In what is unlikely to come as a surprise to most cat owners, a new study by the University of Japan shows that while our feline friends can distinguish their owner's voices, their mental faculties are not developed enough to understand that they should care.

The study tested 20 house cats in their own homes, playing a series of recorded voices once their owners had gone out of sight.

The cats heard the voices of three strangers calling their names, then their owner's voice, then another stranger's voice.  

Upon hearing their voices being called, the cats displayed "orientating behaviour", reacting and moving their ears and head toward the noise, but none chose to act upon the call.

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And people actually get paid to research this? Most Cat people could've told them that