Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat
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| Title | What blinking slowly means to cats, according to science |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | ProtoThemaNews.com |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Greece |
| Date | 5/01/21 |
| Description | Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat |
| URL | en.protothema.gr/what-blinking-slowly-means-to-cats-according-to-science/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Purr-fect petting: How to bond with cats |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Star Malaysia Online |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Date | 2/12/20 |
| Description | Researchers in Britain have shed some light on how to build a “rap-paw” with your cat, or even your friend or neighbour’s cat, for that matter. Instead of simply smiling, it seems that the key to feline bonding is to slow blink at a cat. |
| URL | https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2020/12/02/purr-fect-petting-how-to-bond-with-cats |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Study finds that slow blinking can help owners bond with their cats |
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| Media name/outlet | MRCVS.co.uk |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 11/11/20 |
| Description | A study conducted by psychologists at the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth has revealed for the first time that a slow blinking technique can be used as a form of positive communication between cats and humans. |
| URL | https://www.mrcvs.co.uk/en/news-story.php?id=19856 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | How To Get A Cat To Like You, According To Scientific Study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | YourTango |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 6/11/20 |
| Description | According to a study from Nature journal Scientific Reports, cats are sensitive to human cues that facilitate competition between different species of the same ecological area, including cues to the emotional state. |
| Producer/Author | Megan Hatch |
| URL | https://www.yourtango.com/2020337838/how-get-cat-you-according-scientific-study |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Want the cat owner to like you? Try blinking slowly |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Sina |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | China |
| Date | 29/10/20 |
| Description | Scientists have discovered that squinting the eyes is the best way to establish a rapport with cats |
| Producer/Author | Wang Jiayuan |
| URL | https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2020-10-29/doc-iiznezxr8693529.shtml |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | This is the secret to winning the affection of your cat in 3 steps, according to psychologists |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Country Living |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 29/10/20 |
| Description | Want to strengthen the bond with your cat? A team of psychologists from the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth have discovered a clever trick to help you win the affection of your cat — and all it takes is your eyes. |
| Producer/Author | Lisa Walden |
| URL | https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/pets/a34490630/cat-affection-human-trick/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | The secret to winning the affection of your cat in 3 steps has been revealed |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Yahoo! |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | India |
| Date | 29/10/20 |
| Description | Research, which was published in the Nature Journal Scientific Reports, found that narrowing your eyes is the best way to build a strong bond with your cat. In fact, when humans slowly blink and mimic what is known as the 'cat smile', it forms a positive communication between cats and humans. |
| URL | https://in.style.yahoo.com/secret-winning-affection-cat-3-080000482.html?src=rss |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Blink slowly if you want to bond with your cat, say researchers |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | TimesLIVE |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | South Africa |
| Date | 28/10/20 |
| Description | A research team from the universities of Sussex and Portsmouth in the United Kingdom have discovered it is possible to build rapport with your cat by using an eye narrowing technique. |
| Producer/Author | Sanet Oberholzer |
| URL | https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/lifestyle/2020-10-28-blink-slowly-if-you-want-to-bond-with-your-cat-say-researchers/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | How to Become a Cat Whisperer! (It’s the Slow Blink Technique) |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Jewel92.com |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Canada |
| Date | 17/10/20 |
| Description | If you want to bond with your cat, slow-blink at it. The subtle movement of a ‘slow blink’ is the cat equivalent of a human smile and allows a rapport to build up between human and animal, scientists say. |
| Producer/Author | Bob Murray |
| URL | https://jewel92.com/2020/10/17/how-to-become-a-cat-whisperer-its-the-slow-blink-technique/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Purr-fect petting: Study sheds light on how to bond with cats |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Philippine Daily Inquirer |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Philippines |
| Date | 17/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth in the United Kingdom have studied cat-human interaction, offering some insight into how cat owners can bond with their pets. |
| URL | https://technology.inquirer.net/104845/purr-fect-petting-study-sheds-light-on-how-to-bond-with-cats |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Purr-fect petting: Study sheds light on how to bond with cats |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Yahoo! |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Singapore |
| Date | 16/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers in the UK have shed some light on how to build a "rap-paw" with your cat, or even your friend or neighbor's cat, for that matter. Instead of simply smiling, it seems that the key to feline bonding is to slow blink at a cat. |
| URL | https://sg.style.yahoo.com/purr-fect-petting-study-sheds-101859428.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Research: Squinting your eyes slowly can increase emotional communication with cats |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | EpochTimes.com |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | China |
| Date | 13/10/20 |
| Description | An experiment by scientists verified that by squinting the eyes like a cat, the owner can better make the cat understand how friendly people are to it. |
| URL | https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/20/10/12/n12470437.htm |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | ‘Slow-Blinking’ May Help Humans Bond With Cats, Study Says |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Hamzala.com |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 13/10/20 |
| Description | A new study about cat-human communication has provided scientific evidence of what many cat lovers already suspected: “Slow-blinking” may help people bond with their feline companions. |
