No, my very large fixed male Jake is afraid of the out of doors, mostly. But he honks like a goose if he wants something. We call him "Catfather" because if you whistle the theme from "The Godfather" he jumps up in your lap. And he's too big to be a lap cat.
The only time my cat howls is when the kids are trying to "play" with her. Except it sounds more like a "NOOOOOOO!" than a howl.
