Talk:Purr

Hi, there! I can purr, too! So glad to find someone who can relate. ^^ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.70.221 (talk) 22:57, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

I also purr as a cat does in my chest and very deeply. 47.202.11.132 (talk) 03:23, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

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Here are some links that examine purring in a variety of different animals. Could be helpful to increase the overall quality and level of detail.

-Attempted to stop the purring at a veterinary exam https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher_Little13/publication/259315029_Purring_in_cats_during_auscultation_How_common_is_it_and_can_we_stop_it/links/5c479c70299bf12be3dc684e/Purring-in-cats-during-auscultation-How-common-is-it-and-can-we-stop-it.pdf

-Comparing purrs of various cats http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:539090/FULLTEXT01.pdf

-Comparing purrs of cheetahs and cats http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:539494/FULLTEXT01.pdf

-Looking at the noises of insects and beetle https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/4430/1/V57N02_101.pdf

-Functions of purring https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0960982209011683?token=3B64BF7683719A51E102880D5B576A7855595264826160F7A2DDFE7B4735A777000BEC9FD1933172598901E3FAD81926

-Purring spider https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George_Uetz/publication/276537075_The_potential_for_acoustic_communication_in_the_purring_wolf_spider_Gladicosa_gulosa/links/56f800ef08ae95e8b6d35aa4.pdf

(Meg Dillon8 (talk) 23:16, 13 October 2019 (UTC)Meg_Dillon8)

It is true that humans can purr as well as cats and many other animals such as. Many people have their own way of purring. One of the most famous is having your tongue pressed to the roof of your mouth and making a certain sound. This is not how you actually purr in fact it actually sounds like you are growling and snarling at the same time. I do it all the time and it always sounds like a growl slash snarl. I can purr and make actual cat sounds that no one else can make. I do not purr with my mouth open but with it closed and straight. I am able to create a low rumble with my vocal cords allowing a sound to be emitted from it. The sound is caused by the chords hitting one another within your throat. This allows a low or high-pitched rumble to reach the ears of others around you. The only problem is that it takes practice and a lot of it. I can not breathe while doing this and it minimums my ability to purr for a long time.

by (talk) 23:16, 13 October 2019 (UTC)Meg_Dillon8)

Purring at Resonate Frequency

Has anyone ever studied whether the frequency of purring happens to match the resonate frequency of the entire animal. If it did, I imagine it would shake their entire being and might feel quite pleasing. If purring frequency was correlated with animal weight, that might support this hypothesis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.74.217.203 (talk) 21:14, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Nyaa~nyaa and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 January 29#Nyaa~nyaa until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 17:01, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Potential unreliable source and exceptional medical claim

The claim at the end of the article seems extremely sketchy, I will present my thoughts behind that opinion. First the reason the removal was reverted was given as "I see your point, but think this is ok - the magazine is a decent source and the evidence is the statement by the author, 'Various investigators have shown that sound frequencies in this range can improve bone density and promote healing')"

• The magazine is not an expert. They are publishing an external expert's opinion in a blog format.
• The paragraph makes it out as if there is actually evidence while nothing is presented in the article.
• The article doesn't mention any other investigators, and they are hard to find.
• The article does not cite or reference any evidence, if the article was a Wikipedia article, that would be instantly pointed out.
• I struggled to find any supporting evidence and only managed to find one 2001 journal-published article that doesn't present its evidence, just claims of what their supposed evidence shows, and only cites a single source for low-frequency bone healing.
• This is medical science related and a short article doesn't seem appropriate.

I personally think it is dangerous to take exceptional claims at face value when they are made by one person with seemingly little or inaccessible evidence to back it up. Seems unreliable. As this is medical science related, I feel better citations should be found to make it clearer how verifiable it is, otherwise it should be removed, or made more clear that the claims should be taken with care. Any thoughts? 103.108.229.55 (talk) 09:19, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi, I was the editor who reverted the removal of this with the reason you have quoted above. Again, I take the point you are making but I guess for me reporting what reliable sources say (and Scientific American is a reliable source) is key here. What about rephrasing as "In 2003, a writer in Scientific American stated that "Various investigators have shown that sound frequencies in this range can improve bone density and promote healing"." Would that make it clearer what the source of the information is, so that readers can make their own decisions? I would welcome the views of editors working in the WP:MEDRS area, though. Tacyarg (talk) 11:21, 19 March 2023 (UTC)