How our pets communicate We, humans, pay the biggest attention to the verbal language. We use words to inform about our needs, fears and feelings. We don't pay as much attention to body language as animals do. This is the reason why people have problems with understanding the needs of their pets. I've searched for some information on most common house pets' language. Cats Cats communicate by using ''verbal” signals and body language. By saying ''verbal'' I do not mean using words, but well, sometimes we might overhear some words when the cat is howling like a madman. Pardon, a madcat. Cats produce different sounds, like meowing, howling, purring, growling and hissing. The biggest part of understanding a cat is understanding the body language. The body language is the cat's body position, shape of eyes, placement of ears, movement of the tail. This language is sometimes so unclear that even other cats have problems …show more content…
Cat's leave their scent by rubbing their head onto things. The last method is marking cat's territory with urine, and not many things on earth smell as bad as this. Sounds Cats can produce a variety of sounds, from a silent purr through many different meows to hissing and growling. Bigger cats like tigers and lions can also roar however they can't purr, which is easily the most pleasant sound for any cat owner. Purr Cat's purr is way more complicated than we think it is. In cat's world it is as universal as an English word “run”, which has almost 180 meanings. We mostly connect it with happiness. Which is correct, but there are more meanings to the good old purr. When cat is hungry, it's purr is slightly different from the one that it produced when it's not thinking about food. This sound has a function of baby's cry, but it's way more pleasant. Kittens use it to inform their mother about their location. And mother uses it as a sort of lullaby to put her younglings to