Cats 'exploit' humans by purring

A cat thread without pictures? Really... Yes, he was purring at that moment.

Cougars can purr! only the four large cats can't purr. it seems you either purr or you roar. big cats roar. by the way cheetahs purr. it also seems that cats use purring as a pain killer too.

If a cat ever tried to use me just to get food i'd sick my dog on it and have it torn into meow mix.

On the whole I would have to agree with the article. We used to have a cat and we noticed that the purrs were different depending on the time/situation. There seemed adeeper purr for food time and a soft gentle one for being fussed, and loud for out. But these were of course always usd with actions, looking at its food dish, sitting on lap or waiting at the door. Perhaps it is a dual use of actions and purrs to let you know what it wants. Sadly we no longer have the cat, it was the only one that my was not allergic to.

A cat thread without pictures? Really... Yes, he was purring at that moment. This would be my Miss Bella taking a snooze

This would be my Miss Bella taking a snooze Great photo, it captured the spirit of spoiled and that’s purrfect name for such beautiful cat. BTW, my cats don’t purr for food. They meow, and “lead” me towards the cupboard in which their food is kept. Or, if dinner smells interesting to them, they sit on the chair and stare at us eating until we give some to them. The great white one from the photo puts his front paws on the table like any other civilized being

This is our (Mattsharks and mine) kitty, Miss Kitty Fantastico. She does a combination of meowing and purring when she wants food. She comes and sits on me early in the morning and purrs extremely loudly until I get up, once she has achieved that she starts meowing....

only the four large cats can't purr. it seems you either purr or you roar. big cats roar. by the way cheetahs purr.it also seems that cats use purring as a pain killer too. Silver is right Cougars purr. Here is a site that has the sound of a Cougar purring. Scroll down to where it says Cougars Voice: http://www.tdscats.com/cougar_facts.html

Silver is right Cougars purr.Here is a site that has the sound of a Cougar purring. Scroll down to where it says Cougars Voice: http://www.tdscats.com/cougar_facts.html Cougars aren't one the big cats though. They are: Lion Leopard Tiger Jaguar

There is some debate about that. There is actually some debate over this topic in the scientific community. Some biologists maintain that big cats such as lions and tigers cannot purr, because they have adapted special physical traits in order to be able to roar which preclude purring ability. Others believe that the big cats can and do purr, although they may not purr exactly like household cats. Study of big cats in a variety of environments appears to bear out the second theory, that they do in fact purr for many of the same reasons that smaller cats do.The exact mechanism of purring is not... [More]