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27 Mar 2018, 5:25 pm

IstominFan wrote:
Sweet Pea and Om Nom would be cute names for kitties.


Those are cute names.


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28 Mar 2018, 1:00 am

I never knew other animals purred, the Lynx was beautiful, he seemed to love being stroked and fussed over.



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28 Mar 2018, 2:11 am

I purr sometimes when my girlfriend is petting/rubbing/massaging my back or head.


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28 Mar 2018, 12:45 pm

Love that lynx! :heart: He was basically being like my younger cat when I pet him. The cheetahs were cute, too.



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28 Mar 2018, 3:54 pm

Free range chickens can purr, too.


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30 Mar 2018, 9:27 am

The Lynx is my absolutely favorite wild cat! I think I love it so much because it reminds me of Samantha and Prince, two Siamese of the "Lynx point" variety.



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30 Mar 2018, 4:57 pm

I think some pigeons approach purring, though it's not the same mechanism, and is probably just low cooing.

Off-topic, but are you aware of chuffing, also called prusten? Small and big cats do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8J9C11iZMI



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30 Mar 2018, 5:12 pm

lostonearth35 wrote:
I remember in Calvin and Hobbes Hobbes said that big cats like himself never purr because they're too fierce and ferocious. Calvin then asked "Then what do you call that sound you make when you get your tummy rubbed?", and Hobbes said "Growling friendly-like".

So whenever I see a video of big cats purring, I like to say they're not purring, they're growling friendly-like. :lol:


I think that is pretty accurate actually.

Also tigers do something called chuffing, its sort of a friendly greeting:


lol I kind of wonder how this would work if you encountered a tiger in the wild... 8O


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30 Mar 2018, 5:45 pm

auntblabby wrote:
also cougars-

just like a big kitty that can bite your head off for a snack. and guinea pigs who raise the pitch of their purr to a chatter, are signaling annoyance.


Yes the cat of many names, I tend to call them Mountain Lions though I know that is not very accurate, they aren't really lions at all. I once saw two of them in the mountains when I was riding somewhere with my mom driving they were rather close to where we lived. It was a large mom cat with her almost full grown cub, they were really beautiful.

Also, my brother has told me that when we lived up in the mountains, one time he went out to the back yard and there was one rolling around in a catnip plant we had growing. So I guess they like catnip just like most domestic cats, I just wish I could have seen that.

Lol also a cougar can't bite your head off...however a Jaguar may be able to, it could still kill a person but Jaguars have more head crushing power.


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30 Mar 2018, 6:15 pm

To those kitties, you are the mouse.


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30 Mar 2018, 8:57 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
lostonearth35 wrote:
I remember in Calvin and Hobbes Hobbes said that big cats like himself never purr because they're too fierce and ferocious. Calvin then asked "Then what do you call that sound you make when you get your tummy rubbed?", and Hobbes said "Growling friendly-like".

So whenever I see a video of big cats purring, I like to say they're not purring, they're growling friendly-like. :lol:


I think that is pretty accurate actually. Also tigers do something called chuffing, its sort of a friendly greeting:

lol I kind of wonder how this would work if you encountered a tiger in the wild... 8O

that reminds me of the low-pitched gruntling noises horses make, but they make those when something bothers them.



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30 Mar 2018, 8:57 pm


the baritone MEOW!! punctuating its purring.



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30 Mar 2018, 9:05 pm

can't remember if posted b4 but it bears repeating-



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30 Mar 2018, 9:10 pm

polar bears purr also-



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21 Apr 2018, 7:20 pm

I read one time that cats don't always purr because they're happy. They might purr when they're frightened or in a lot of pain. Maybe it's something they automatically do to help calm themselves, kind of like when some person laugh when they are nervous or embarrassed.



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22 Apr 2018, 3:20 am

lostonearth35 wrote:
I read one time that cats don't always purr because they're happy. They might purr when they're frightened or in a lot of pain. Maybe it's something they automatically do to help calm themselves, kind of like when some person laugh when they are nervous or embarrassed.


There are different kinds of purring: solicitous, for wanting food or attention; contended; healing. If a cat is injured, purring supposedly increases rate of healing. I think it's also a bonding thing with kittens.