Chirrup
One endearing characteristic of Somali cats (well, one of their many endearing characteristics) is their chirrup. Where other cats miaow or yowl, Somalis chirrup. Imagine someone pronouncing a rolling ‘r’ (as in Spanish1) with a rising, musical inflection, which sometimes ends in a miaow-like sound. I’ve never heard a cat make a sound like that before, and it makes me smile every time.
The other night, during a protracted chirruping bout before her dinner, I realised that the sound reminded me of something else: Chewbacca on helium. All she needs is a little bandolier and a cat-sized space ship, and she’s all set.
1 Which I have just discovered, courtesy of Wikipedia, is called an alveolar trill. ↑
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Still partaking of the funny mushrooms then? grin
by Lyle @ 02/08/2007 8:47 am • Permalink •
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Some cats do it a lot, others rarely seem to. I used to have a very chatty cat (moggy) who meeped and chirped all the time. The cats I have now are Siberian who are known as a "talkative" breed. The older one chirps a lot - I always know when he's playing with the little one because of all the chirping! The little one doesn't chirp much at all and isn't as chatty all round. Does Cleo miaow or does she only chirp? It's such a nice little noise, isn't it?
by Shelagh @ 03/08/2007 6:03 pm • Permalink •
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