Dear reader, for years I observed my cat rapidly moving her mouth while making a chirping sound but I did not realize that the term for that behavior is chittering. Chittering refers to the chirping, ...

Domestic cats are peculiar creatures. Adorable but deadly, they act as lovable companions in the home and as a scourge to vermin and bird populations in the yard. They are simultaneously affectionate ...

Cats are always trying to tell us something in what sounds like a kitty version of the language from The Sims. Animal behaviorists tell Inverse there’s a big distinction between a cat’s chirp — the ...