Okay, FUNNY!

[anghara]

First, here's a video disproving that cats don't talk to each other:

And then there's proof that not only do they talk to each other, but it's possible for third parties to understand them:

I haven't shown this to my two munchkins yet. Maybe there's a third generation video to be made - cats talking to the cat who is talking to the two talking cats...

Comments

[makoiyi.livejournal.com]

I just tried it with mine. He didn't mind the two talking. He was really upset by the second one. Lol

[little-foxy.livejournal.com]

That first one is so cute! Two of mine pricked their ears up at but didn't respond, just looked around.

The second one however got the dog to his feet and running around the office looking for the cat. The two cats that were in here also got to their feet. The little one ran off though.

I often talk to my cats. One likes to have a conversation with me, but they don't sit and talk to each other like those cats do....

[twiglyt.livejournal.com]

Mine was pretty interested in the first video, but got a little freaked by the second one. lol

[aeriedraconia.livejournal.com]

The first one is so sweet.

The second one made Tawra (little old lady cat #2) jump off my lap and go STARE out the sliding glass door.

[annafdd.livejournal.com]

This is incredibly sweet. Zip was a bit alarmend by the second video and searched frantically around the computer for the two talking cats — purring all the time.

[beladibaby.livejournal.com]

Yo-yo didn't bat an eye with the first video. However the second one not only had her sitting up looking concerned but it brought the dog running in with ears perked and her tounge going 100mph to make sure her kitty wasn't in trouble...lol!

[charlieallery.livejournal.com]

I played both videos to find that Baggy had at some point come in off the landing and was lying on the floor near my chair. So I played them again and watched him. The first one he ignored, totally. The second one seemed to make him a little uncomfortable. He looked up at me, walked to the other side of my chair, went back and settled down again.

If I had to I'd guess that the first video consists of two cats both making 'pay attention to me' noises, which of course, eventually causes them to pay attention to each other. Baggy doesn't really associate much with other cats so I assume he registered them as non-threat and totally ignored them. He usually ignores cats and dogs on the TV as well, but then, he also knows that his favourite toy - the red laser dot - is controlled by me.

The second one looks like a very territorial cat making a challenge to two intruders. That's the kind of yowl I hear that usually ends in a low growling noise and precedes someone (usually next door's cat) having a go at Baggy. When I rush down and open the door, Baggy saunters in, tail up and bottle-brushed so I assume he comes off okay in these encounters. Hence he seemed to need to get up and just have a quick check, but when there was no sight or scent of the noise-maker, he lost interest.

[anghara.livejournal.com]

My two twitched an ear at the first one, but basically didn't really care all that much.

The second one had them both sitting up, staring with big round eyes,, and looking for that other cat. (Boboko, being Boboko, looked for it on the ceiling...) I think you're right, Charlie, that second one was a territorial marker and they ALL responded to that, because it was a strange cat uttering territorial noises... in THEIR territory.

[amandapillar.livejournal.com]

I just played them to my cat. The first one he sat and watched, but didn't really make a comment.

The second video made him jump on the desk and try to hunt down the other cat. Clever Saxon stopped when he hit the speaker and sniffed it.