Cats have nearly 300 facial expressions, study says 研究稱貓有近300種面部表情

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Did you know cats have nearly 300 facial expressions? Meowser! What?!

你知道嗎，貓有近300種面部表情？喵噻！這麼多？！

And they also have some expressions in common with us humans, which they may have picked up from their 10,000 year history living with us.

而且貓的有些表情與我們人類的表情是相同的，這可能是它們在與我們相處的一萬年過程中習得的。

Researchers in the US have been investigating the different types of facial expressions cats used to communicate with each other by filming them. The team recorded 276 unique different facial expressions from the cats they studied. By comparison, chimpanzees have about 357 different facial expressions.

美國的研究人員一直在通過拍攝貓的舉動來研究它們相互交流時的各種面部表情。他們錄到瞭276種各不相同的面部表情。作為參考，相比之下黑猩猩大約有357種面部表情。

Each of the cats’ expressions are made up of a mix of 4 out of 26 unique facial movements. Things like: open mouths, wide or small pupils, blinks, nose licks, whisker movements and ear positions. Of the recorded facial expressions, around 45% were thought to be friendly and 37% were more aggressive or angry. The leftover 18%? An unclear mixture.

貓的每一種表情都是由26個獨特的面部動作中的4個組合而成。這些面部動作包括：張嘴、瞳孔變大或縮小、眨眼、舔鼻子、胡須動作和耳朵的轉動。在這些被錄下的面部表情中，大約45%被認為是友好的，37%是比較有攻擊性或憤怒的。而剩下的18%則是情緒混雜的不明表情。

Researchers hope these findings could help pet owners and animal shelters to care for and understand cats better.

研究人員希望這個研究發現可以幫助寵物主人以及動物收容所更好地照顧和理解貓。

Have you ever wondered what your cat’s facial expression means?

你有沒有想過你傢貓的面部表情是什麼意思？