But “more than even that, she’ll meow and look at us curiously ... This is evolutionary, meaning all cats instinctively and naturally do the same,” cat behaviourist Anita Kelsey shared ...

Outside of this relationship, cats rarely meow at each other. However, as cats began to live alongside humans, these vocalisations took on new meanings. In many ways, when a cat meows at us ...

“If a baby can scream on a flight, a cat should be able to meow,” one commenter wrote. On the other hand, another passenger countered, “No one should have to listen to an animal making noise ...

Sales are heating up this year ahead of Cat Day on Feb. 22 — a date that can sound like “nyan nyan nyan” (“meow, meow, meow”) — as the cat economy in Japan continues to grow.