Cats React To The Sound Of Their Name
PARLIER, CA - AUGUST 25: Cats lounge in the garage at The Cat House on the Kings on August 25, 2017 in Parlier, California. The Cat House on the Kings is California's largest cat sanctuary and adoption center that currently houses nearly 1,000 adult cats and kittens. The cats live in a house on 12 acres of land that used to be occupied by founder Lynea Lattanzio. Over 24,000 cats have been saved since The Cat House on the Kings was founded 25 years ago. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
When you say your cat’s name, they will react. If they ignore you, kitty is in a mood. A new study says cats do respond when you call their name.
It’s not so much that they know what the name means, but they associate the sound with getting food, treats or affection.
Since cats hear their names a lot, it becomes special to them.
This is the first experimental evidence that shows cats can differentiate the words we say.
Japanese scientists say they've provided the first experimental evidence that cats can distinguish between words that people say—including their own names https://t.co/hQ1mzWPSJP
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