a cat has long been called a sign of contentment. However, closer examination ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cat's purr is as classic as the meow. Though many people have no idea what it means when their furry family member makes this ...

The low, pleasant rumble of a cat’s purr is something many pet owners are familiar with. We know cats purr for a variety of reasons (and despite what you may have believed, it isn’t always because ...

Curling up with your favorite ball of fur as she purrs away is pretty close to heaven, at least for cat folk. Yet, hidden between those vibrations, that most appealing of domestic sounds remains ...

Cats have purred beside us for thousands of years, yet scientists are still unravelling the mystery of that soft, steady ...

Cats are notorious for being cold, unpredictable and generally less friendly than dogs (just ask any cat owner when they last got an unprovoked scratch to the face). But even cats have their good days ...

Your cat’s purr may say more about who they are than their meow ever could. Scientists discovered that purrs are stable and uniquely identifiable, while meows change dramatically depending on context.

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 ...

They come in a range of shapes and sizes and seem to have their own individual personalities. But one thing cats share is their ability to purr. Based on electromyography of the muscles of the larynx, ...