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As humans, we love our cats.

Nearly 43 million households in the U.S. alone have a pet cat.

And there are about 350 million pet cats around the world.

But just because we love them, that doesn't always

mean that we understand them. Cats can be very vocal creatures.

But the exact meaning and intention behind these sounds can often be hard to read.

The thing is, as much as we love our cats, they don't always seem to reciprocate.

Certainly not the way dogs do.

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They've got a bit of a reputation for being aloof, standoffish, or at least fiercely independent.

They're not innately sociable.

That's Dr Sarah Brown.

Some of them are better at it than others, I think to say the least.

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