Whiskers on Cats!

Students Writing Term 3

We have been looking at ways that animals communicate with each other and with us. Check out our explanations on how a cat can tell us what he is feeling!

Cat’s whiskers

Wow did you know how important cat’s whiskers are

The cat’s whiskers do a lot of things

 

Cat’s whiskers are the same width of the cat’s body

They have 24 whiskers all together so it’s easier for them to sense things.

Cat’s whiskers help a cat not to bump into things at night.

 

The whiskers on cats face helps a cat to communicate to humans.

When cat’s whiskers are pointing strait it means they are happy

And when a cat’s whiskers are pointing back it means they are afraid.

 

Cat’s don’t like people touching there whiskers

And some cat’s don’t like there whiskers touching there bowls.

So don’t touch cat’s whiskers.

 

You might look at your cat differently now.

By Delphi Houlding…

Cats Whiskers

Have you ever realised how important whiskers are to a cat? Well they are, no doubt. For instance look at these facts.

Cats use their  ¹sensory-hairs to make  sure  they can fit through a hole or gap. They sense how much more space they have around them.

 

Cats can also feel the presence of something (like a rat) using their whiskers. Cats can see well when they are looking at something a big ⁽¹sencory hairs- are another way to call whiskers.)

Distance away, but if the distance is short, they use their whiskers, but not just on their face, but in case you haven’t noticed, cats have whiskers on the back of their front legs too. It’s easier to use the whiskers on their legs, in the case if a cat, found a mouse, grabbed it by the tail, lifted it to its jaws, the mouse could nip the cat and run away, so cats sense a comfortable position to grab the mouse or rat.

Whiskers to a cat are very precious. DO NEVER BEND OR CUT THEM OFF! It will feel like you’re cutting off their fingers!

Cat’s whiskers can also express their feelings. The whiskers of a happy cat stick straight out. If a cat is scared, the cat’s whiskers will pull back which will make it look less threatening.  When a cat is curios, whiskers will go forward.

Some cats don’t like their whiskers touching things. So when cats attempt to take food out of their bowls and eat it on a flat surface (like on the floor), don’t blame them, they aren’t trying to be naughty. Just get them a wider bowl and surly they’ll stop.

Cats sensory- hairs work by the fact that they touch the nerves which travel up to the brain and the brain collects all information needed for the cat in that moment.

Cats wouldn’t be themselves without whiskers, and anyway WHY cut them off? They look beautiful with them            

                                                   By Sophie .o

                                    

Cats senses with their whiskers          

LOOK CLOSELY YOUOU MIGHT JUST SEE WISKERS ON YOUR CATS FRONT LEG, VERY UNUsuSaL! YOU DON’T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CATS WHISKERS ARE. CATS HAVE 24 WISKERS ON THEIR FACE .  IF THEIR WHISKERS ARE STRAIGHT THEY’RE HAPPY OR COMFoRtaBLE. STOP touching CATS WHISKERS.  THEY DON’T LIKE IT. CATS  WHISKERS Are the same length as their body so they know if they’re going to fit through a hole. Cats may be blind but at night they don’t bump into a single thing they use their whiskers for this. Cats don’t like their whiskers touching their bowl so get a bigger one and just remember I’m watching you.

By Charlie Madsen

    

Fantastic Whisker’s

Hey, did you know that cats have whiskers on their face and on their front paw? Whiskers can tell how big it is. The first thing I want to say is whiskers are the same size as its own body, so that it can know if it can go through that hole.

A cat has 24 whiskers attached to its face.

The cat can feel movement on its whiskers.

They can catch things with their front paw because it has whiskers on its paw. Check the whiskers, you might find something interesting.

If the whiskers are pointing straight, that means they are happy or relaxed. If its whiskers go back, that means it is afraid.

Cats don’t like people playing with their whiskers. Next time you see a cat, check its paws. You might find whiskers!!!   

By Michael       

The cats’ whiskers

Do you know why cat’s whiskers are so…important? Well just read these facts.

Cats use their whiskers too see if they can fit through a hole. A cat has about 24 whiskers on its cute little face, that’s a lot. These special whiskers help a cat get around without bumping into things. Cats have front-leg whiskers to see what it prey is doing so it doesn’t get nipped on the nose.

Do you want to know how your cat is feeling? Cats whiskers stick out if they are happy. If it’s curious the whiskers point forward. The whiskers will go back if it is frightened. Cats don’t like their whiskers touching things.

Isn’t it amazing what cats whiskers can do.

By Josh

 

The Cats Wonderful Whiskers

Do you know what cats whiskers are called?

No. that’s not surprising anyway let’s get started.

Cat’s whiskers are very important they have twelve whiskers either side of its face which tells them if it can fit through holes.

Cats have short tuft whiskers on their paws and it also has long distance seeing but not great short distance so the whiskers on its paws help it sense stuff close up.

When cats whiskers are pointing out it means it is happy and relaxed. If they are forward it means it’s interested in something. When they go back it means it’s afraid and is trying to look fierce.

      Sometimes it bothers cats if their whiskers touch their food bowl so if it scoops their food out they‘re not being naughty, they‘re just trying to keep their whiskers clean.

Back to the start cats whiskers are called sensory hairs.  

By Harry