Welcome to Day 9 of my July trivia posts.*
Trivia: Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
Google can not answer all questions. I researched how many vocal sounds dogs and cats make, and all the websites listed were sites that got this fact from other factoid sites. None of them explained how scientists know this.
I’ve had cats and dogs, and I agree with this trivia. However, I can’t prove that the numbers are correct. Cats may only have 89, or they may have 243. Dogs probably have less, but different dogs might have different amounts. I couldn’t find a definite answer.
(Hubby found a research paper that disproves this trivia. I felt the research was lacking some data, so I am not using it, but it wouldn’t be fair not to acknowledge that a study on pet vocal sounds was done.)
I would share this factoid as more of an anecdote than a fact. My cat, Chewie, talks more than any cat I’ve ever met, and he has a large range of sounds. For him, this trivia is true. That’s all I can say.
I give this trivia a 5 out of 10. It might be true, but I can’t prove it.
*I’m doing something hard (for me) in July that I don’t want to talk about until August (in case I fail.) This something takes a lot of time, so I’m simplifying my July posts. I’m using a list of trivia that Aunt Patti emailed me. Each day, I will explore a trivia fact and bring you the truth, not just the clickbait. I might even rate the trivia. I think this will be fun because I love exploring new topics and sharing them with you. I hope you learn something too. If you do, why not share it with a friend. One of my goals is to get more readers, and word of mouth is a great way to do that. Many thanks.