Wondering what the cat is saying? There's an app for that
If you're a proud cat-parent, be prepared to have your mind blown.
Whether your a cat-mom or dad, or not, talking and understanding animals has been something the human race has long strived for.
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There have even been movies, think 'Dr. Doolittle', and for television series think 'The Wild Thornberries', that would focus on one character who was able to communicate verbally with animals.
And we would be lying if we said it was never a dream of ours.
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Well, human beings are one step closer thanks to a new app called, 'MeowTalk'.
'MeowTalk' is a brilliant app that will be able to translate cat noises.
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It's all very sciency and technical, but all you really need to know is that the app was developed by a former Amazon engineer, Javier Sanchez, and it uses artificial intelligence to understand what your cat specifically wants.
Watch the video below for more detail:
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They have also explained that cats do not communicate like humans and this is important if you want to understand their "language".
The app focuses on nine different messages that cats might try to convey to humans.
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And a classic would be: "Where is the food? When are you getting the food? Why are you not getting the food?" etc.
At the end of the day, it won't be a Google translate for cats (yet), but it will decrypt and provide more understanding of what your cat actually wants.
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Hopefully, that means no more menacing looks in the middle of the night.
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