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.
RACHEL GARNER
Rachel is an educator and animal science writer. With prior professional experience in zookeeping, visitor education, shelter behavior management, and more, she works to translate pertinent field-specific knowledge into comprehensive explanations about current animal related topics.