That continuous sound makes felines unique in their ability to purr. Domestic cats ( Felis catus ), however, aren't the only ...

The Mechanics of Purring. The sound of a purr comes from vibrations in a cat’s throat. Specifically, the muscles around their vocal cords rapidly tighten and relax as they breathe in and out.

Purring is the most common sound cats make. Yet we know less about it than meowing, chirping, chattering, hissing, and growling. Yes, cats purr when they're content. When yours is curled up in the ...

Some scientists previously thought that cats purr by actively contracting and releasing the muscles in the voice box to create the rhythmic "purring" sound as air is pushed through, the authors of ...

There are plenty of other non-feline animals that make a purring sound, and it often means they are content or ready to mate. Here are 11 non-feline animals that purr. Yellow Mongoose.

Purring isn’t easy to study: Felines aren’t usually keen on producing the sound around researchers in labs. Whatever its mechanical basis, purring seems hardwired into certain cats from birth.

A feline named Bella from the U.K. has set a new Guinness World Record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat (living) after her purr measured 54.49 decibels.

Do All Cats Purr? Not all cats can even make the sound. Scientists used to think that only domestic cats could purr, but gradually found that other members of the Felinae subfamily, ...

Related: Why do cats purr? That continuous sound makes felines unique in their ability to purr. Domestic cats (Felis catus), however, aren't the only cat species that purr — wild cats such as ...

Bella’s purr measured 54.49 decibels, which is equivalent to the sound of a tea kettle boiling and close to the sound of a standard washing machine. Guinness World Record “They will be so ...