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since we have moved that our cat’s favorite color is
purrrrrrrple!
The domestic house cat is a small carnivorous
mammal. Its most immediate ancestor is believed to
be the African wild cat. The cat has been living in close
association with humans for somewhere between 3,500
and 8,000 years.
The sound a cat makes is unique and is rendered
onomatopoeically as “meow” or similar variants
(“miaow”, “miau” etc.) in most European languages
as well as Mandarin Chinese. Japanese has it as “nyaa”
or “nyan”; Korean as “yaong” or “nyaong.” In Arabic
the sound is transcribed as “mowa’a.”
KiKi was adopted into our home back in July and
we have really enjoyed her company. She stays out of
trouble for the most part but, she’s a cat in her own
nature and personality.
Reasons for the meow can vary. Cats can call out
to indicate pain, request human attention, or even
as a greeting. Cats can be very vocal, yet others rarely
call out. Cats are capable of as many as 100 different
vocalizations, compared to about 10 for dogs. We know
for sure what our cat’s call (meow) can indicate. Time
to get up. Time for my belly-rub. Time to feed me.
Time for treatment (she jumps up on the toilet and
wants you to rub her abdomen such as a chiropractor
treatment) and time for my bath.
A kitten’s call first starts out as a high-pitched
squeak-like sound when very young, but then deepens
over time. However, some cats do not exercise their
voices often, so their call may remain similar to that of a
kitten through adulthood. Cats can produce a purring
noise that typically indicates that the cat is happy. Less
typically it can also mean that it feels distress. Cats
purr among other cats. For example, when a mother
meets her kittens.
There were many competing theories to explain
how cats purr, including vibration of the cat’s false vocal
cords when inhaling and exhaling, the sound of blood
hitting the aorta, vibration of the hyoid apparatus, or
resonation directly in the lungs. But currently, it is
believed that purring is a result of rhythmic impulses
to the cat’s larynx. Purring may also be a way for the
cat to calm itself down. For example, some cats have
been known to purr when hurt. Though not proven,
research has suggested that the frequency of the
vibration produced by purring may promote healing
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Hello everyone!
It’s good to be back
writing once again after
a break from writing in order to move and what a huge
move for us, to say the least. We finally got the move
completed but not in any certain order. You see, we
haven’t moved in over fifteen years, that adds up to
a lot of collection and accumulation. The joke that
was made the day we moved was, “where does it go…
David’s office,” but most of the boxes were marked. I
am glad the worst is over and I am sure our cat “Kiki” is
relieved as well. We ALL were stressed out to the max.
I hope not to move anytime soon. God has everything
under control and in his timing, without him we would
not be where we are today. I hope I do not have to call
my wife at work anymore and ask her, “Where is it?”
KiKi is a spotted Tabby colored domestic shorthaired cat. We never have a problem in her getting
lost in our new house because we can always find her,
because she is always “spotted.” We also discovered
March 2011
March 2011
Spotlight Nature
by David Lane, Indiana Master Naturalist