Cats are a conundrum. They want attention, but you better not smother them. They like to play, but will also scratch without warning. Plus, unlike canines, felines don’t take too kindly to commands.

A former teacher for the American School for the Deaf decided to take on a real challenge when she retired. She taught her cats sign language. Kim Silva said the idea was also prompted by the adoption ...

Here's how to know how your cat is feeling. Cat body language, vocalizations, and behaviors allow our feline friends to express themselves and can clue us into what they're thinking and how they're ...

Cats have a reputation for being aloof, mysterious, and hard to understand. But scientists say our feline friends are actually excellent communicators. From swishing tails to flattened ears, moggies ...

Cats have a unique language constructed especially for humans and made of meows. Susanne Schötz, a specialist in human melody at Lund University in Sweden and author of The Secret Language of Cats ...

Often, we discuss how much human language cats can understand–but how much of their complex communication system do we understand as pet parents? There are definitely mysteries remaining when it comes ...

Nearly every pet owner has wondered what their furry friend is thinking. Animals can't use human speech to tell us what's on their minds, but they do have ways of communicating. You can tell a lot ...