Authors : Bizzat Fatima; Ruchira Nigam; Asif Ahmad Siddiqui; Shritika Rai; Chitra Singh

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAY1269

Abstract : Having coexisted with humans for at least 10,000 years, the cat (Felis catus, Linneaus 1758) is currently one of the most popular pets worldwide, with over 600 million owners. People love domestic cats because they are good companions and can get rid of vermin. Together with body language unique to cats, cats can communicate through vocalisations such as meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting. The sounds produced by mice and other small creatures, which are too high in frequency or too weak for human ears, are audible to it. The study was conducted from December 2023 to January 2024. The audio recording of household cats' vocalizations was collected. Every recording Analysis of sound (wavelength/frequency) is performed. The many vocalisations made by cats and their possible acoustic characteristics, such as frequency and wavelength, are briefly described.

Keywords : Vocalization, Wavelength, Frequency, Sound, Domestic Cats.

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