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The slits in a cat's ears work the same way as the bends and curves in our ears, only much more effective. They catch bits of sound that might have otherwise been missed and send them back to the eardrum. But unlike ours, they also serve to catch higher frequencies and vibrations.

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To keep dirt out of them, the same as all mammals do; including humans.

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