sounds

This is neat! We've never given much thought as to what "sounds" languages around the world would give certain animals. 

Not to sound naive but we definitely thought "meow" was universal for the sound a cat makes... turns out, not so much. 

Creator of this super interesting and well-drawn graphics is freelance illustrator James Chapman. You can follow his Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter to be kept up-to-date with these fanasinating graphics! Did you know, in English, we say dogs go "Woof," but in Romanian they go "Ham Ham?"

Just something to think about. 

Much is known about the ability of dogs to communicate with humans, but researchers in Japan decided to investigate how well domestic cats could discriminate between different human words. The study claims to be "the first experimental evidence showing cats' ability to understand human verbal utterances". 

If you ever wondered, here is an Illustrated Guide by James Chapman. 

Did you now that your cat's different yowls and meowing has a different meaning behind it? It isn't just about meowing for attention, but it can also mean an underlying condition that your cat can't express through words, but through the sounds he makes. Here are the 11 sounds your cat makes- and what they mean. (Via: The Purrington Post)