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How we perceive cats and their emotions

Cats are often seen as mysterious pets: independent, hard to read, sometimes even aloof. But a new scientific study now shows ...
People rated cats as having a more positive emotional state when shown indoors rather than outdoors, even those who believe cats should roam freely outside, a new study found. The study also found ...
Cat intelligence is an ongoing area of research, with new discoveries being made all the time. Such as when cats make certain facial expressions, they do so to communicate complicated emotions.
The astonished scientists discovered that the cats had at least "276 morphologically distinct facial expressions." As it turns out, scientists have come closer to the answer some of these questions ...
It was way back in 1872 that Charles Darwin published a book called The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. This book started a firestorm of controversy for a number of reasons. One was that it ...
A study suggests that humans often misinterpret a pet’s signals; even purring doesn’t guarantee a contented cat. By Anthony Ham What is the meaning of a cat’s meow that grows louder and louder? Or ...
In the long-running debate over which pet is more emotionally expressive, a University of Lincoln survey of 438 owners gave ...