The regal-looking Abyssinian cat – Aby for short – may look like an Egyptian aristocrat and be named after a fallen empire, but their origins are fairly mysterious. While we can’t say for sure exactly ...

Cats can be difficult to understand. Although beautiful, they are often thought of as more elusive than dogs. For some though, this is what makes living with cats all the more fulfilling. Cat ...

Is it a coffee machine gurgling its last drops? Is it a muffled phone vibrating on a couch? Is it a small helicopter trying to take off very politely? No, it’s Sylvester the cat, purring away after ...

Cats may purr because they are happy or they want something, like food, from you. Mother cats and kittens communicate through purring, so the sound may be a carryover from kittenhood. The low ...

There's plenty of things to love about cats, and purring is definitely one of them. Cat owners can always tell when their pet is happy from their low, contented hums. But do any other animals purr?

The low, pleasant rumble of a cat’s purr is something many pet owners are familiar with. We know cats purr for a variety of reasons (and despite what you may have believed, it isn’t always because ...