Mews and Nips: The Meaning of Cat Chatter

If you live with cats, you’ve probablyheard that “chattering” sound theymake when they watch birds or squirrels outside the window. There are several theoriesas to why cats do this. One theory is thatthey do it out of anticipation, another that they do it out of frustration, because they can’t get at their prey. It could also be that they’re simply excited, and the chatter is a response to adrenalin being released into their system.

Now scientists may have identified another reason for this ch...