Cats 'exploit' humans by purring ......say it ain't so!!!!!

[emad]

Cat owners may have suspected as much, but it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate us humans.

Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food.

Unlike regular purring, this sound incorporates a "cry", with a similar frequency to a human baby's.

The team said cats have "tapped into" a human bias - producing a sound that humans find very difficult to ignore.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8147566.stm



OK. I reckon Maine Coons are notorious at soliciting.

Real little sluts!

They chirrup in a mixture of miao and purr and outgun noisy Burmesew/Siamese any day in being able to manipulate their largely pathtic human owners...

[baldguy]

1. I think "command" is the proper word.