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The whiskers are feelers used by a cat to warn if a passage it is considering entering might be too narrow to be safe to pass through.
The whiskers have roughly the same tip to tip width as the widest part of the cat's head and have many nerves around their roots. The slightest deflection of the whiskers excites these nerves, which signal the brain which reacts to the warning. The cat can then decide to give up and withdraw or proceed with more caution, so as not to run the risk of getting trapped in a confined space it can't get out of. A larger deflection of the whiskers is a stronger warning and results in a stronger response in the cat.
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What is a word beginning with wh that cats have on their faces?
Cats have whiskers.
How do you use whiskers in a sentence?
Cats have whiskers. so you could say "The cat's whisker fell out and a new one grew in."
What does tigers whiskers DO for them?
Same as they do for all cats. Whiskers are how they balance
How cats and dogs look different?
cats and dogs look different cause cats have long whiskers and dogs have short whiskers.
What are the long hairs above a cats eyes called?
Whiskers. Cats haves whiskers on their cheeks, chin, the backs of their front legs and over their eyes! Another word for whiskers is vibrissa.
What do cats have on their faces?
whiskers
Does a mouse have whiskers?
Yes, squirrels do have whiskers, but they are very fine.
Are a cats wiskers prickaly?
yes. My cats will leave wiskers on my bed and i think its pretty neat.
How did cats get whiskers?
Cats are born with their whiskers. They would probably be kind of "blind" without them. The whiskers on the side of their heads are the width of their body. The whiskers on top of their head are how tall they are. They use them to see if they can fit through spaces or not. They are essential to cats, so never try to cut your cat's whiskers. This can harm them and make it way more difficult for them to tell how big a space is. This could result in them getting stuck or even hurt.
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.
What is kitten's whisker?
A kittens's whiskers is the long stiff hairs on opposite sides of the kitten's nose. They use them for feeling what is around them, and can cause serious damage to the cat if cut of. They give the cat a sense of it's surroundings, especially before it can open it's eyes. Adult cats use their whiskers to feel around and to help them understand what is around them. Even if cats have great eyesight, the whiskers are essencial for the cats health. A cat can die without whiskers.
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.
