On the question of whether cats understand human speech, experts are divided into two camps, the gorodche.ru portal writes. Scientists say that a cat is not able to understand words, and breeders believe that pets know perfectly well what the owner is talking about.
In any case, it is known that many animals remember their own name well and the cat is no exception. The kitten quickly begins to perceive the appeal to him and responds to the name that the owner gave him. And even if the cat came into the house as an adult, and her former name is unknown, after some time she will begin to respond to the new one given to her by the new owners. This is confirmed by the owners who keep several animals in the house: the cat that the owner addressed to usually comes to the call by name.
Scientists, in turn, believe that the pet simply perceives a set of sounds and remembers the voice of the owner well. In addition, animals perfectly feel the mood by intonation and can determine when the owner is happy and when he is upset.
At the same time, many breeders claim that the cat reacts to the discussion of his person, even if her name is not mentioned in the conversation. Perhaps the owner himself speaks about his pet in a certain tone that the cat remembers and perceives, scientists object to this. Therefore, there may be a feeling that she understands human speech.
Be that as it may, for many centuries people have been talking to their pets, and they often “answer” with a meow or show another obvious reaction in response to being addressed to them – but still they understand human speech not as clearly as others perceive it. People.
Source: Rosbalt
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