Did cats develop them out of necessity, or were they just made that way?
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Whiskers are GPS and radar systems for your cat. Each thick whisker is filled with tiny, supersensitive nerves that help your cat judge distance and space. It’s how she makes decisions like: Is this box too small to get inside? How far do I need to jump to reach that counter?
It’s also how she detects what’s around her. Cats that are blind can navigate rooms very well by just walking around and letting their whiskers get a sense of where they are spatially.
There’s also a sensory organ at the tip of each whisker. It picks up vibrations in the environment that help the cat sense where she is and what other creatures are around her.
Pretty cool, I think. :-)
That is pretty cool, thank you for your input. These fasts help give credit to the designer.
(Romans 1:20) For his invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made.