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Cats have 276 different facial expressions, study finds
Cats seem to have become more sensitive and expressive than before when
it comes to interacting with other feline friends, a new study found.
Researchers observed 53 cats at a cat café in California where they had
interacted with feline friends. They recorded 186 feline interactions and identified
276 facial expressions, nearly half of which looked friendly and 37% seemed
aggressive. In general, cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing,
purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting as well as cat body
language. But over the course of the last 95 centuries, cants have been closely
domesticated, become part of human societies, and developed communicative skills
with each other. In the near future, cats’ facial expressions might be
interpreted more precisely with the aid of AI.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about how communicative our feline
friends are.
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