Re: a cat's purr

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From: Geneva Stollery
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 1989 17:23

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In article <1539@brwa.inmos.co.uk>, jg@inmos.co.uk (John Giannandrea) writes:
> In article <2765@scolex.sco.COM> tracyr@sco.COM (Tracy Roberts) writes:
> >i was just wondering if anyone out there knew the origin of the cat's purr. 
> 
> It's probably based in a greeting.

 believe it has something to do with when the cat is relaxed a certain blood vessel vibrates against a bone?

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From: gfs@mtunh.ATT.COM (Geneva Stollery)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: a cat's purr
Summary: blood vessel vibrating ?
Keywords: evolution, feline
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Date: 9 Jun 89 17:23:56 GMT
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