[C19fan]

The problem is the researchers were using the names not "Your Majesty".

[nuconvert]

Just about all of my cats knew their names, and I’ve had about a dozen over the years.

[moovova]

My car refused to pay attention to me until I learned to speak cat.

[kosciusko51]

The furry jerks are just choosing to ignore us when we want them to come cuddle.

[chris37]

My cat knows her name, and does not ignore me.

Maybe it’s just your cat that ignores you, CNN.

[neverevergiveup]

Every cat I had would come running at full attention to one sound - the can opener.

[Spktyr]

Or maybe the cats didn’t like the researchers. My cat does know his name and often will meow when called as a reply then come over to see what’s up.

[devane617]

I’m a cat person and have been many many years. Cat are intelligent creatures but part of their intelligence is knowing how to ignore you and not let any smarts show. Like alarm clocks once you set a cat they will figure out how to accomplish their goal each day.

[redfreedom]

I’ve never understood why anyone needs to do a study on something that is already common knowledge. By that I mean anyone that has ever been owned by a cat knows that the cat knows its name. Our cats over the years know their name and most of the time respond to it when called.

Next up, there will be a grants for a study to determine if water is wet and another to see if wood is suitable for building homes.

[Karma_Sherab]

Story is from CNN - It’s all lies

[knarf]

any cats that came my way i named ‘target’

[sauropod]

This is your cat.

[piasa]

The problem could be that we give them names that when pronounced, do not sound like a can of tuna being opened.

[PIF]

Actually the problem is hearing you - they are usually preoccupied with more important matters at quite a distance from your home. For example:

helping people in clumsy suits get around in unusual places

[poconopundit]

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[Dr. Sivana]

The problem is the researchers were using the names not "Your Majesty".

My best cat responded best when we called him “food for kitty”.

[Mom MD]

Y cats know there names and even occasionally come when called

[PAR35]

Cats know their names. They just choose to not tell us what that is. So we make up names they can’t even pronounce.

Although I’ve found that cats respond most readily to “Din-Din”

[greenishness]

Not only do my cats know their names but they know each other’s names. If I’m hanging with one cat and call another then the cat I’m with will stand and look for the other to come.

I know this is not news to cat owners.

[PROCON]

Do you concur?

[faithhopecharity]

Wonder how much tax money went into this research - to learn what every cat “owner” ( servant) has always known anyway.