| Cat whiskers are known to serve as measuring tools | | | | their eyes, they signal the brain to quickly close the |
| for cats. They use the width of their whiskers and | | | | eyes in order to shield them from the flying debris. |
| sides of their face to help them navigate through | | | | Whiskers under the Chin |
| tight quarters. | | | | There are also whiskers under a cat's chin that sense |
| This explains why a larger sized cat is usually | | | | objects from below the chin to help cats navigate. |
| equipped with longer whiskers. However, not all cats | | | | Whiskers on the front Legs |
| rely on their whiskers to get through a small | | | | They may be hard to see in some breeds, but cats |
| entrance. Most Sphynx cats do not have whiskers. | | | | use these whiskers to help them attain safe landings |
| They utilize their muzzle primarily in gauging small | | | | as well as to detect presence of prey. |
| openings. | | | | Cats express their moods via their whiskers. When |
| Cat whiskers are more than just measuring tools. | | | | they are content, their whiskers are held to the side |
| They are crucial when it comes to a cat's hunting | | | | of their face. When they feel intimidated or alert, |
| instinct. Cats utilize whiskers to scan possible prey | | | | their whiskers will point forward. |
| within their vicinity. The most fascinating fact about | | | | Facts about Whiskers: |
| cats' whiskers is that they can sense prey in the area | | | | 1. A cat's whiskers are about twice as thick as their |
| simply through the nerves in their whiskers. The | | | | hair. |
| nerves send out all kinds of information to a cat's | | | | 2. They are are rooted three times deeper than their |
| brain almost in a super-sensory fashion. | | | | hair. |
| Besides the whiskers positioned on their upper lip, | | | | 3. A cat usually has 8 - 12 long whiskers on each side. |
| cats have whiskers in other parts of their body too. | | | | 4. Cats lose a few whiskers at a time when they |
| They are all designed for different purposes: | | | | shed, but they do not lose all of them at once. |
| Eye Whiskers | | | | 5. It usually takes about two or three months for |
| Cats have whiskers above their eyes to provide a | | | | whiskers to grow back. |
| blinking reflex, so when foreign objects are flying into | | | | |