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Study Reveals Cats Meow More for Male Owners

12/5/2025

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A study by Yasemin Salgirli Demirbas and colleagues at Ankara University found cats meow more with male than female owners.
The research analyzed 31 cats filmed in their homes from 2022–2024.
In the first 100 seconds, cats averaged 4.3 meows for male owners and 1.8 for female owners.
The authors note the small sample size and Turkey’s cultural factors limit generalizability.

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Story summary

A study by Yasemin Salgirli Demirbas and colleagues at Ankara University found cats meow more with male than female owners.
The research analyzed 31 cats filmed in their homes from 2022–2024.
In the first 100 seconds, cats averaged 4.3 meows for male owners and 1.8 for female owners.
The authors note the small sample size and Turkey’s cultural factors limit generalizability.