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Cats meow only to attract the attention of the person
The sound of "meow" was intended by nature to little kittens could call up his mother. Growing kittens need to stop using it. Adult feral cats living in their natural habitat, not ever meow.
In the process of domestication, cats came to the conclusion that their infantile "meow" the most effective acts on their owners: the sound sounds quite compassionately and fairly loud. Meow has become a universal means of communication adult cats and cats with a man. Communicating with each other, cats do not meow.
via factroom.ru