[HN Gopher] Greeting Vocalizations in Domestic Cats Are More Fre...
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       Greeting Vocalizations in Domestic Cats Are More Frequent with Male
       Caregivers
        
       Author : JumpCrisscross
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2025-12-03 21:56 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | lawlessone wrote:
       | >it is therefore possible that male caregivers require more
       | explicit vocalizations to notice and respond to the needs of
       | their cats, which in turn reinforces cats' tendency to use more
       | directed and frequent vocal behavior to attract their attention.
       | 
       | This is very funny. Ig Noble prize stuff.
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ig_Nobel_Prize
        
         | x3n0ph3n3 wrote:
         | Does the study mention anything about how much male caregivers
         | meow back?
        
           | lawlessone wrote:
           | Less, possibly for cultural reasons , study was done in
           | Turkey.
           | 
           | Anecdotally i can see that being similar in europe though
        
       | abetusk wrote:
       | N=31
       | 
       | > We acknowledge that our sample size limits the generalizability
       | of our findings on cat greeting behaviors.
        
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