| URL | https://www.hamzala.com/178696/slow-blinking-may-help-humans-bond-with-cats-study-says/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Doing the 'Cat Smile' Actually Gets Cats To Like You, Confirms Study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Interesting Engineering |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 12/10/20 |
| Description | Psychologists from the University of Sussex and the University of Portsmouth have recently released a study regarding the relationship between humans and cats. According to the study, humans can positively communicate with cats as long as they "slow blink". |
| Producer/Author | Irmak Bayrakdar |
| URL | https://interestingengineering.com/doing-the-cat-smile-actually-gets-cats-to-like-you-confirms-study?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=article&utm_content=12102020 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | New study finds humans can communicate with cats by blinking slowly |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | KZTV-TV Online |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 12/10/20 |
| Description | A recent study found that it’s possible to build rapport with your cat by using an eye narrowing technique with them, which generates a cat smile, also known as a “slow blink.” |
| Producer/Author | Sarah Dewberry |
| URL | https://www.kztv10.com/news/national/new-study-finds-humans-can-communicate-with-cats-by-blinking-slowly |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | New study finds humans can communicate with cats by blinking slowly |
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| Media name/outlet | Todays TMJ4 |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 12/10/20 |
| Description | A recent study published in the online journal Scientific Reports found that cats will appear friendlier and more approachable to humans who use slow-blinking, eye-narrowing facial expressions, which psychologists at the Universities of Portsmouth and Sussex referred to as a "cat smile." |
| Producer/Author | Sarah Dewberry |
| URL | https://www.tmj4.com/news/national/new-study-finds-humans-can-communicate-with-cats-by-blinking-slowly |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Researchers prove that the trick that cats like is "blink slowly" |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Gigazine |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Japan |
| Date | 9/10/20 |
| Description | A team at the University of Portsmouth and the University of Sussex have demonstrated that the act of "blinking slowly" has the effect of making friends with the cats they meet for the first time. |
| URL | https://gigazine.net/news/20201009-slow-blinks-communicate-cat/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | You Can Communicate With Your Cat By Blinking At Them |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Pretty 52 |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Research by scientists at the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth claims cats respond to what is known as the 'Duchenne Smile' |
| Producer/Author | Lucy Devine |
| URL | https://www.tyla.com/news/news-how-to-communicate-with-your-cat-blinking-eyes-narrow-study-20201008 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Study Finds Slow Blinking Is Key To Befriending Cats |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Lad Bible |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | A new study has found you can win over your feline friends by narrowing your eyes or slow blinking at them |
| Producer/Author | Claire Reid |
| URL | https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-study-finds-slow-blinking-is-key-to-befriending-cats-20201008 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | How to make friends with cats, according to science |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | New York Post |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Research suggests that humans can signal goodwill by learning how cats themselves smile - that is, when a cat narrows its eyes and shuts them, holding them closed for a few brief moments. The move is a show of accord, both between cats and with their human companions. |
| Producer/Author | Hannah Sparks |
| URL | https://nypost.com/2020/10/08/how-to-make-friends-with-a-cat-according-to-science/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Narrow your eyes and blink in slow-motion to befriend your cat, scientists find |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Independent |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | According to research cats are one of several animals that respond to the so-called Duchenne smile, which is defined as a natural smile that sees people raise the corners of their mouth and create crow’s feet around the eyes. |
| Producer/Author | Olivia Petter |
| URL | https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cats-befriend-narrow-eyes-slow-motion-b881945.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Narrow your eyes and 'cat smile' if you want more feline affection |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Telegraph |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Narrowing your eyes is the best way to win the affection of cats, scientists have discovered |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/08/narrow-eyes-cat-smile-want-feline-affection/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | How to get your cat to like you: Smile like them, study says. Here’s how to do it |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Charlotte Observer |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers might have found a way to strengthen you and your cat’s bond. All you have to do is squint your eyes, proceed with a “slow blink.” |
| Producer/Author | Katie Camero |
| URL | https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article246318635.html#storylink=rss |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat – new psychology study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Mirage News |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Australia |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | ‘The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat-human communication’, published online in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, has shown for the first time that it is possible to build rapport with a cat by using an eye narrowing technique with them. |
| URL | https://www.miragenews.com/feline-friendly-how-to-build-rap-paw-with-your-cat-new-psychology-study/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | BBC Somerset Coverage |
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| Degree of recognition | Regional |
| Media name/outlet | BBC Somerset |
| Media type | Radio |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Radio coverage of research co-supervised by Dr Leanne Proops which finds evidence that narrowing your eyes at a cat builds a rapport with them |
| Producer/Author | BBC |
| URL | tiny.cc/4sbzsz |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | How to get your cat to like you: Smile like them, study says. Here's how to do it |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Daily Magazine |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | The "eye narrowing" technique isn't particularly new, but it's the first time it's been tested in a controlled experiment, according to the researchers, who say the eye play may be a form of "positive emotional communication between cats and humans." |
