General Question

kelly's avatar

What part of a cat makes the "purrr" sound?

Asked by kelly (1918points) March 6th, 2007
is it lungs, heart, throat sound???
Observing members: 0 Composing members: 0

3 Answers

nomtastic's avatar
scientists don't know! they can't locate the purrr! (i think this is fascinating)
nomtastic (979points)“Great Answer” (0points) Flag as…
bpeoples's avatar
Straight Dope has a good writeup: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_007.html (And also this really interesting article: http://www.bksv.com/2798.asp )
bpeoples (2551points)“Great Answer” (0points) Flag as…
Response moderated (Spam)

Answer this question

Login

or

Join

to answer.

This question is in the General Section. Responses must be helpful and on-topic.

Your answer will be saved while you login or join.

Have a question? Ask Fluther!

What do you know more about?
or
Knowledge Networking @ Fluther