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The area above a cat's eyes with less hair is called the "carpal pad," which is a scent gland that secretes pheromones for territorial marking and communication. It is a common feature among many cat species and serves to help cats communicate with each other and mark their territory.
Whiskers, especially on cats (all felines), are part of their sensory system. For all cats, wild or domesticated, their most important facial features are their eyes, nose, and mouth. If these features were to become injured, a cat cannot smell, see, hunt, or eat what it hunts. Even indoor cats need their whiskers!
Whiskers above the eyes help cats sense height--- for example, when a cat encounters a spider web at head level, its whiskers pick up the sensory information. Or when a cat crawls under the bed, its eye whiskers help the cat from smacking the top of his head on the bed wood. Same with nose-mouth whiskers--they help tell distance and other information about an object or person.
Whiskers are very, very sensitive! It hurts a thousand times worse if a cat feels someone pull on one whisker than it hurts a human to have someone pull a handful of hair on the person's head. You should always be gentle in touching a cat's whiskers!
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Which breeds of cat shed less?
There are cats with no hair called the Sphinx Cat, they shed the least. All cats do shed but those with longer hair 'seem' to shed more because of the longer hairs floating about and on everything. Brushing often does help.
Why do cats have special coating on their eyes?
its weird because my cat does that too
What color eyes do deaf cats have?
Green or Blue. But normally is Green. If they are white it will be blue. Otherwise it doesn't matter. Also, if white cats have one blue eye and one other-colored eye, they may be deaf on the side with the blue eye.
Why do cats blink?
Cats don't blink because they don't need to. We blink to moisturize our eyes. But cats' eyes are different in many ways, one of them being that their tear ducts continually release moisture without blinking. It stands to reason that cats developed this trait over time in order to be better hunters and evade predators. In the wild, that split second blink could be the difference between eating and starving as prey run out of sight, or living and dying when running from a predator. Those cats who blinked less survived and passed along the trait to their offspring. Now all cats have it. -Zach Attebery
Do lions get hairballs?
Yes, lions can get hairballs just like domestic cats. They ingest hair when grooming themselves, and the hair can accumulate in their digestive system, forming a hairball. However, it is less common in wild lions compared to domestic cats due to their different grooming habits.
What colour eyes do ginger cats have?
Golden yellow, green, or, less often, blue.
Why cant you have black hair with green eyes?
While it is uncommon to have black hair and green eyes together, it is entirely possible. Eye color is determined by genetics while hair color is influenced by a different set of genetic traits, so the combination of black hair and green eyes is just a less common genetic occurrence.
What is species with blonde hair and blue or brown eyes?
Blonde hair and blue eyes are common in people of European descent, particularly those with Nordic or Scandinavian ancestry. However, people of any ethnicity or background can have blonde hair and brown eyes, although it is less common.
Which cats shed the least?
Depends on the cat. Shorthaired cats, such as the American Shorthair, will shed less than cats with long or very thick hair. The length and thickness in hair depends on the breed, or the genes for Domestic Shorthair or Longhair cats (moggies).
What is the most uncommon hair and eye color combination?
One of the most uncommon hair and eye color combinations is red hair with blue eyes. Red hair is a rare genetic trait, and when combined with blue eyes, which are also relatively uncommon, it creates a striking and unique look.
Which breeds of cat shed less?
There are cats with no hair called the Sphinx Cat, they shed the least. All cats do shed but those with longer hair 'seem' to shed more because of the longer hairs floating about and on everything. Brushing often does help.
Are micro pigs born with hair?
Yes. Mine had bright orange and white fur on her first day.
What makes a white person white?
Our skin, as well as hair, contains a pigment called melanin. The amount of melanin controls the colour. The less the melanin, the lighter the colour of the skin. Similarly, blue eyes have less melanin and brown eyes have more. The same is with hair. The amount is also affected by our parent's genes.
What is the most common hair eye combination for boys and girls?
the most common combination, and it is over 99.99% is two eyes and one head of hair. Some sadly have no hair, and even less fortunate, some have one or no eyes. But seriously, it depends where you are. In Europe light eyes and light hair is much more common than in the good ole USA. In the US Brown/brown is the most common.
Why do cats have special coating on their eyes?
its weird because my cat does that too
What color eyes do deaf cats have?
Green or Blue. But normally is Green. If they are white it will be blue. Otherwise it doesn't matter. Also, if white cats have one blue eye and one other-colored eye, they may be deaf on the side with the blue eye.
How rare is black hair and blue eyes?
The occurrence of crossing over those two genes is more rare because they are farther apart on the chromosome than dark hair and dark eyes or light hair and light eyes; dark hair and light eyes are about as uncommon as light hair and dark eyes. Depending on the area of the world, it can be either very common or very uncommon. In some areas, like Ireland, it can be more common because when there are more people with that combination of genes procreating, it is more likely for the child to have dark hair and light eyes.
