When I saw the announcement for Stray — a game where you play as a stray cat in a dystopian world — I was immediately sucked in. I love cats. I also can’t ever own a cat (unless I want to get hives ...

Anyone who lives with a cat may have tried it before: playfully meowing as a greeting or in response to the animal’s sounds. But what do cats actually think when humans address them this way? Can they ...