Cat expressions

According to a study at Lyon College in Arkansas published in the journal Behavioural Processes, cats have 276 types of facial expressions which they show to each other, with the majority being friendly. Researchers observed 53 domestic cats at a cat cafe (!) over a period of 10 months. They identified 126 friendly expressions, including the peaceful closed eye face, and 102 unfriendly expressions such as narrowed pupils and flattened ears, and 48 which were more difficult to read.

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