The domestic cat is the only member of the Felidae to form social relationships with humans,
and also, the only small felid to form intraspecific social groups when free ranging. The latter …

Cat vocalizes to communicate with another and express their internal states. The vocal
repertoire of the cat is wide and up to 21 different vocalizations have been described in the …

Describing feline behaviour from both a mechanistic and functional approach, this textbook
provides an accessible overview of this fascinating subject. The book begins by addressing …

Cat social behaviour and cognition has received a growing interest during the last decades.
Recent studies reported that cats efficiently engage in interspecific communication with …

Writing over a century ago, Darwin hypothesized that vocal expression of emotion dates
back to our earliest terrestrial ancestors. If this hypothesis is true, we should expect to find …

Human neonates prefer listening to speech compared to many nonspeech sounds,
suggesting that humans are born with a bias for speech. However, neonates' preference …

In this study we sought to determine whether dog barks could be divided into subtypes
based on context. We recorded barking from 10 adult dogs, Canis familiaris, of six breeds in …

The authors investigated whether human listeners could categorize played-back dog (Canis
familiaris) barks recorded in various situations and associate them with emotional ratings …

This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to
recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between …

Vocalizations constitute an effective way to communicate both emotional arousal (bodily
activation) and valence (negative/positive). There is strong evidence suggesting that the …