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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Spicy Orange Cat Goes Full WWE on Dish Towel with Another Cat Pictured on It
Spicy Orange Cat Goes Full WWE on Dish Towel with Another Cat Pictured on It originally appeared on Parade Pets. Cats can be such weird little creatures. Between chasing imaginary shadows, making the bizarre "eck-eck-eck" sound at the squirrels outside, and falling asleep in the bathroom sink, if you're a cat parent, you probably know exactly what I'm talking about. One pet parent who probably knows what I mean is the one who cares for the hysterical Orange Cat in the clip below, who decides to "squabble up" to its new mortal enemy in the house. Which is a dish towel with a picture of an Orange Cat on it. This Orange Cat has decided there can only be two orange kitties per household, and this other orange feline, even though it's just a dish towel with a picture of the "third" orange kitty on it, does not belong. He ain't having it.I'm a cat mama to two orange kitties and both of them are just as unhinged as the one beefing with the dish towel above. Orange cats always gotta be doing the most about everything. If you're a fan of these types of cats, here's another clip of these two sweeties doing another Orange Cat practice: sleeping and cuddling in a cardboard box. And if you'd like to see a video of them wrestling, which took a very NSFW (not safe for work) turn, well, don't say I didn't warn you. That's some pretty extreme Orange Cat behavior. Even though a lot of us parents of orange kitties truly believe that these cats are more unhinged than other types of felines, the website Kinship claims there is no truth to this and says, "Orange Cat behavior' is the idea that Orange Cats are more social and playful than cats of other colors. There is no scientific evidence that Orange Cats behave differently than other cats. Factors such as breed and environment have a larger impact on a cat's behavior than coat color. Because of genetics, Orange Cats are more likely to be male than female." Don't try telling that to the Orange kitty above, though! 🐶SIGN UP to get 'pawsitivity' delivered right to your inbox with inspiring & entertaining stories about our furry & feathered friends🐾🐾 Spicy Orange Cat Goes Full WWE on Dish Towel with Another Cat Pictured on It first appeared on Parade Pets on Jun 17, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade Pets on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
Reuters
08-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
China's Baidu looks to patent AI system to decipher animal sounds
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - Ever wished you could understand what your cat is trying to tell you? A Chinese tech company is exploring whether it's possible to translate those mysterious meows into human language using artificial intelligence. Baidu ( opens new tab, owner of China's largest search engine, has filed a patent with China National Intellectual Property Administration proposing a system to convert animal vocalisations into human language, according to a patent document published this week. Scientists have long attempted to decode animal communication, and Baidu's patent represents the latest effort to leverage AI to do so. The document says the system will collect animal data, including vocal sounds, behavioural patterns, and physiological signals, which will be preprocessed and merged before an AI-powered analysis designed to recognise the animal's emotional state. The emotional states would then be mapped to semantic meanings and translated into human language. The system could allow "deeper emotional communication and understanding between animals and humans, improving the accuracy and efficiency of cross-species communication," Baidu said in the patent document. "There has been a lot of interest in the filing of our patent application," a Baidu spokesperson said when asked how soon the company could turn the patent into a product. "Currently, it is still in the research phase." Baidu was among the first major Chinese companies to invest heavily in AI following the 2022 debut of OpenAI's ChatGPT. It unveiled its latest AI model, Ernie 4.5 Turbo, last month, saying it matched the industry's best in several benchmark tests. However, the Ernie chatbot has struggled to gain traction amid fierce competition. A number of efforts are underway outside China to try and interpret what animals want to convey. International researchers at Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) have been using statistical analysis and AI since 2020 to understand how sperm whales communicate, while the Earth Species Project, a non-profit founded in 2017 whose backers include LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, is also trying to use AI to decode animal communication. Local media reports about Baidu's patent application sparked discussion on Chinese social media platforms late on Wednesday. While some were excited about the possibility of eventually being better able to understand their pets, others were sceptical. "While it sounds impressive, we'll need to see how it performs in real-world applications," commented a user on Weibo.
