2006-10-28 23:42:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Like the first poster said.
Like your nickname.... kinda cute.
2006-10-28 23:50:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The whiskers have like nerves on them, and they're meant to be the same length as the body (at its thinest) is wide so that they know what holes they can squeeze ito! Its very clever really! Why men have whiskers we'll never know!
2006-10-29 06:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can feel how big or small the area they are in and if the whiskers touch the sides of the thing , the animal may not be able to fit throught that object!
2006-10-29 08:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats use their whiskers to judge if they can fit through things. If their whiskers wont go through then their head wont either.
2006-10-29 06:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Tatty Ted 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whiskers are the width of the animals body. if they get into a tight place they will have room to turn around
2006-10-29 07:22:19 · answer #5 · answered by autumnbrookblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There whiskers are very important to them they can judge wether they can get through a gap or not.
2006-10-29 09:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by shirley m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whiskers help with balance and judging of distance.
2006-10-29 06:45:58 · answer #7 · answered by sillyredhead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it helps them to know if where they are walking is big enough for them to fit. my dad told me whe he was little his brother trimmed the whiskers on his cat (cruel i know) and it kept bumping into things for a while. the cat was fine.
2006-10-29 06:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they serve as a gage to tell the animal if the area they are going into is big enough for them to fit through.
2006-10-29 06:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an extra sensory system, a refined sense of touch.
2006-10-29 09:49:01 · answer #10 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