study, Atsuko Saito, a biologist at the University of Tokyo, believed that felines understood human words just like dogs. Earlier studies found that felines recognize their owner’s voice, but she wondered if felines could understand human words.
The research involved 78 felines exposed to four neutral words that sounded similar to the cats’ names. They measured the cats’ reactions when calling their names or the neutral words.
When the felines heard the neutral words, they ignored them, but when the cats listened to their name, they perked up. Their ears twitched, and heads turned.
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