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Environment & Energy

Uncle Joe

(62,267 posts) Wed Jun 18, 2025, 04:48 PM Jun 18

How Do Cats Use Their Whiskers? Slow-Motion Cats Uncovered BBC Earth

How do cats use their whiskers to catch their prey? Using slow motion you can see the whiskers move into an attack position... Taken from Cats Uncovered.

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How Do Cats Use Their Whiskers? Slow-Motion Cats Uncovered BBC Earth (Original Post) Uncle Joe Jun 18 OP

Fascinating! Thanks for posting. Ocelot II Jun 18 #1

This is a wonderful post. murielm99 Jun 18 #2

Interesting! snot Jun 18 #3

Fascinating! SheltieLover Jun 18 #4

Awww, that first cat looks like my Nicky - and I managed to keep him away from a wasp that got in the house yesterday Rhiannon12866 Jun 19 #5

Ocelot II

(125,905 posts)

1. Fascinating! Thanks for posting.

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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jun 18

murielm99

(32,124 posts)

2. This is a wonderful post.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 05:29 PM

Jun 18

snot

(11,168 posts)

3. Interesting!

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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 05:36 PM

Jun 18

Thanks!

SheltieLover

(71,413 posts)

4. Fascinating!

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Wed Jun 18, 2025, 05:49 PM

Jun 18

Rhiannon12866

(238,726 posts)

5. Awww, that first cat looks like my Nicky - and I managed to keep him away from a wasp that got in the house yesterday