All parents, whether human or pet, want to check in on their children whenever they are separated. Thanks to technology, we can connect with our children at the touch of a button.
Cat owner Emilia took advantage of Amazon Ring’s camera technology while she was out and about. Through this device, she could see what was going on in the house and what the cats were doing. In the clip shared with Newsweek, Emilia couldn’t find the cat right away. But as soon as she started speaking, one of the cat’s ears twitched and appeared at the bottom of the screen.
“I wanted to check on my pet while I was waiting for my husband,” owner Emilia told Amazon. “I was bored, so I decided to talk to my cat so it could hear me saying ‘Alexa’.”
Cat notices Emilia talking to them through the camera. She immediately jumped up next to the camera, wanting to be closer to her owner’s comforting voice. But what she did next surprised Emily.
“When my cat recognized my voice, she wanted to show affection by rubbing her cheek against the corner of the camera, which caused her to accidentally knock the camera over,” she said.
Emilia’s cat continued to sniff the area even after the camera was knocked down. She knew that her owner’s voice was coming from that direction, but she was confused as to why Emilia wasn’t there.
A screenshot of a Ring video of a cat staring at the camera. When Ring’s customer Emilia’s cat hears her voice, it gets excited and accidentally knocks over Ring’s camera. A screenshot of a Ring video of a cat staring at the camera. When Ring’s customer Emilia’s cat hears her voice, it gets excited and accidentally knocks over Ring’s camera. Emilia/Ring customers
Can cats recognize voices?
It was no coincidence that the cat jumped when it heard Emilia’s voice. Research has revealed that cats can and do recognize their owners’ voices.
Animal behaviorist Charlotte de Mouzon designed an experiment to test how different types of cats react to recordings of their owners talking to strangers. She discovered that cats have subtle but distinct reactions when they hear familiar voices, National Geographic reports. This includes wagging their tail, rotating their ears, and stiffening while grooming.
Conversely, felines did not respond when they heard their owners talking to others or when strangers spoke to them. The study revealed that cats can not only recognize their owners’ voices, but also respond to them.
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