{
  "id": 2051817,
  "title": "Cats Likely Identify One Another by Fatty Acids in Urine: Research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/cats-likely-identify-one-another-by-fatty-acids-in-urine-research",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T01:08:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082000009/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--An international group of researchers, including those from Japan's Iwate University, has said that cats likely identify one another by distinguishing the unique types and ratios of fatty acids when they smell their urine. The team's findings were published in the online edition of U.S. scientific journal Current Biology on Wednesday. Masao Miyazaki, a profes...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}