| URL | www.dailymagazine.news/how-to-get-your-cat-to-like-you-smile-like-them-study-says-here-s-how-to-do-it-nid-1326167.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Here's how to build a better bond with your cat - according to scientists |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Ellon Times |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Scientists have discovered that narrowing your eyes is the best way to build a rapport with cats. |
| Producer/Author | Steve Deeks |
| URL | https://www.ellontimes.co.uk/read-this/heres-how-build-better-bond-your-cat-according-scientists-2997070 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Experts reveal how to have a ‘conversation’ with your cat |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | News Cabal |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Scientists have discovered narrowing your eyes is the best way to build a rapport with cats. |
| URL | https://www.newscabal.co.uk/experts-reveal-how-to-have-a-conversation-with-your-cat/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Cats can communicate with you via eye movement, research suggests |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | UsaTodayPost.com |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | Turkey |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | A team of psychologists has found a way to communicate positive emotions with cats using eye movement. The researchers from the Portsmouth and Sussex universities in the U.K. found that narrowing eyes at a cat in a movement they described as a “slow blink,” followed by a prolonged eye narrowing or closure is like smiling for cats. |
| URL | https://usatodaypost.com/cats-can-communicate-with-you-via-eye-movement-research-suggests/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Want to make friends with a cat? Blink slowly, say scientists |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Science Focus |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Cats are more likely to approach an outstretched hand after a slow blink, a study has found |
| Producer/Author | Sara Rigby |
| URL | https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/want-to-make-friends-with-a-cat-blink-slowly-say-scientists/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | BBC Sussex Coverage |
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| Degree of recognition | Regional |
| Media name/outlet | BBC Sussex |
| Media type | Radio |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Radio coverage of research co-supervised by Leanne Proops, which finds evidence that narrowing your eyes at a cat builds a rapport with them |
| URL | tiny.cc/7lczsz |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Your Cat Will Like You, If You Slowly Blink At It: Study Says It's Like Smiling |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | India Times |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | India |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | A new study reveals that cats show affection too, it’s just their way of showing that is a little different, and one of the ways to make them like you depends on how you blink your eyes in front of them. |
| Producer/Author | Monit Khanna |
| URL | https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/cat-human-behaviour-study-524705.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Narrowing your eyes can help build a bond with your cat, 'exciting' University of Portsmouth study suggests |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The News |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 8/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers have found that a technique mimics what is known as a cat smile – referred to as a ‘slow blink’ – appears to make the human more attractive to the cat. |
| Producer/Author | Steve Deeks |
| URL | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/education/narrowing-your-eyes-can-help-build-bond-your-cat-exciting-university-portsmouth-study-suggests-2996469 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | If you want your cat to love you, slow-blink at it |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Mail Online |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | Scientists have discovered a sure-fire way to win a feline over, and it centres around partially closing your eyes. The subtle movement of a 'slow blink' is the cat equivalent of a human smile and allows a rapport to build up between human and animal |
| Producer/Author | Joe Pinkstone |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8815681/Feline-friendly-Slow-blinking-cat-moggy-version-SMILING.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Narrowing your eyes can help build a bond with your cat, study suggests |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | News Chain |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | Scientists have discovered narrowing your eyes is the best way to build a rapport with cats. In a study, researchers found that the technique mimics what is known as a cat smile, referred to as a ‘slow blink,’ and it appears to make the human more attractive to the cat. |
| URL | https://www.newschain.uk/news/narrowing-your-eyes-can-help-build-bond-your-cat-study-suggests-38338 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Feline friendly: Slow-blinking at a cat is their version of smiling |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Big World Tale |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | The subtle movement of a ‘slow blink’ is the cat equivalent of a human smile and allows a rapport to build up between human and animal, scientists say |
| URL | https://bigworldtale.com/science/feline-friendly-slow-blinking-at-a-cat-is-their-version-of-smiling/ |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Make friends with your cat by narrowing your eyes and slow blinks, scientists suggest |
|---|---|
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The i |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | Researchers have shown for the first time that eye narrowing helps people build a rapport with cats – seeming to have a similar effect on them as smiling does on humans. |
| Producer/Author | Tom Bawden |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/news/science/make-friends-cats-explained-narrowing-eyes-sussex-university-680454 |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat |
|---|---|
| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Phys.org |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | A study "The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat-human communication," published online in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, has shown for the first time that it is possible to build rapport with a cat by using an eye narrowing technique with them |
| URL | https://phys.org/news/2020-10-feline-friendly-rap-paw-cat.html |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
| Title | Feline friendly? How to build rap-paw with your cat - new psychology study |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | Newswise |
| Media type | Web |
| Country | United States |
| Date | 7/10/20 |
| Description | A team of psychologists at the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth have purr-fected the art of building a bond with cats. |
| URL | https://www.newswise.com/articles/feline-friendly-how-to-build-rap-paw-with-your-cat-new-psychology-study |
| Persons | Leanne Proops |
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