Marius doesn't meow a lot either. Rather, he makes chirrup noises. It's really wierd because I've never heard a cat make those noises so frequently! When he does meow, it's a tiny pathetic sounding meow, and coming from a 16 pound cat, it's quite funny. Scooter, on the other hand is a talker. He's a tuxedo cat with big yellow bug out eyes. People always remark on how big and round his eyes are...(and oftentimes ask if he's permantly shocked...LOL). He certainly has a set of lungs on him...He meows and "fusses" a lot.