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You\u2019ve probably read numerous articles stating that no one actually knows what makes a cat purr\u2014how it is mechanically possible.<\/p>\nYou\u2019ve probably read numerous articles stating that no one actually knows what makes a cat purr\u2014how it is mechanically possible.<\/p>\n
Finally researchers decided that the purr is caused by the relaxing https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/cats-purring-sound-mechanism-larynx-b2424458.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve probably read numerous articles stating that no one actually knows what makes a cat purr\u2014how it is mechanically possible. Finally researchers decided that the purr is caused by the relaxing of muscles around the larynx. Makes sense. But there … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/kittenpurrsy-300x225.png\")
of muscles around the larynx. Makes sense. But there are new answers to this age-old mystery, and you might find them interesting. They have to do with a small pad evidently recently discovered in the cat\u2019s throat that is what creates the purr sound. Here\u2019s a report with details. It\u2019s interesting, but really, who needs to know how <\/em>it happens when they\u2019re curled up with a sweetly purring cat. It\u2019s enough just to feel and hear the purr. I guess the next question will be why does a cat\u2019s purr affect us so greatly\u2014make us relax and smile, and feel all warm and fuzzy inside.<\/p>\n