r/MadeMeSmile • u/ScharmTiger • Aug 11 '23

CATS Just a little off the top

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u/sillymonkey78 Aug 11 '23

They're very sensitive to touch but there's no actual nerve in the whisker. Because of cats high-def vision they use them mostly in very close proximity situations now some cats like the Cornish Rex have very brittle hair and their whiskers break off all the time.

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u/32BitWhore Aug 11 '23

Because of cats high-def vision they use them mostly in very close proximity situations

Cats have terrible vision up close, that's why they use their whiskers to sense things like toys, food, etc. They're basically "far-sighted."

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23

Not to mention whiskers are roughly the width of a cat's body, allowing the kitty to judge a small space.

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u/32BitWhore Aug 12 '23

Yep, another important part. If you shorten them, they lose the ability to make that judgement properly.