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What do cats see when they look at 2D, still images?
My cat doesn't like other cats. She doesn't really like anyone that isn't part of our family. So when she sees other cats she will aggressively try and chase them out of her area. She will also do the ...
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question about cat's claws?
ok so I went and read this website:
https://www.yourpetsbestfriend.com/your_pets_best_friend/2010/03/why-cats-sharpen-their-claws.html
So I have some questions to ask:
how many times does a cat has ...
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Do cats ingest everything that they lick off themselves during grooming?
Cats are well-known for licking themselves clean, but what happens to all the loose hair and sand and mud and wet substances that they lick off themselves? Do they ingest everything? Do they cough up ...
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How can cats' claw grow sharper without replacing the claw?
I cut my cat's claws once a month. The claws always have pointed and sharp tip even though I had cut them last month. I assumed cats cannot change the shape of the claw by growing new keratin at the ...
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Why do cats meow but lions and tigers roar?
So as far as I know the cat animals are related to each other by evolution. (Please correct me on this if I am wrong?)
How come the big cats; lions, tigers et.c. roar but smaller cats like house ...
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What is the mechanism behind cats' geolocating homing behavior?
Some cats, which are separated from their home, have the ability to travel back to their original home - even over long distances and land that they haven't encountered before. E.g., see the Time ...
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Why are cats attracted to catnip?
According to wikipedia, the active substance is nepetalactone ($\ce{C_{10}H_{14}O_{2}}$) which has weak sedative, antispasmodic, febrifuge, and antibacterial effects in humans. Why are cats so fond of ...
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