The Secret Power of a Cat’s Purr
It’s a sound we’ve come to associate with our happy felines: the purr
In fact, a study conducted at the University of Sussex found that cats have a “solicitous” purr when trying to communicate hunger.
This particular purr is coupled with a meow that has a similar frequency to the cry of a human baby.
Researchers who played a recording of the solicitous purr to people without cats reported that it still incited feelings of urgency.
Purring is also an important form of communication between cats and their newborn kittens, who don’t develop their vision and hearing until they are approximately ten days old.
The feeling of their mother’s purr becomes a way to affirm safety, signal feeding time and has the evolutionary benefit of being a quiet form of communication around predators.
According to Leslie A. Lyons, assistant professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, beyond communication, purring may hold a secret power as well.
Researchers found a low-frequency hum of purring at 25–50 Hertz could stimulate muscles and even promote bone healing.
Next time you see your cat purring before one of its afternoon naps, it may be in self-repair mode.
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Climate Heretic
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Sundance’s suspicious cat!!!
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Roo63
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They come to us whenever we are ill and the vibration from their purring helps us with our recovery, also. Coupled with the cuddle, they also help us to relax.
We have 4 cats and each one purrs at a different frequency and vibration infact our Squirt, who’s 12 in july, is a dwarf B&W cat. He’s mute as such, with nothing but a silent meow, but he has 3 purrs in 1 and loud with it. The loudest of the 4 infact. He has a deep constant rumble reminiscent of a Lion, coupled with a standard purr which alternates when breathing and a high pitched oscillating purr. When he purrs, it’s almost like he is singing to us.
They also switch off their purr when they want to be left alone. An “I’ve had my cuddle, stroke, tickle time and want to sleep now”, kinda thing.
They are interesting people. We just have different bodies and a language barrier that needs translating. Our vocal chords being different, is the main barrier.
Maybe AI can translate, one day?
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