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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by QuesnayJr on Sunday May 02, 2021 @04:31AM (#27013364)
I've tried to do this with cats, but they never seem to recognize that I am making a cat sound. Did you start when she was a kitten? (Alternatively, I could just be uniquely bad at it.)
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Re:A whale who tried to mimic human speech (2014) by ianai on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:09PM (#27016873)
Cats hear and respond better to high pitched sounds.

I absolutely do mimic cat language and they very quickly pick up on it.

I’ve got sounds I make that call just about any cats. Like I’ve made the sounds to stranger cats while out walking and they immediately respond. It’s a clicking sound - pretty sure it’s a common sound.

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