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how can cats hear SO much

6 Answers  |  Asked By: kittymady199825   541   

How can cats hear so much that is going around them?

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Answer 1
kitty

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They have large ears that were designed to help them hear and hunt prey.

By: Kat   3136  |  1 Comments to Answer
 

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kitty

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well... they have big ears i bet they can here relly good.

By: patrick   1

Answer 2
kitty

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The site right here says: Cats’ sense of hearing is remarkably superior to that of humans. According to this article, cats’ hearing range (in Hz) is 45 to 64,000, compared to 64-23,000 in humans. This means that cats can hear sounds we can’t hear on both ends of the spectrum, particularly the higher end.

Cats’ ears are uniquely designed to draw sound into the ear canal, which enables them to hear sounds like a mouse rustling in the brush 30 feet away. By the same token, their ears are more sensitive to higher amplitude of sound. It is common knowledge that humans’ hearing can be compromised by repeated exposure to loud music. In my opinion, cats are more susceptible to potential deafness from the same cause. Incidentally, an army experiment with cats backs up this theory.

Source Link: http://cats.about.com/od/healthfaqs/f/hearingsense.htm

 

Answer 3
kitty

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Good question! I cannot comprehend fully how they hear so well, but I know that it is amazing and I would like to find out how exactly how can they hear so well, because I do know cat’s have extremely good hearing, and they twitch their ears back and foward when they are listening to sounds around them, they have very sensitive hearing, and if they were to hear a very loud sound, like something crashing together, or falling to the ground and breaking, it would frighten them and even hurt their ears a lot.

Source Link: cats, have good hearing

 

Answer 4
kitty

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They have very large ears (in proportion to their body size), and they can also twist their ears in order to hear in different directions.

 

Answer 5
kitty

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only thing i know is they can hear 10 times better then us humans.minus dont answer

By: GAR11PEG   516
 

Answer 6
kitty

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a book sais that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear and can hear half around them?

 

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kitty

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this dosen't make sence?

By: catgirl2112   307

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