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The whiskers of any animal are very sensative and can feel the slightest change. Cats' whisers are a long as their body is wide; in tunnels, if their whiskers touch the sides of the walls they know they won't fit. When something moves along the tips of the whiskers the cat and sence what the image looks like, without their eyes!
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∙ 12y agoWhiskers are like sensors. For example, they help a cat decide whether a whole is too small for him to squeeze through. They also help them balance.
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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 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.
Does a mouse have whiskers?
Yes, squirrels do have whiskers, but they are very fine.
What do cats have on their faces?
whiskers
Are a cats wiskers prickaly?
yes. My cats will leave wiskers on my bed and i think its pretty neat.
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.
