https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... scientists
Tibbles and Tiger might not let you know it, but they appear to recognise when their name is being called, research into human-cat relationships has claimed.
The researchers said previous studies had shown that other animals, including dogs, dolphins and parrots could show some understanding of human vocalisations, but it was unclear whether felines could too.
Now for the first time research appears to suggest domestic cats could pick out their name in a string of words.
As the report says, many of us already knew this. It's a myth you can't train a cat. All of our cats would come when you called their names, understood and obeyed "No" since they were kittens, and picked up on other words with time. ("Treat" is always one they learn quickly.
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