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Those are where the cat's scent glands are. When they rub their head on things, they are marking their scent. There are also scent glands at the base of their tail, which they will also rub on things.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoWhiskers, 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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∙ 14y agoCats get bald spots when they scratch too much due to fleas or ticks. Their claws harm their body causing it to lose fur and get scabs.
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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
Why do cats produce less sperm and eggs than frogs?
because cats are trying to go extinct, it's just evolution
What colour eyes do ginger cats have?
Golden yellow, green, or, less often, blue.
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).
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.
What is the most uncommon hair and eye color combination?
Red hair is clearly the rarest hair color. less than 2% of Total World population. Green eyes are clearly the rarest eye color in total population also less than 2%. So Red hair and green eyes would be the most rare combination of naturally, non-pathogenic occurrences. Light Red hair with Dark Brown eyes is unlikely to occur, Black hair with light grey eyes is unlikely to occur, but BLACK HAIR with GREEN EYES has no record of occurrence {except Mao Lin in the movie, Big trouble in little China}But if your interested the most statistically rare combination would be a female with black hair, albino skin, and heterochromia eyes, one grey and one green. This combination has no record of concurrence and could even be thought of as genetically improbable or virtually impossible. Better question is rarest eye color for Red Hair...or what is the most genetically improbable combination for hair and eye color. There are many reactions for colors occurring when chromosomes and chemicals mix'.
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
Why do birds have feathers not fur?
Feathers are hollow hair shafts that weigh less and make it possible for birds to fly. If they had fur, they would walk like dogs and cats.
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
What types of people are at risk for getting basal cell carcinoma?
People with less pigment in skin, hair and eyes (light skin, blue or green eyes, blonde or red hair) are more likely to get basal cell carcinoma. There is also greater risk if you have had a lot of x-ray exposure.
