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From the BBC science desk: Cats 'exploit' humans by purring

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40hz:
At last! The Truth can finally be told!  ;D ;)

Link to story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8147566.stm

Cat owners may have suspected as much, but it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate us humans.

Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food.

Unlike regular purring, this sound incorporates a "cry", with a similar frequency to a human baby's.

The team said cats have "tapped into" a human bias - producing a sound that humans find very difficult to ignore.
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dementedmuppet:
I am not surprised.  I have always been suspicious of Mouser.  :P

Whereismyangel:
it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate us humans.

-40hz (July 14, 2009, 01:20 PM)
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...well...I think it's clear since a very long time (remember Egyptian) that cats have mastered ALL possible ways to totally manipulate humans !!!
 :D :D

SKesselman:
Oh, not my owner cat. She would never manipulate me.
She makes this sound once in a while; but it's not annoying, it's...like a lullaby... :-*

justice:
Microsoft will release a patch on tuesday for this latest exploit affecting windows owners.

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