
Domestic Cats
Domestic Cats
Whether a cat can purr or roar depends on how bony a very specific structure in their throat is; being able to do one prevents the other.
As the public is becoming more aware of the problems with free-roaming cats, there's been an increased amount of interest in the idea of leash-training cats. But for most people, that comes with one major question: how to do it? Training cats to do anything, in general, isn't a common practice - and getting them to do something as "dog-like" as walk on a leash often seems intimidating. In answer to reader requests, here's a short how-to article that should help you get your cat comfortable in a harness and ready to explore the outdoors.
You can see the void when your cat yawns because it has evolved to have a) a jaw that drops down like a level arm to crush and tear food with the back teeth and b) minimal lips / cheeks that can pull back to get out of the way of getting tasty things in contact with the carnassial teeth.