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No. Anywhere their head can.
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Can a cat walk without whiskers or a tail?
Yes. The whiskers are to tell is a cat can fit it a hole just by seeing if its whiskers fit. The tail missing might be troublesome if running quickly but walking should be fine.
Why do cats have whisckers?
OK. If a cat is trying to fit into a tight area, its whiskers will tell it if it will fit. If the whiskers brush the sides of the area, they will back out. If nothing touches its whiskers, it will be a safe fit.
What are cat whiskers adapted for?
Cats whiskers are used to let the cat know if they will fit through a area. If a cats whiskers are cut it throws off their sense of balance also.
How do cats know if a space is to small to fit through?
if a cat's whiskers fit through, the rest of it will fit, too.
How can whiskers help cats?
Cats use their whiskers as a guideline for the size of their head. Say a cat is trying to fit through a hole and his whiskers rub, then he knows that he will get stuck if he continues into the hole.
What whiskers means?
The old-fashioned term "the cat's whiskers" means "the height of perfection" or "first-rate." Popular in the 1920s, this expression, along with "the cat's meow," referred to the daring flappers described as "impossible to shock."
What happins if your cat has got long whiskers?
The length of your cat's whiskers depends on how big his body is. A cat's whiskers are used to tell the cat whether he can fit through a space. They are very very sensitive, so tampering with them would be very painful. Trimming the whiskers also messes with the cat's ability to navigate without running into things (they use the whiskers to sense air currents through a room and objects that are near to them.)
Are a cat's whiskers always white?
A cat's whiskers can be any color, but in most cases, the whiskers do not retain melanin; therefore, the majority of cat whiskers are white.
Should you cut a cat's whiskers?
No, a cat's whiskers are important. They help with navigation, but their primary use is to help a cat judge whether or not he'll fit through an opening. They can also be a good mood indicator. Whiskers are extremely sensitive as they are closely connected to the nervous system. Any damage to the whiskers will cause your cat discomfort, and he or she may become agitated, confused or disoriented. For sources, see Related Links below.
Will a cat die if you pull its whiskers?
Cats claws are like human fingernails, and just like humans, it wont hurt to trim their nails unless your cut down to far, using the proper tools and making sure that you know how to trim a cats claw correctly will keep your cat painfree and a little less sharp!
Why doesn't nyan cat have whiskers?
Because a pop-tart cat with whiskers is just silly.
What do we called the moustaches of cat?
Whiskers:)
