Foreign Animals

Simondi · 9th October 2013, 09:46

Ok so this is daft but here we go.

Last night my wife was on Skype to a friend in Germany who has a pet cat. Her cat started meowing and our cat came over to Miriam and started meowing at the computer. It really sounded like they were having a chat:what:
So this is the question.
Can an animal of the same species communicate with an animal of the same species but from anywhere else in the world?

I know I need to get out more but it has me intrigued!

2Diesels · 9th October 2013, 10:36

Well they say dogs get an "accent" maybe cats do too..................mine came from Blyth so he's probably quite rough spoken "Whey meow like"

whereas yours probably talks like this "Och meoooooooow"

FLYER · 9th October 2013, 10:55

is it not a bit early to be pashed..........

Alan_G · 9th October 2013, 13:23

I would assume they could communicate, a meow is a meow no matter where it comes from I would assume. Could be wrong though.

KentishRover · 9th October 2013, 13:37

I think it's all about the pitch and intonation... that's what differentiates the noises that cats and dogs make, I think.

So in theory I think they can communicate. There was a programme on TV that was filmed in America - at various points dogs barked, and my dog, who was in the same room, kept pricking his ears up and occasionally walking around to try and see what all the fuss was about.

It may be that they recognise the noises as those from their own species, but I doubt they can pick up the finer details... my dog isn't that smart anyway!

Urban Tiger · 9th October 2013, 15:21

My two cats don't communicate with each other but they don't make the same sounds either. One makes short "Mew mew" sounds, whilst the other makes long "Moooow" sounds.

Interestingly (to me at least) my male cat occasionally watches television, but only when there are grizzly bears on screen. He's done this many times and walks away as soon as the bears are no longer on screen.

Saga Lout · 9th October 2013, 18:26

How does a dog Know it's a Dog and not a cat? How does a Homing Pigeon know where home is at? So many different breeds of the same animals and yet they know before a sound is made...

whitevanman · 9th October 2013, 18:51

Cat's are weird things, Apparently the two brothers we have are intelligent enough to know the sound of the car before I come past the window and scoot out the catflap to greet me.

Wow!! so smart!

Not really because then they sit on the drive exactly where I want to reverse the car!!

Dumbarses!!!

Mark2000cc · 9th October 2013, 19:06

I think this has to go down as the most entertaining and funny question I have ever read on the forum

As for the answer...god knows

9th October 2013, 09:46	#1
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9th October 2013, 13:23	#4
Alan_G Posted a thing or two MG3 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Falkirk Posts: 1,507 Thanks: 242 Thanked 153 Times in 123 Posts	I would assume they could communicate, a meow is a meow no matter where it comes from I would assume. Could be wrong though. __________________ http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...5signature.jpg

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9th October 2013, 19:06	#9
Mark2000cc This is my second home MG ZT CDTI Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sutton in ashfield Posts: 6,751 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 699 Times in 501 Posts	I think this has to go down as the most entertaining and funny question I have ever read on the forum As for the answer...god knows __________________ http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/...b595c11ba6.jpgStill going strong!

9th October 2013, 10:36	#2
2Diesels Trader ZT 260SE, Connoisseur CDT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Ancient Shire Of Bedlington Posts: 12,597 Thanks: 68 Thanked 506 Times in 305 Posts	Well they say dogs get an "accent" maybe cats do too..................mine came from Blyth so he's probably quite rough spoken "Whey meow like" whereas yours probably talks like this "Och meoooooooow"

9th October 2013, 10:55	#3
FLYER Banned rover75 cdti AUTO TOURER 160 bhp. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 35,346 Thanks: 2,985 Thanked 3,685 Times in 2,463 Posts	is it not a bit early to be pashed..........

9th October 2013, 13:37	#5
KentishRover Regular poster Rover 75 Club SE Saloon CDT 160 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: North Kent Posts: 66 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I think it's all about the pitch and intonation... that's what differentiates the noises that cats and dogs make, I think. So in theory I think they can communicate. There was a programme on TV that was filmed in America - at various points dogs barked, and my dog, who was in the same room, kept pricking his ears up and occasionally walking around to try and see what all the fuss was about. It may be that they recognise the noises as those from their own species, but I doubt they can pick up the finer details... my dog isn't that smart anyway!

9th October 2013, 15:21	#6
Urban Tiger Loves to post MG ZT-T 2.5 V6 190 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bury Posts: 451 Thanks: 4 Thanked 46 Times in 32 Posts	My two cats don't communicate with each other but they don't make the same sounds either. One makes short "Mew mew" sounds, whilst the other makes long "Moooow" sounds. Interestingly (to me at least) my male cat occasionally watches television, but only when there are grizzly bears on screen. He's done this many times and walks away as soon as the bears are no longer on screen.