Cats can recognise their own names, say scientists
Researchers claim domestic cats can pick out their name in string of words
Nicola Davis
@NicolaKSDavis
Thu 4 Apr 2019 09.00 EDT
Tibbles and Tiger might not let you know it, but they appear to recognise when their name is being called, research into human-cat relationships has claimed.
The researchers said previous studies had shown that other animals, including dogs, dolphins and parrots could show some understanding of human vocalisations, but it was unclear whether felines could too.
Now for the first time research appears to suggest domestic cats could pick out their name in a string of words.
Dr Atsuko Saito, first author of the research from Sophia University in Japan, said: “There are so many studies about dog ability to communicate with humans. We think it is important to show cats’ ability.â€
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/04/cats-can-recognise-their-own-names-say-scientists