My cat has little extra skin flaps on the outside of her ears. Do they serve a purpose? Why are they there?
2007-01-01 13:58:03 · 12 answers · asked by lynette21638 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
they do in fact serve a purpose, those flaps alow them to put their ears down, like whne they are scared or being submisive. when the ear come down the flaps go out so the cartalige in the ear doesnt keep the ear up.
2007-01-01 14:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From all the cat books ive read, nobody really knows what it's for. Ive heard the theory that it is used kind of like a sattlelight to collect sound waves. Or it could just be left over from earlier evolutions(kinda like the spleen in the human body-no real use)
2016-05-23 04:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is part of evolution. It's the same as us having ear lobes. They actually improve hearing by helping to focus the sound into the ear. It's the same for cats. They are close relatives of the snake and I presume that this is a remnant of their evolution from snakes. They hiss for exactly the same reason!
2007-01-01 14:04:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering this just the other day while petting my cat
2007-01-02 15:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
extra skin from being from a larger breed
2007-01-01 14:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by Wicked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but don't worry- it's 100% normal. My cat has them too.
2007-01-01 14:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by gamer92 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To carry there wallet
2007-01-01 14:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo Answer Rat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've always wondered that to... I hope you get an answer ^_^
2007-01-01 14:00:49 · answer #8 · answered by Spotty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nature. the way it was created.
2007-01-01 14:11:45 · answer #9 · answered by Katrina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inquiring minds want to know!
2007-01-01 14:23:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