Hearing
The cat's outer ear (pinna) is connected by 27 muscles and can rotate 180 degrees to scan the environment or to direct its attention to a particular source of sound. Cats can detect higher frequencies than dogs (e.g., a mouse's ultrasonic squeak). They can discriminate with 75% accuracy between two sound sources separated by an angle of only 5 degrees. The direction of the source of sound can also be calculated by the cat sensing differences in the time of arrival and intensity of sound received by the two ears. Rodents don't have more than a sliver of hope of escape when this little tiger is on the prowl! READ MORE CAT FACTS:http://www.catsinternational.org/articles/senses_and_features/hearing.html
Friday, October 19, 2007
YOUR CATS HEARING
Posted by THE ALLEY CAT FORUM at 11:23 AM
Labels: CAT HEALTH, CAT HEARING, CATS BODY, CATS EAR PROBLEMS, CATS EARS, KITTEN CARE, KITTENS EARS, PET ALLERGIES, PET CAT, PETS
CAT LITTER HOW DID IT START?
The Scoop on Litter
Before the advent of kitty litter, cat boxes were filled with newspapers. Entrepreneur George Plitt came up with the idea of packaging ashes from burned wood for cats to use. The cat litter industry had its birth one day in 1947 when one of Edward Lowe's neighbors who was tired of dealing with sooty paw prints, asked for some sand. Edward's father owned an industrial absorbents company in Cassopolis, Michigan so instead of sand, Lowe suggested using absorbent clay. The neighbor loved the product and soon returned for more. READ MORE; http://www.catsinternational.org/articles/housesoiling/the_scoop_on_litter.html
Posted by THE ALLEY CAT FORUM at 11:19 AM
Labels: ALLERGIC TO CATS, CAT ABCESSES, CAT ADOPTION, CAT BEHAVIOR, CAT BOX, CAT COLLECTING, CAT LITTER, CAT POOP, CAT SHELTERS, CAT SITES, GARFIELD, KITTEN CARE, KITTEN SAFETY, KITTENS, KITTY LITTER, KLIBAN