Your Favorite Feline's Five Senses Nature has equipped your cat
with special powers refined by countless generations of chasing,
hunting and surviving. Five senses uniquely define your pet as a
cat. Each one plays an important role in how the world is
perceived. They’ve heard it all. So many sounds are beyond the
capacity of your ears, but your cat picks up on them with no
problem. Cats even hear better than dogs. A range of 48 HZ to 85
kHz gives felines one of the broadest hearing ranges among
mammals. Nose knowledge. Your cat’s sense of smell is critical
to learning about the environment. About 200 million odor-
sensitive cells are found in a typical cat’s nose. Humans only
have five million. Cats not only use their noses in conjunction
with eating, they also rely on sense of smell to communicate
with each other. Staying in touch. Whiskers and paws do the
investigative work in a cat’s environment. Cats have whiskers on
the backs of their front legs in addition to their face. They
use whiskers to feel out obj